Each of us has our own concerns and assumptions that will surface when were vulnerable, but that’s natural. Realize these are your perceptions and nobody else’s. So you can make the choice to not be controlled by them. Tell your story the truest way you know how and then let go of the outcome. Keep putting it out there without expecting anything in return. Some people will want you to change because it fits their impression better. Or serves their agenda. Accept this as their understanding but don’t let it bleed into your own, if it does not serve you. Stand tall and do the work. Deflect the shots as they come up.