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My life story sexuality/religion and emotional issues repost

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  1. TyTy91

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    Thank you for reading this I appreciate it! I just need advice/opinions and someone to talk to!
    Spilling this out has been a little theraputic for me


    I had ADHD -combined type Inattentive&hyperactive. However as I got older
    its more inattentive than hyperactive and I also have a mild
    mixed receptive/expressive language disorder. I have documentation
    that I have this. Plus Ive always had a problem expressing what Im
    trying to say but it never comes out right, and it cant be hard to
    describe how Im feeling because sometimes I dont know how to describe
    it. I also forget my thoughts even more now even though Im 22, it
    feels like my memory is getting bad however I remember some of the
    major situations that happened which are down below. So it gets very
    frustrating that is also a reason why I get anxiety talking to people.

    I'm a guy who like guys romantically/physical attraction(sexually
    aroused) and I dont like girls (romantically/sexually) however I would
    definitely be friends with them. I grew up in a devout jehovahs
    witness family and it was hard, not
    doing what other people in school could do. I couldnt celebrate
    holidays, couldnt see rated R movies, no
    participation in school activities like prom homecoming, clubs or
    sports, and could really only be friends with people who were jehovahs
    witness. I wonder is there a reason why I dont really care that I didnt fit in
    with being at a bday party or christmas party at school? At the time
    it sucked but I got over it. How come it still sucks, but mostly at
    the same time I really dont care and have no emotion of it at all. I
    guess the fact that it happened every year I got use to it.
    When I was younger Ive been told a birthday is a day when you were
    born and you celebrate it every year because its the day you are on
    this earth meaning its a special day, since I didnt celebrate it I
    felt I wasnt special at all.

    When I was younger when trying to make friends to a jehovahs witness
    (JW) I would either fade out with them or felt left out and didnt hang
    out with them. The only rebellious thing Ive done in school was
    joining the Black History Committee to do a annual play for BHM (black
    history month) and me visiting gay porn sites and self pleasure.

    Thats pretty much it other than that I did whatever my parents told
    me to do. My older sister on the other was VERY rebellious having sex
    boyfriends, fighting in school,running away from home one time and was
    out for a month or 2 living with someone else. My sister was always
    opposite from me she was more extroverted and Im introverted. She had alot of friends and
    associates, and I didnt have any friends really!

    In October 2008 I remember I came home from school and I saw my room
    door without not attached it was gone. I saw my mom in my room and my
    dad was in the living room and said that my mom is upset she found the
    pictures ive printed out of guys who were nude and saw my diaries long
    story short instead of throwing them away they made me go to the fire
    place and burn them including my journals about my feelings and
    watching them burn and turn to ashes.

    You have to understand since I was by myself I couldnt attend the GSA
    Gay Straight Alliance at school and since at home I couldnt watch LOGO
    which is a network for Gays and Lesbians and watching shows being
    entertained and learn from them too. Instead of that I had saw a gay
    porn pictures and so I went on to the site. Nowadays Im on porn every
    single day and I feel like I may have an addiction to it now. Sorry to
    be so graphic but when I pleasure myself and add a friend on a xtube I
    feel guilty and wish that I havent done that. Even though Im a virgin
    and have kind of a addiction to porn I'm honestly a little scared of
    sex and have anxiety. Because I would think that why would a guy want
    to be with me? I get really nervous around guys, so its going to be a
    challenge to me to find love. Why is it when I pleasure myself to a person
    that I kind of have feelings for goes away after I pleasured myself? I dont
    like it or if Im dirty talking to a person on computer or add them as
    a friend why do I feel different guilty and regretful after I
    pleasure myself?

    I came out to my parents 2009 and 2010, they didnt take it well even
    though they said they knew. My mom told me that she loved me but never
    will accept me and said that I need to have thicker skin. Also pretty
    much not to tell anyone and not be open about it. I though about
    committing suicide that night to be honest with you. That was in April
    of 2010 and I came out to my dad in February 2009 he told me that I
    would be destroyed when Armageddon comes and he was pretty mad when I
    told him. Yet when I came out to him that I was bisexual in December
    of 2008 he was crying a little bit but after that we played video
    games after I told him.

