You pushed a painful button with each paragraph here man.
Everyone's feeling it but you're the only able to write it down, that makes you a good writer.

I broke out of sweat when I realized I couldn't remove my posts.

Then I realized:
So what. Am I really going to be scared of a potential employee's disaproval? It's a well meaning article and If I'm proved wrong I'll be able to admit my mistakes.
Don't let yourself get silenced, especially on sensitive topics!