I won't name names, but familial abuse, societal abuse, bullies, later a guy who would rather wipe his mind than have a conversation with him about his extracurriculars. A guy he called his friend, even!

By the time I came along, he was one domino short of complete collapse, and I didn't exactly have a bunch of choices open but to push it.

Plus, I had my own issues! Don't we all?

Don't you?