I realized that personally I don’t doubt my sexuality at all. It’s the doubt I think other people have about it that puts me in doubt. That’s the only thing that’s preventing me from recovering 100%. I’m always scared I’m giving the wrong vibes or that I’m too feminine, without realizing it’s just the stereotype I’m afraid of, but not what doing or being those things mean. The thought of other people thinking I’m g*y terrifies me, but I know for a fact that’s not what I think of myself.

Thanks for sharing. I feel this way in reverse like the idea that people think I'm too masculine or "not feminine enough" breaks my heart and terrifies me even though inside I don't feel anything wrong about me or who I am or how I like to dress at any given moment. (PS the world is annoying haha). 💓

I get this! I’ve been feeling a lot more confident with my sexuality recently but whenever I talk to my parents the thoughts will come back and I’ll have spikes of anxiety. I believe it’s because they are the only ones I’ve talk to about this and so I start getting anxious and start asking questions in my head like “what if they think I’m actually gay” or “what if they think I’m in denial”. Things like that. We care what others think.