    In 2011, Ive notice that I became less interested in everything, and
    I love movies and interested in Acting and Filming and notice that I
    was feeling very emotionless, like I felt like a robot, I didnt feel
    anything, just felt so empty, not really sad but empty. But the
    feeling of emptiness Ive been feeling that for a very long time. I was
    thinking about suicide when I came out to my mom in 2010. I always feel tired,
    sometimes I would have 5 hours of sleep and would be awake, but
    sometimes I could be sleeping for 9 to 10 hours and still be tired. I
    do toss and turn from time to time every night but not through the
    whole entire night. Also me wanting to leave SO badly I would actually
    by plane tickets to leave for LA but never did so I also wasted money
    in the process. I actually planned on living in a homeless shelter for
    LGBT youth while going to school. Ive did this 2 or 3 times (buying
    plane tickets) in
    2011.

    I know that Ive already came out to my parents and I know that I like
    guys, and when it comes to other people who are gay Im accepting but
    whats weird about it if I see gay men I feel uncomfortable and I dont
    like feeling that way I want to be comfortable around my people.

    Ive always had low self confidence and low self esteem and negative
    thinking to myself even though I can be up beat and want to tell
    people to think positive thoughts when theyre down. I felt like a
    hypocrite. I looked up the symptoms I was feeling and it lead me to
    depression. But they say depression comes in different ways so I
    thought I had it but I dont know.
    I told my dad that I will stay but my motives were to save money and
    get help. I went to my behavioral doctor and on my sheet it just say
    Unspecified Depression (Chronic) . He prescribed me antidepressant
    Bupropion (Wellbutrin) for depression symptoms and ADD. Which Im still
    currently on.

    Now being a jehovah witness Im not really feeling the religion plus
    discovering lies that they've made but with me being a JW and with
    having trouble making friends outside the church and in church, I just
    stayed in my room and was in my own secluded world. So Ive been
    isolated and I get nervous around people mostly because with my
    receptive/expressive language disorder it makes me sound dumb and
    stupid because it would be difficult to explain and articulate, and
    having to experience this its embarrassing and it makes me not want to
    be around people. Yet I really want to be with people because I want
    friends I dont really have a best friend and I want that.

    Since time has moved on I still get nervous but not really around women, but
    with guys I am a nervous wreck esp people around my age. Im a cashier
    so I have to say hi to people but I still get even nervous. Even if a
    guy is straight I still get nervous, plus I work next to a gym and you
    would think it would help me being exposed to athletic men but it
    doesnt. Not to mention I do have anxiety in my life time that I can
    remember Ive had 2 panic attacks. My first one was at the age of 12 and the last
    one was recently in September 2012.

    I was at work and I ran to the phone to get the phone call, and then
    after the phone call out of nowhere. My breathy became unregular and
    my chest started to hurt a little bit, so I just went about my own
    business because I didnt want to make a big deal out of it, then I
    would say 10 min my chest started to hurt even more and I started to
    feel very lightheaded like I was going to fant. at the time I was
    wondering if something was wrong with my heart, so I went to my
    manager and she said Ill call 911 and I said no because I dont want it
    to be a big deal and just let me go to the doctor. To be honest I was
    scared of going to the hospital, I dont like hospitals! but then they
    said it could be
    something serious so they called an ambulance for me. My manager told
    me to go to the back and sit down at this point my chest was still
    hurting a little bit, but my breathing was still heavy and had heart
    palpitations and then my body started to get tingly and then on it
    went numb I couldnt move, however my chest pain had subsided but the
    numbing was intense. The paremedics came and basically told me to calm
    down and slow my breathing, I think they knew I was having a panic
    attack but they still took me to the hospital. At the hospital they
    done xray and a heart scan and the doctor said that everything was
    fine but go to the regular doctors and they let me go. That night I
    looked up the symptoms I had and it was saying that those symptoms
    where a panic attack. But this panic attack had came out of nowhere.


    I went back to my behavioral doctor and told him what has happened to
    me since my last visit I told him about the anxiety attack and so he
    prescribed me Seteraline (Zoloft) but he said we have to watch it
    because he doesnt want to prescribe me more medications for my safety.
    Ive been taking Zoloft and Wellbutrin and I think its working for the
    depression symptoms, however the Wellbutrin is not working for the
    ADD. I want to tell my doctor about the Zoloft, it has to be working
    because Im more talkative to customers at my job as a cashier, but Ive
    been experiencing the side effects for sometime and Ive been on Zoloft
    for 3 months and still experiencing nausea, upset stomach and
    diarretha and it takes FOREVER to have an orgasm.


