You are such a generous person, and while it seems inevitable that a few ungrateful users will appear alongside those who are deeply thankful, I'm naively hoping that they are a miniscule minority.

You are absolutely right—you have to hold back for the sake of your own sanity.

I find myself struggling to put this into words, but I often feel a 'plea' within myself to finally be allowed to be a little 'selfish' just to protect my own well-being.

I completely understand your frustration regarding the comments. There is so much condemnation of 'basic' or 'robotic' comments, but we don't always have a long essay to reply to everything in the world!

It’s especially unfair to you because you give so much to this community. It’s clear from your replies that you actually read the work, which makes the ingratitude you've faced even harder to stomach.

Please, take that space for yourself