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Ever Feel Scared Or Anxious?

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  1. Invidia

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    Does your being LGBT+ ever make you feel scared or anxious? I know I do when I wind up in the wrong places among the wrong people online or offline. What with the alt-right on the internet, the trolls, the rise of the far-right here in Europe... Sometimes I just get very scared and I feel like the whole world is against me. :frowning2:
     
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    Rarely, certainly not as bad as I used to be.
     
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    Yeah, but I'm not as anxious anymore. It comes and goes in waves though, and I can definitely remember times where I was panicked and felt scared.
     
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    I just get random waves of anxiety. For...any reason. Ehehe...
     
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    Never - for either one of the examples. I don't know the word for that in English but I'm a person who generally doesn't care about anything. I think that whatever's there to happen, it's gonna happen no matter what I do. I never feel scared FOR anything (even when the ground shakes). However, I'm scared OF heights which is why I'll never set foot on a plane.
     
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    Apathy?


    I get anxious when I'm faced with awfully transphobic comments online and stuff... sometimes I wish I could just live on a deserted island somewhere...
     
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    yes, but not because of being gay/trans. i have paranoia and delusions so i'm always anxious. i'm afraid of transphobes and homophobes, but no more than i am of literally everyone.
     
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    Online? Not really. I can play the situation to my advantage in most cases by being selective of what facts I let assholes know. In real life? All the fucking time. I still can't get over the anti-trans billboard that was right by my house during (and even a few months after) the whole deal with hero. I also dropped out of school last semester because of this and will probably not go back as long as I live in Texas.
     
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    Online? No, because I don't pay attention to trolls or raving idiots. They mean nothing to me, therefore their insults are pointless.

    However, in person I do relate. I'm a small guy, and when I start presenting as male I worry that I may be at risk should I not pass well enough. It would be easy for most men to beat me to a bloody pulp, or worse. And seeing as how assault and rape statistics against trans-people are way higher than the general population, it is rather disconcerting.

    But it helps to just be cautious. Depending on where you live, whether it's a bad place or not, precautions can be taken. Like going out in daylight, taking martial arts, don't be alone with shady people, and so forth. Plus I think confidence probably helps you to be less of a target.
     
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    I'm generally anxious about stuffs like rent, career, residence permit... :frowning2:
     
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    I'm sorry to hear about that billboard, that sounds awful. :frowning2: *hugs*
     
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    Sometimes, but it's probably just my anxiety most the time.
     
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