    When I told my employee about my anxiety attack and she said that I
    was shy, she also said that Im the type of person that always thinks
    that something is wrong with me, which kind of p***** me off because
    she doesnt know what im going through. She also said that I would like
    to have all the attention! Thats what is so weird to me, I wish I was
    that person that could dance or be extremely talented and have people
    looking at me and cheering me, but yet I cant stand in front of people
    on stage at church for a reading I HAD to do, Ive done that before it
    was a nightmare. Speaking of
    getting nervous I just know for a fact that I would have
    anxiety/nervousness in a gym.

    I didnt harm myself ever, but one time when I was about 13 or 14 I
    remember I went into my parents room went underneath there bed
    Spoiler
    and saw
    a bat and I wanted to hit myself with it,
    I also remember in that
    house my room was in the back of the house and behind fence behind the
    fence were trees and bushes and it was deep hill
    Spoiler
    and sometimes I
    thoughts never attempted but had thoughts to just jump into the bushes
    trees and thorns.


    However I have a problem of scalp picking, Ive been doing this since
    like the age of 11 or 12 I cant stand the site of dandruff it looks
    nasty and I dont want in my head. So I would always scratch my scalp
    to see if I have any. I also do it when ever Im nervous or stressed
    because I would pick in my head when taking a test or doing homework.
    It feels good time to time but I scratch it sometimes when it hurts a
    little. I try to stop but its hard!


    I dont know if Im totally a hypochondriac because my dad has type 2
    Diabetes and had it for years now, but Im not living at the gym and
    eating all healthy foods and checking symptoms that is wrong with me,
    the only thing Ive done drastic which was stop drinking sodas and its
    been 2 1/2 years since I had a Sprite and other soft drinks. Ive been
    drinking milk water and lemonade and apple juice. Other than that I
    dont worry about the diabetes even though I do need to start eating a
    little healthier and exercise more. Plus a hypochondriac always goes
    to hospitals to see whats wrong with them and I hate hospitals and I
    hate/scared of blood, so in a way I dont think Im a complete
    hypochondriac.

    I have short term memory and its bad but I dont think have Dementia or
    Alzheimers, I sneeze and I dont look to see on the internet if I have
    the Flu or like HIV/AIDS or cancer etc...

    However idk but I think Im weird at times, sometimes when I think of a
    situation in a movie or a song I cry a little bit and then
    after like 2 min pass Im like fine, I still get irritable. Or
    sometimes I would lay down and have tears coming down for no reason.

    When someone in my family is sick I get so annoyed
    if they keep coughing or sniffing and other times it doesnt bother me.
    When I look at my parents sometimes I just want to hit them in the
    face but deep down I know that I love them. If they died (knock on
    wood) I would be sad! Or I said I like to have friends but sometimes
    when my employees want to hang out, I really dont feel like it, and Id
    rather be in bed and just watch TV, yet I want to go out with people
    and have friends at the same time. Or sometimes I would get so excited
    and then going back to feel calm again. : ) : (

    Also to be honest I really think about death a lot now and this is
    just me! I even remember when I was 10 I wrote on a picture of mine
    1991-2001. My dad saw it and he asked me and I really dont know why I
    did it But I just have a feeling Im not going to live long I know its
    odd but I feel like Im going to die soon once everything good starts
    to happen to me since pretty much my life sucked. Im not scared of
    death itself we're are all going to face it one day. Is it messed up
    for me to say that if I was given an option to live forever or die. I
    would rather die than live forever, I dont want to live forever.

    For me I think no one understands me because I dont understand myself
    because Ive always done what other people say (esp my parents) always
    tell me what to do all the time and sometimes what to think like
    saying I suggest you..... or "I would if I were
    you". I even looked on google to search "How to find yourself"? I dont
    even know what kind of true personality I have.

    Plus some people would say Im fine for some reason but for one thing
    they havent walked in my shoes and what Ive experienced.

    Also Its just I feel like Im not aware of anything or like I don't
    feel fully conscious or present in my surroundings. All the time and
    Im on a antidepressant and Ive felt like this before I was on an
    antidepressant. I dont like feeling this way. Like Im gay but
    sometimes I dont have that complete feeling as a gay guy, I think its
    because Im still living here in my parents house secluded and not
    having a life.

    I do plan on moving out by early next year but its going to be
    challenging in finding a roommate when I dont have friends and I kind
    of want to know people before I move in.

