says I find I'm even more reluctant to speak my mind publically than I used to be, even in a (somewhat) anonymized environment.

Me too. I spend most of my life not commenting.

says That doesn't mean I don't have opinions and ideas, just that I am reluctant to inflict them on others, especially in such charged environments. The places that one would normally think of as "safe"... aren't.

says And, to be honest, it leaves me few ways to explore my anxieties or to express my fears. With no release and no reassurance, I find I'm retreating deeper and deeper into despair.

I can relate. I wish I had a solution.