Thank you for everyone's kind words. I do want to make one additional comment. I have not reach a proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...
10 Years ago I looked in the mirror as the sun was rising behind a snow capped mountain and I said to myself “I am gay”. The journey over the last...
I ha I had a rather similar experience as you when I was embracing my sexuality. And I did attend a social dinner with a large group of gay...
Most gay guys understand the need to be discreet if you are not fully out. By some odd chance, if you saw someone you knew or vice versa, why...
Meeting new people between our college years and mid life years is not straight forward. You along with your peers are all trying to do the same...
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Like you I never really embraced drag culture. My partner watches RuPaul religiously, but I can barely remember anyones name! This is not...
Wise words from your friend. Time to act!
Is it possible that your anger is stemming from your inability to take responsibly for your own life now rather than continuing to focus on all...
You can, when you do it too (well, unless you already have)!! Lol. I can not say the show was impressive. My reveal only lasted about 30 minutes...
Just when I thought I had gotten in touch with my true self which started some 8 years ago, I managed to open another door with pleasantly...
Congrats on embracing yourself and following your life journey to its next appropriate chapter!
Wow, the sounds both challenging and amazing at the same time! I will be interest to read how you feel as the next few weeks and months go by and...
Its not hypnosis like you see on TV. I tend to be very analytical and overthink things, which has a way of inhibiting me from truly connecting...
If the practitioner is really skilled, I personally think hypnotherapy can be an amazing tool! Of all the therapy I participated it, I think I...
Being validated by positive actions is a great confidence boost. An amazing adrenaline boost is created. vulnerability is the key to validation....
Giving more thought, I am going to add an E for experimentation. I think having casual sex as part of an experimentation process to help us better...
From my experience, there is the type of casual sex being performed as a form of either a) self validation, b) temporary emotional fulfillment or...
I have found the shame tide ebbs and flows over time with the current weakening as time goes on. Managing shame does get easier as time goes by,...
Sounds to me like your having a shame storm. Like all storms, it will pass. When I experience them, I usually meditate and find ways to relax...