Inspirational story. I came out to myself within a few months of you and also came straight to this site. My life has never been the same. I have...
Hey, You're not the only one I am in a similar place. I acknowledged that I was gay three years ago and I'm now 31. I've found it difficult,...
Do you have savings? Could you travel for a period of time even very cheaply in hostels/by bus? A few weeks someplace nice without worries could...
I'm not sure if I like being a homo or not it depends on the day, ups and downs!
I am in a similar situation, except I'm 30 but I also live in Ireland. I don't think it's too late, both Leo Varadker and Pat Carey recently came...
Please don't kill yourself for your own sake and the sake of your children. You can rewrite your life in your own script as best you can now. I...
Doubt it was aspergers frankly. I was attracted to my friends in college.... Strongly attracted. I loved several in hindsight still do as I know...
Congrats jnr you sound like you are in an almost identical position to me! I could have written that last post exactly...
Depends on your upbringing. It's a learned behaviour like training a dog it's been bet into you. You are constrained as a result of training. Why...
I can relate to everything you said and even the way you've said it. You're living my life :icon_sad:! I don't know what to say to you... I've...
I think you are too hung up about your education. I have friends who travelled the world and only started college when they were 23. Did them no...
I think it's more complex than classifying people like that. I've always had self esteem issues and low confidence throughout my life but that is...
Also suggest reading the Symposium by Plato. Powerful stuff regarding how the ancients thought about such things, although it will offend some in...
I am actually of Anglican background but wasn't raised religious (thankfully), no red hair either. Edward Carpenter is an interesting gay poet, an...
Hi IamthatIam, I am an interested student of the esoteric. I have read pretty widely in this topic incl. Vedantic, Neoplatonic, Gnostic and...
Thanks for this, this is exactly what I feel and have felt. My life in a few paragraphs.. I saw this onion article recently.. I thought it ws...
Similar story here, I came out to myself last September. You can find lots of people on the dating apps and I met some nice people. Most were...
I'm in a similar situation, spent the last decade or so living a life that wasn't really me at all. Was studious and worked hard to get into a...
Agree with that Chip, think functional alcoholism is much more prevalent in Europe than the US/Canada however. Average in Ireland/uk is 14 litres...
I'd say its a symptom. You are afraid to be the real you so there is a lot of internal pressure. Having a few drinks allows you to relax and...