Yes. And I was intended to work as a human at the time, as well. [ and oh BOY did that go well. Everyone involved probably agrees by now the huge mistake they've made by trying to get Kaneki to work as a human when he is clearly not one. Kaneki shakes his head softly, because "harsh" wouldn't begin to describe it. ]

No one's world is perfect and I think everyone has suffered at some point in their lives. [ kaneki has had it hard, but he never really considers it the worst. Or in fact, he somewhat blames himself for what happened to him, in some way. He sees all of what he went through as consequences of Kaneki's inability to protect others, to protect himself, consequences of his weakness which he should have known how to avoid if only he wasn't so pathetically weak. Lack of self-esteem should be added to the list he told Chilton. And that's why he has absolutely no right to complain. ] It happened to me, just like it happens to many others even if in different ways.

[ he finishes his cup of coffee, though kaneki plays with it for a second before his hands move away from the cup ] We all learn to cope. I'm certain you had to learn to cope with your demons as well, doctor. [ kaneki doesn't know about Chilton's demons, of course, but he is certain they exist. Everyone has one or two - or thousand - demons to deal with ]