Father, people are talking about me, saying critical things I don't understand, except the source has to come from Mike. I don't know what to do. Taking his advice, I will  just stay silent, let people ridicule me and repeat the slurs he makes, knowing it will only be worse for me if I try to respond.

I think I will avoid taking medicine, do the exercises. Who knows--it might help. But I doubt it.

Mike was happy I did the exercises. But I need to ask Donna what she was talking about tomorrow.