Ive been feeling really alone lately, I don’t have many people in my life who know I’m bisexual. Sometimes I feel like people only know a portion of me, I want to be my authentic self around more people. I’m married to a man, and his family is very religious along with members of my own family. How do you deal with these feelings? How can I be more authentic in my relationships with people?
You may not like this answer but the first step to authenticity is to come out of the closet. That's just in my experience anyway. I used to feel extremely lonely in the closet and I tried desperately to have the whole nuclear family thing and I attended church every Wednesday and Sunday and practically lived there and went to every event and talked and texted all of the people but felt lonelier than ever. I felt lonely and depressed and had no idea why because I thought I was being myself. But once I came out about my gender identity and sexuality the loneliness went away because I could do something that I could not do when I was deep in the closet. I could love and validate myself
Hi I completely understand what you you’re going through and I’m in the same situation. Sometimes it’s good to have a friend who you can talk outside of family. One of the reasons I joined EC so I don’t feel so alone and by myself.
