Hello i am looking for people who may understand me a little bit better. My Story. I Grew up in a religious house (Catholic) where i was taught that being gay is wrong and sinful. I don't think i need to add anything else here. When i was 13 i was sent away to Boarding School. It wasn't soon after this i started having feelings towards a girl in one of my classes (nothing come of it). I tried my best (and i did it damn well maybe to well) to push down the fact that I was having gay thoughts and feelings. as this was happening I isolated myself from my Peers (which i think is one of causes of my Social Anxiety) I was terrified someone would find out my feelings which would of left me cut a drift. Since leaving High School I have continued to Isolate myself. I'm scared to tell my Parents i don't really have many friends that i would call "real" friends to confine in and i find it hard to connect to people because of my Social Anxiety. My Mom keeps pushing me to start dating guys which i forced myself to meet one or two just to keep the farce up that I'm straight to my Parents. I hope that makes sense :dry:.
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