Being brown or black or Jewish or Muslim or gay or trans has always been othering. We feel visible in ways that other people don't. We also feel invisible in ways that others don't. Being a white male is also difficult, in different ways. Being human is difficult. We'd like to walk in other people's shoes, but those shoes are so damn uncomfortable we often don't get very far. Compassion and empathy is difficult and dangerous. Ultimately, I think, we learn (or try to learn, or have to learn) to be comfortable in our own skins and hope that our confidence and comfortableness helps others feel unthreatened and comfortable in theirs. I have to say, War, even though the content and feelings that you express are troubled, your writing in that journal entry is clear, readable, and thought-provoking.That feeling of alienation creeps into your everyday life.
War - it's profound that you are monitoring this and have the confidence and sensitivity to observe and report.