    Also I know this is quite strange but I honestly feel like I should be
    p***** off at my parents in the past. To the point that I shouldnt be
    talking to my parents but I just cant remember. I only remember the
    big details like how I explained above.

    I also remember my dad and I were arguing but he was mostly doing the
    yelling but when I tried to say something that wasnt disrespectful I
    remembered he hit me. Also I remember him asking me if I
    wanted to be a girl and I said No. But that is all the stuff I can
    remember. I think i should be mad but me never expressing myself I
    would always just forget about it and ignore it and eventually it goes
    away.

    Somethings have come up though, even though I dont believe in the
    jehovah witness religion, every time when someone says Jehovah or
    Jehovahs Witness, my heart would beat fast or my stomach would have
    that dropping feeling. IDK I think I might be fearful subconciously.

    I dont think Im repressed because I havent been raped or sexually molested.

    I feel messed up in a sense because Im writing this right now and my
    story and what happened, and my experiences are messed up, yet I feel
    as though Im calm and have a nonchalant attitude right now.

    I turned 22 3 months ago and it was my birthday and again Im
    not celebrating it and facebook made me feel down because a lot of people didnt
    replied happy birthday and even though most people dont know that I
    was raised jehovahs witness. Its kind of depressing for me that I would
    wish the friends that I have on facebook a happy birthday but I dont get
    the return.

    I just have a feeling that Im going to have a mental breakdown when I move out
    of this house. Me being extremely sheltered in my life and not ready
    for the world but eventually im going to have to dive in the pool.
    However recently I remember just going to the bathroom and just
    started to cryi because im going to be moving out and being scared and
    anxcious.

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    My personality
    I dont know how to describe my personality its very mix and I feel
    like its very complex, I feel like I have another personalities in me!
    One part of me who I would explain myself i
    Tylers personality
    is very nice and kind helpful to the best of my abilities and with
    that also I get shy and have social anxiety! Loyal and very friendly
    but insecure! Try to be positive and be happy and I smile a lot
    (people like my smile I get complements) Obedient and a little bit of
    a follower and feels disconnected with in life and I feel absent
    minded, even though I have ADD.

    Personality #2
    Another part of me is what I call crazy but I just imagine stuff I
    feel mentally unstable for example
    When I watch Harry Potter I pretend that Im really there and fight
    against the death eaters or would pretend that I had supernatural
    powers when watching the X-Men or
    Harry Potter! lol It seems funny as I write this but its true I do it
    and I think its weird.
    I would pretend that I am in a relationship with certain celebrities
    but then snap out of it and back to the real world
    A little aggressive (not violent) but tell it like it is attitude,
    very blunt and a little jealous, but never show it, and a little
    obsessive.
    Plus I would pretend and imagine scenerios that could happen to me or
    if that would happen to me how would I feel or another person! Drugs,
    death, suicide, Now with that I write them down and may can write a
    story about characters I think in my head.

    Personality #3
    Another personality of me is apathetic, gloomy, regretful and a little
    cold hearted, like when my dad asked if I will take care of him when
    he gets old, and I didnt say anything, I really don't want to, I
    prefer him and my mom to live in a small 1 story house in a gated
    community for seniors, that way my parents can still be independent
    but looked after as well. So that they are really not alone, and I
    visit them if I feel like it!



    Before I got on the antidepressant I was experiencing these Mentally:
    Apathy just felt SOOO empty
    Low Confidence
    Low Self Esteem
    Ive lost my interest Im really into Movies and kind of into acting but
    started to become less interested in
    Worthless
    Helpless
    Negative Thinking
    Isolated
    Brain Fog
    Thinking of death all the time and wondering kind of obsessed where do
    we go when we die
    Thoughts of committing suicide after I came out to my parents in April 2010
    Tired all the time I would still be tired if I have 10 hours of sleep
    Unaware of my surroundings/in my own bubble
    Self Image issues

    Physically:
    Experience back pains time to time
    Eating was off schedule Sometimes I wont eat most of the day and then
    would just sort of binge
    Lack of energy
    Tired all the time
    Worried of my weight I use to weigh 210lbs at age 14 now Im 21
    weighing 148lbs -150lbs

    CURRENTLY: I mean I do have some positive things around me such as going to
    school now and having a job. BUT Im still in a slump

    Even though Im on an antidepressant mentally I still have low self esteem and
    confidence and feel emptiness and apathy, a little brain fog, self
    images issues, irritable and still have anxiety at times. I do have
    say I was feeling very irritable to the point I wanted to cry. My
    sister and my niece are staying here for a little bit but they dont
    even flush the toilet and clean behind themselves in the bathroom. I
    dont understand it, at this point I really want to lock the bathroom
    door so no one will go in the bathroom. I just want to clean it up and
    no one can go in but me because I want it to keep it clean. Im not
    even a neat freak but at least I pick up after myself.

