I'm a Muslim. I get stress on both sides. Lots of Australians think I should go home. Lots of Muslims think that because I'm an Australian who converted to Islam that I'm not a real Muslim or not as good at being a Muslim as them. Then I get the Muslims who think that because I chose Islam I should be super-Hijabi when really I'm not very religious at all.

Sometimes people yell at me from cars. Mainly that causes angst because all I hear is "ab loobhjy worrry m,loob, loob" and I wonder what that means in English. I also get angsty when people speak reallly sloowly because clearly my scarf and foreign appearance means that I suffer from a mental impairment and talking slowly will help me understand them. I get stressed when well meaning people assume I'm down trodden and need them to liberate me.