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I know how you feel, I have been dealing with the same kind of anxiety, because for me the fear of being a lesbian is not entirely new, I also remember going through times when I was scared that I could be during my adolescence. But since I accepted that I probably just can not know for sure what this all means I am doing a lot better. It sounds weird but trying to figure it out only makes it worse. This is probably what they call accept the uncertainty. I feel so much better even though I still don't really know what my sexuality is exactly. I am pretty sure though that I love and am attracted to my boyfriend though :) but that confidence only started to come back when I stopped wanting to be sure that I am not attracted to women or that I have OCD and not a sexuality crisis. Letting go of the urge to gain certainty is the key because with sexuality you can never be 100% sure. We crave a feeling of safety that just doesn't exist that is why we can never be satisfied. It's not easy and you cannot expect to be able to let go of this urge at once, but step by step if you try to not figure out the questions that feel so urgent in your head (try to answer, I feel anxious because I am not sure whether I am in denial or not but I don't have to figure this out right know, I choose to focus on the present, taking the anxiety with me without resolving it), I promise you it will get better!
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Thank you for the comment you have good intel on this
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@Andrew Your welcome! It took me about a year to get to this point. It is one thing to understand the logic and mechanisms of how to get out of the obsessive cycle but it takes some time and a lot of practice to really internalize it and gain some distance to it. I still have moments when I feel scared or unsure about myself, my past etc. For example it still makes me cringe when I read my old diary where I wrote about my admiration of beautiful female celebrities or even about my fears of being a lesbian.. It feels like literal "proof" that there might be some truth to my fear but I cannot change what I wrote or felt when I was younger and I don't have to. Since I accepted that I could be into girls I realized that this doesn't mean that I am not into guys or my boyfriend or that my life has to drastically change. Sexuality is on a spectrum, and love comes in many different forms and it's ok not to be 100% sure about things. And in the end sexuality or identity is not the most important thing in the world even if the media etc tells you otherwise.
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Hey I’m here for you listen I know exactly where you’re coming from as a kid I experienced allot of gay type stuff with other boys but later into teens I forgot all about it and had no attraction to guys and started liking girls and dating them than lost my virginity to a girl and have been with quite allot of them than out of bum fuck Egypt at 16 years old I just someone started thinking I was gay and turning gay im 26 now so I’ve been dealing with this for my prime years of life when I should he enjoying myself meeting people but instead I’m actually depressed and on the verge of suicide I honestly think at this point that I am actually gay or bi and I’m just having a hard time admitting it I don’t know anymore but I’m fucking scared and I don’t know what to do I wish I could help you but I can’t even help myself but thought I’d share my story with you
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