    Also sometimes I have thoughts like "What is the point of living if
    we are going to die anyway?", and "What is the point of life?" "What
    is my purpose on this
    earth?" Yet at work I can smile in your face and be "happy" all the
    time, yet you wouldnt know how I really feel. Still feel lonely
    isolated and still no real friends.

    Physically: I have bad innsomia and tired all of the time
    Thought of loosing my weight would help with my self esteem intensely
    but just only a little bit, but overall its still low meaning I have
    other deeper issues that I have because of a person who lost this much
    weight would be happy and Im not. Mostly I still feel the same.


    How can I get over these issues I'm having?
     
  2. LD579

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    To be honest, this is a lot to digest and process. You have touched so many facets of your life and so many things that I'm afraid I'll have to take time to think about it. I will post in this thread at some later time, perhaps not even today.

    I wanted to let you know right now, though, that I did read this all and that I'm currently thinking... a lot.

    I'm sure others have read this as well and may perhaps not know what to say to best support you. It may take a bit of time as your post is really thorough and detailed, but eventually people will respond with more substantial posts.

    I apologize, but look forward to a post eventually from me.
     
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    You can't help some of what happens to you, first of all. Your childhood sounds very unique and… restricted. You're 22 now. You have a much larger degree of control on your life.

    As for not celebrating birthday parties… It's unfortunate you haven't ever celebrated your birthday before, but to put it into perspective, some people choose to not celebrate their birthday as they get older. It simply becomes another day to them. With that said, you could either try celebrating your birthday and yourself and your accomplishments, or you could not. One thing is for sure, though: you're special just as how everyone else is =)

    I see you've been quite obedient for most of your life. That may have to change if you want to start taking control of your life, and that is what you would have to do if you want to live YOUR life.

    As for what your parents did in response to you printing out pictures… That's harsh, and that's unfortunate. It's cruel to have made you burn your own pictures and journals which were private and your own… There's not much to say on this matter, but I'm sorry that it happened to you.

    You acknowledge your feelings for guys… At this point, porn is just a visual and audio stimulus for you to masturbate to. If you say you have an addiction to it, it sounds like you want that to not be the case. If so, you can try to 'quit' porn. Watching it everyday may be a bit much, perhaps, and if you wish to cut down on it, I suggest that you use the internet for other things. Don't look up stuff related to sex and that in turn will make you less likely to watch porn. Try and use the internet for other things and eventually you should have cut down on the amount of time spent watching porn.

    As for masturbating while thinking about someone you have feelings for… If the people are just friends or slightly more, it may not warrant associating them with sex and masturbating. For me, personally, for example, I can't associate sex with people I know unless I have gotten to know them and really, really like them. Anything less and I feel uncomfortable making that association. Perhaps you're the same as me in that respect.

    These online 'friends' you speak of sound like sex friends, to be honest. That's perfectly fine, as it sounds like you all know that, but with that said, interactions with them will likely be sexually charged and somewhat explicit in nature. If you don't like how you feel AFTER you talk to them and masturbate and finish up, maybe you should limit your interactions with these people. That's just something to consider.

    It sounds like your parents don't really accept you, though they still love you. They may never understand, but… If they're generally supportive and loving, things could turn around as time goes on. It's a possibility.

    As for your sleep… If it's not an issue now, that's good. There are many things that could've caused your tiredness. I won't go into detail about them here, but you could talk to a therapist or psychologist or psychiatrist about them. On that note, I recommend that you see one. It may help you greatly.

    You've taken some steps to walk away from your family but have never followed them through. That indicates that you're not exactly happy with being with them. Yet you haven't gone ahead with it… Why, do you think?

    You say you're uncomfortable around gay guys… Perhaps you have some deep-seeded notions of what it means to be gay, but I assure you that gay guys are just guys who like guys. They are just as varied as any other type of guy. Maybe you also find it uncomfortable that you have an opportunity to be with these guys and they have an opportunity to be with you but you don't feel adequate enough.

