It doesn't seem like your relationship is particularly fulfilling to you and you don't really love him, even if you were straight those would be...
I understand your frustration...I'm just looking for friends right now and that's hard enough online. It sometimes feels like it takes a lot of...
I didn't bully anyone but I was literally afraid of lesbians, if I knew someone was a lesbian I would freeze up and get extremely anxious around...
I've been MIA here for a while because things intensified with my friend in a bad way, it's ended now and I'm feeling drained and exhausted and...
The thing about crushes is that there's all these hormones involved, it's kind of like a drug in a way but if you can get yourself to the point...
It sounds like you've come pretty far in letting it go but as long as there's that little sliver of hope the crush isn't gone yet. It's so easy to...
I found the only way to get rid of a crush is to let go of any idea or fantasy of something happening. That will probably hurt and you'll need to...
I ended up writing an email to one of those crisis hotlines and have been corresponding with someone there...it's actually been quite helpful so...
I just use a writing program (scrivener) and make different documents in it where I write down what I'm thinking and feeling.
There were so many moments that I ignored, for many years, so it's hard to pick out the first one. There were moments throughout my childhood that...
I understand completely, I'm still dealing with my own crush and some days are better than others. My mind tends to jump to the most negative...
I do have an appointment in a few weeks with an LGBT therapist, hopefully she can help me or point me in the right direction. I do reach out and...
I wish I had built up a better support system before, it's something that takes time unfortunately and with Covid it's even harder. Like a lot of...
Thanks for the replies, I got so overwhelmed yesterday that I spent half the evening hiding in the bathroom crying and was up until 2:30 because I...
Glad to hear things are going so well for you!
I guess this is mostly a vent/whine. I've been breaking out in tears randomly the past couple of weeks and tonight I just can't seem to stop. It...
I understand completely, I hope things look up for you soon
It's always amazing how similar a lot of our stories are...I just realized reading this that I also learned to disassociate during sex due to...
It's actually irrelevant whether she is 100% straight or not, she told me she's not interested in a romantic relationship and I'm taking that...
From the perspective of someone in their early 50's who had been married for over twenty years und just now seriously coming to terms with their...