Right. Yeah, I'm learning to stop being bothered by what the odd troll thinks of me, and apparently projects onto me. I've been put down for trying to express my broad range of skills and interests using the word "polymath," which is a good description for me too.

I have also been put down and ridiculed for having PhD in my name on Medium. I stopped doing that at some point. I'm not sure why. I try not to take action to appease those who are struggling with envy.

I agree that assuming that one's own experience can be used to direct others is not very healthy. I definitely don't recommend telling people to do X because you did X. This is why I write about my experience (which is what I know best) and don't offer advice.

When I have written about trauma, I have received a lot of feedback that it has helped folks. My style of writing is self-revealing personal essays and I do also try to relate what happened to me to a bigger picture, but I do get a lot of feedback from readers that they are inspired by what I write regardless of whether I tie it into a larger narrative.