FeedI’m afraid that someone I know is in an emotionally abusive relationship, but I’m not sure what to do. I’ve looked on the net, and all the information seems geared towards heterosexual women, and most of it is “self-help” type stuff.
October 2001
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Sun 28 Oct 2001
Thu 25 Oct 2001
When I look back at the person I was when I was in the closet, I shake my head. There were so many lies to my friends and family, so many lies to myself, and so many little deceptions that just kept on piling up. I kept on telling myself that I wasn’t lying, that I was just “being private” about my sexuality, that I “just wasn’t discussing” my sexuality with my friends and family. I kept telling myself that I would be honest if it was ever brought up, then tried to avoid the question and change the subject when it did. It was nothing but self-delusion. I was being dishonest with myself.
I didn’t listen to people who were trying to help me; I kept telling myself that I was not lying, just being low-key, when in fact I was deceiving people and lying by omission.
I’m so glad I can be honest about my sexuality now. I learned that being able to come out was never a question of other people’s reactions to me being queer, it was a question of me being honest and proud enough to be able to tell people that I’m gay.
I don’t have anything to fear any more.
Wed 3 Oct 2001
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