TGD is an interesting book, though admittedly I'm not much of a fan. And I wouldn't worry about being skeptical, I think many on this forum who call themselves atheists sometimes mean skeptical as well. People have to be skeptical at some point, if you don't ask questions you don't get answers.
It's a good question. In general I seemingly had the experience of many on this forum of having unhappy school years and generally became a resentful person. A lot of my problems were stirred by my parents failing marriage. My Mum became Christian in the heart of the mess, I often blamed her for a lot of my problems [a way of not dealing with it], which tied religion in with it. I always wanted to be a part of a whole and Christianity was just one community I resented because of how close they were. I've met bad apples, but I wouldn't say they drove me so much. More my own personal insecurities, which have since been dealt with.
Have you had bad encounters with bad apples?