    It's good you're seeing a behavioural doctor… Do you get a lot of time to talk about how you feel and think? If not, you should look into finding a therapist or counsellor who helps you with your problems and issues and gives you time to talk about yourself.

    Being friends with someone has some risks. If you want friends, you'll have to take those risks. There's always a chance that someone might laugh at you or think you'r weird, but at the end of the day that's their judgement, and you can't let that affect you. Get out there, interact with others, and friendships will emerge. Just be friendly and positive and there will be people who are attracted to your personality in a purely friendly way.

    If you don't want to be a member of Jehovah's Witness, you shouldn't be.

    These panic attacks sound very infrequent, which is good. If you're concerned about this, there is medicine that can be available if you let your doctor know, but you'd have to listen to the doctor's advice and dosage warnings. It's an option, but it doesn't seem necessarily… necessary.

    Your coworker is entitled to her own opinion, but don't let it affect you. Your opinion is the only one you know that matters, for the most part. Many introverted people sometimes wish they were in the spotlight and yet can't stand actually being in the spotlight. I wouldn't worry about that.

    If you've had such trifling thoughts about hurting yourself, it may not be an issue. I've had thoughts of doing more extreme things but they're highly infrequent and they aren't an issue. Not everything concerning in our head is cause for concern.

    If dandruff is a concern, short hair may help. Scratching your scalp is just irritating it. If it's a habit, you'll just have to stop yourself consciously. Wearing a band around your scratching hand may help, especially if it's a bit weighted.

    I don't think you're a hypochondriac. Don't worry about that.

    Most would actually rather die than live forever. Absolute longevity is a curse in many ways. So for that, it's not that messed up. If you have other thoughts and preoccupations with death, though, that may not be good.

    Finding yourself is about doing what you think is right, and eventually developing a strong sense of self. If something feels right to you, that is one aspect of finding yourself.

    There are many ways to find roommates. You should start to look into finding roommates as time goes by so that you're in a position to move out when you want to.

    Hitting a child is always wrong. That's all I can say about that.

    Perhaps you do truly not like Jehovah's Witness.

    Being repressed need not be a sign of having been raped or molested. You seem quite inhibited about interacting with other guys in a certain light.

    As for Facebook… Facebook really favours the popular. For some people, like myself, the best function of it is to keep in contact with friends I couldn't reach otherwise. Also, just by having a Facebook, I have many potential opportunities both for the near and far future.

    I see an issue… You may not be ready to move out, perhaps. And yet you have to escape your parents' influence somehow. I have no quick answer to this issue…

    These personalities you speak of may just be sides of you. I have these moods and my behaviour and actions change. These could be seen as personas projected to the world. Of course, it may be something more in your case, but what I've said is also a possibility.



    With all this said, I haven't even touched some of your issues. I really think you'd benefit from therapy with someone who allows you to talk about yourself. They can help you much better than anyone else through the internet can. Much of what needs to be done is up to you, but there is support for you both here on EC and from therapists and others. You've built up all these issues for so long, and so you're almost overdue for such a thing. With time, you'll learn to accept yourself more fully and learn to overcome issues or improve yourself as you see fit.

    I am sure this was quite cleansing and cathartic to you. Even if no one read this, I'm sure just writing this has helped you. I wish you luck. =)
     
  4. Chip

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    I don't generally make statements against religious beliefs, but there are a lot of problems for Jehovah's Witnesses who are gay (and, likely, for JWs in general) having to do with guilt and shame.

    It seems clear you have some significant issues with shame and low self esteem, in large part fostered by your parents' ignorant and very poor handling of the situation.

    I think one of the best things you can do is get yourself out of that house, in a place far enough away that your parents won't be visiting every other day. Separating you and them is the first step. Next is your getting into therapy to work through some of the bigger issues here.

    I'd also strongly suggest addressing these issues *before* trying to enter into a relationship, because at this point, it would likely be a disaster... you aren't ready, and anyone you attract/are attracted to is going to be someone who's really damaged, because that's just where you are in your life right now. But if you put time into solving the issue, it will happen more quickly than you might imagine.

    I'd also suggest thinking about working on loving your sexual self and experiencing that sexual self without using porn. That may be hard at first, but I think if you start working on masturbating without porn, and being slow, thoughtful, and mindful about it rather than just getting to orgasm as quickly as possible, that will start to make a meaningful difference for you.

    There are some other ideas/approaches I might be able to point you toward, feel free to email me if you are interested.