Silent

 When you're the type who minds your own business and is not nosy or worse crossing people's boundary, you tend to appreciate silence more. When you've gone through so much and you have faced so much instability or dysfunction, you recognise patterns of toxic behaviour. However, not coming from a strong root that has an unconditional familial support system you tend to try to blend in. You put effort. You try to, sorry to say, dumb down just so they understand you and feel heard. But that's the thing about pity, people can hold it against you. 

So for now, to be silent once more needs practice.