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questioning oneself

Posted by Baldur on 2012-January-04 17:03:15 EST, Wednesday
In reply to I feel like I'm two different people sometimes posted by redcocoa101 on 2012-January-04 16:37:11 EST, Wednesday

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"I can't go to anyone to talk about it because I come here and everyone is going to say that it's okay (to like them I mean) and I can't go to anyone in RL because they're going to say I'm a horrible person so I'm stuck trying to figure out which path I should be taking."

I hope you can talk about it here.

It's true that we'll tell you that it's OK to like girls - but that's because we have been through this process and emerged on the other side. Almost all of us have struggled with this question. It is hard to avoid the propaganda that says we are monsters, and the fact that you struggle with this question just demonstrates that you are not a monster, but an empathetic human being who wants to be sure that you will not inadvertently harm someone.

Of course, that does not definitively settle the issue as to whether acting on our attractions is intrinsically harmful - but it does definitively settle the question of whether you are a monster, because a monster wouldn't care.

As for the rest - you might be surprised at how common such feelings of inadequacy are. It means that you are a human being but not full of yourself. Perhaps you dwell on it too much - I am not in a position to know - but I am glad that you at least ask the questions. It speaks well of you.




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