I've been blaming myself. If I hadn't done this, or if I didn't go there, etc. Assault is assault.
As Sage put it. "A locked door does not give a thief permission. An open door does not give a thief permission either. The thief is responsible for the theft. The door is just a door."
"The Verdict" in me keeps banging the gavel at all these conclusions that I am the problem. It wasn't me. It was the masks I wear, and they were taken advantage of. The perps saw them and worked them to their advantage.
Heavy night with Sage. Phew did we go through some stuff. I still blame myself, but that is "The Verdict" and I will eventually not let the gavel fall.