Fear of others
I truly wish for a way to know, that every person who I fear has no power to hurt me no matter how powerful they are. I truly wish that those who could hurt me forgive, let go and choose love so they need not bring bad energy on themselves and heal.
I hear you, when we feel vulnerable, it's difficult to realise, some lash out on others because of their insecurities, which is not an excuse, it's something I've noticed in life.
But when I realised they were flawed too, it lost the power over me and I was able to work on the areas I felt needed attention and over time, then I dismissed them from my thoughts, they weren't worth it.
True confidence comes about when you lift others up, not if you have to bad mouth them, in order to feel good.
The cruel ones were hollow and empty but I had substance and you do too :)