Be your best and you do not have to act like the rest to do it. I am never worried about feeling pressure from fitting in. I used to dream and want to be like everyone else and thought that would make me happy. The lesson I learned was I was ignoring my true self at the time. Now I know that you can do things your own way and the world will not end. Who cares if people scold you, point at you, or embarrass you for acting like your self. They just are putting out their label of you, which is not the true you. You cannot ask anyone who the authentic you is. You are the only person around yourself every minute of the day. It is up to you to figure these things out and usually what I notice is people reach a level of things they will tolerate and things they will not tolerate. Everyone has a different level, but that is what I have learned from my experience. It is also toughest to admit when someone is better than you or you perceive someone as being better than you. That feeling can hurt and is why I do not even engage in comparisons anymore. I used to have people come up to me and try to compare everything, but you cannot, and it is pointless. It will only lead to dreadful things. The insecurity was popping up at times and now I notice it. I recognized it because I do not know if it will ever actually go away. The best I can do is know it is there like an old friend and then go on with my day. You can feel beaten down some days and empowered other days. Try to do more on the days you feel better. You may face job replacement or feel jealous of others. You can never end up replaced though and think of the impact you can at least have. There will always be worse off than you if you want to play the comparison game. Try to lean into that if you are alone. There are more people out there that are alone and scared. I know everyone can name at least one positive thing onto which they can hold. The worst thing you can do is give up on yourself or think you deserve the terrible things that are happening to you at this moment. Noone does but you hold the power to change the narrative you feed yourself and believe. Use that power and become powerful instead of feeling powerless. We think all our issues are the most important thing and some are, but we must remember we are more important than any thing. Sometimes the people that are the most scared are the ones doing the cruelest things in the world. Being rejected by people does not mean you are rejected for your entire life, nor does it mean you have permission to do whatever you want. Each person will just have to work out what is best for them.