I meant to convey (reassure?) that others acting as if you do not exist is more likely due to their lack of imagination that it is likely due to your lack of presence.
In that sense, I was intending to say that your suffering is not your fault.
However, I also admit the implication that “because it is not your fault, you should not be suffering, therefore the suffering is your fault”, which was not my intention, as I recognize that we cannot control what makes us suffer.
I meant to convey (reassure?) that others acting as if you do not exist is more likely due to their lack of imagination that it is likely due to your lack of presence.
In that sense, I was intending to say that your suffering is not your fault.
However, I also admit the implication that “because it is not your fault, you should not be suffering, therefore the suffering is your fault”, which was not my intention, as I recognize that we cannot control what makes us suffer.