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Similar boat OP...i grew up religious in rural middle class Indiana. My parents rejected me initially when i came out and that made the post-coming out assimilation process even more difficult. I wish i had better advice, but i would encourage you to
1) be brutally honest with those who have caused you trauma. Give them an opportunity to apologize and if it’s genuine, forgive them. If they’re indifferent, discard and thank you next.
2) Don’t forget to forgive yourself and not be so hard on yourself - you had no control over what you were born into, reflect and assign your prior self a place in history and focus on the future solution going forward.
3) Get therapy whenever/wherever you can afford it.
4) find some hobbies outside of bars that can affirm your identity
5) surround yourself with friends who have had similar experiences
Thank you, all great advice!
Honestly I’ll issue the same guidance for that as I do with stuff at work. Focus on the solution moving forward, not the problem. Glad you’re comfortable and coming into your own. Now enjoy and don’t let the uneducated drag you down. 😃
This is heartwarming. Glad to see you’re in a good place now. Find friends with common interests, live your best life, and if you need therapy for a little introspection, it can only help as well.
I’d highly recommend therapy if it’s available for you. Me having unresolved issues made it harder to Date and make friends and I found talking through everything (processing/discovering) really helped
Be careful reaching out to people who have traumatized you - it could be triggering, and they may NEVER understand or even care. So I wouldn’t recommend basing your healing on their acceptance.
Therapy is great, especially with an LGBT therapist.
Also check out the book “the velvet rage” to kick off your journey - it’s an easy read
Thanks for the book rec!