Trust your instincts; you are moving in the right direction.
I don't like who I am when I'm not confident, when I'm sleepy, when I'm distracted, when I can't stand up straight, when I'm consciously thinking about interacting with someone rather than letting it flow, when I don't have meaningful interactions with those around me. I don't like it when I feel out of control of myself; when any of a number of things are not under my control.
And this is a problem because there's nobody there to take control of me. I can let go into the trust that a dominant commands of me. But there's no one taking control. And I need it. I thrive on it, I...