making up

but being bitter makes no sense. It would be like getting angry at a TV show. The story with me and them in my head is different from the story in their head, but in any case, I'm not the same person any more. 

The real me isn't in any of those stories and isn't in a story involving bitterness. I can choose how this story goes. 

I could make up a story in which no one understands or cares, and the people I include in that story are oblivious. They're in their own story and I'm not a part of their story. So, I could be really creative, making up that story about rejection and alienation and invalidation. I could choose to use their statements and actions to invalidate myself. 

Or, I can create a worthwhile story - the true story.