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Sis, I don't mean to call you out, but you know you're seeking reassurance :) look, yesterday you had made peace with yourself and you said "I don't really care what I am, all I know is that I want to be with my boyfriend and maybe one day I'll want to experiment." You don't need to label that at all. It's called a normal, healthy understanding of your identity. No one here is going to point fingers and call you a lesbian or a bisexual unless YOU label yourself as that. Let me tell you a quick story: Once I had a good friend, we shall call her Kayla. She came out to me as a full blown lesbian at PizzaHut one night. I said that's fine, you do you. She dated one girl and then never dated a girl again. She has been with a guy now for the last 4 years. She seems happy with that. In her mind, I later found out, it was more of a fantasy of being with a woman rather than reality. She went through a phase and so did her sexuality. No big deal. So, you see, we could easily label her as something, but we don't. As far as I understand, she identifies as a fully straight female just like you, but likewise, had a few details that made her believe she was gay. Let me clarify and say that you DO NOT have to experiment to understand your sexuality. You choose what is comfortable for yourself. No one here is going to give you an answer or judge you or label you or condemn you. I suggest you spend some time doing productive distractions such as school/college work, exercise, painting, playing instruments, etc. You seem to need a break from this response and one way you do that is by refreshing your brain by doing something active. Much love to you and try not to make this something so black and white. :)
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i don’t know why it was so easy to accept that i’m open to experimenting but it’s so hard to accept i might be bisexual because i want a label i’m not one of those people that goes without a label and i know that sexuality isn’t 100% this or that i just feel like a lot of people identify as bi if they’re open to that and i can’t get my boyfriend to understand that i’m open to it but i know if i did that i wouldn’t have an emotional connection to the girl because even though i would be experimenting it wouldn’t be to find an emotional connection. i don’t even notice a pretty girl on the street and think to myself “oh i wanna have sex with her” because that’s not natural to me i guess. i feel like i’m in denial but if i truly knew the answer why would i want reassurance??
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@holley Holley, you don't have to find an answer today or any other day from now on. All you need to do is to let those feelings of uncertainty sit with you. That's your number one goal. Stop digging and stop comparing and eventually, that cloud of confusion will be lifted. You are still the same Holley that you were before all of this. I guarantee your OCD is making things feel 10x more heightened. In fact, you might even realize after you manage your HOCD that you're not even "open to experimenting" like you say (but again, if it is true, that's fine as well). OCD has a way of twisting our desires and perceptions. Don't make any hasty decisions and do get on with your life that you have right now. It might not feel perfect and it might feel "off" but that's the whole point of getting better.
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