Hey, @Jggates. Just checking in. I see things are a little up and down. I feel that. It's nice to see so many perspectives here and different...
@whattodo1 - I’m recently out to my parents and my sister. My counselor, obviously. That’s it. I don’t have anyone else that I consider mine and...
If I’m being honest - and why shouldn’t I be - I don’t love the decision. I just like the alternatives less. It’s the best of a bunch of bad...
This is become quite a thread. I’m so grateful to have you all here. I’ll chime in a bit here. My counselor and I have decided not to tell my...
Hi, @Jggates. I was thinking about you. I hope your absence here means that things are going at least okay. I know it’s a roller coaster and we...
Great news, @Jggates. Glad you were having a good day.
Today (and honestly for the past week), I'm feeling down and confused. Without getting into boring details, I've been putting up walls since I was...
Hey, @Jggates. So sorry to have dropped off like that. I've been out of the country. I'm excited to see that you're getting so much support. Looks...
This is so true. It reminds me of a line from Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda when Leah says to Simon, "It's like the longer you sit with some...
OK, I've got a few minutes here. I "soldiered on" for years. The reason why I went back to counseling was because it wasn't working. Any relief...
@Jggates Sounds like you are still riding the roller coaster. You may not want to hear this but it was a good two months of counseling before I...
Yep. Makes perfect sense. I'd be lying if I told you I didn't feel a little blue myself right now. Family changes are stirring up a lot of...
A good beginning. You are learning to cope to some degree. I’d be careful about framing it as putting defenses back up. What you’re searching for...
Sorry it didn’t work out with that counselor but glad you are keeping at it. And guess what? You came out today. If the counselor you talked to...
The upside to calling it grief is that there are stages and eventually we can overcome it. Part of my experience with my counselor has been...
Hey, @Jggates. Sounds like a good first step. For my experience, I really wanted to first get those wild swings under control. I still have them...
Jennifer Niven's All The Bright Places is a beautiful and heart-breaking love story about a girl and boy who suffer from grief and mental illness....
Hey, @Jggates. So it seems really hard to get private messaging going here. I think we both need to be full members. I guess it’s good of this...
And I should add that there are many ways to move forward. Coming out to your wife or to the world are not the only ones. You decide how to move...
Hey, @Jggates. I agree with @Mj5963 that you need to find your own path. I think finding a counselor is a good first step. My advice would be to...
