I need to deal with LGBT similar issues
I'm not LGBT, but have serious problems I thinkan LGBT experience listener could help me process. I'm terrified to seek help in person, so maybe online would be best, even if I have to pay for someone's time.
1. I suffer most of my adult life from ED cause by an old physical trauma, and remain single primarily because of this. For decades I buried myself in career and hobbies, but now that I'm older with fewer social options I'd actually want to pursue, this ED issue and so much life unfulfilled, has really come to haunt me.
2. I'm privately 100%Aethiest, but born intoa religious family. It would be pointless to "come out" to them, but the only other solution is being a pretender and phony around them, or alienating myself from them entirely... thus far I've picked the latter of those two choices, but is there any other way?
I really don't need someone to "listen" per say, I need more of a guide to help me step by step evaluate my situation, then prescribe a constructive course of action and monitor me to help make sure I say on course to learn to manage these vexing problems.
I'm a very common sense kind of person,whoother people come to for advice on practical issues like managing households, finance, etc., but when it comes to dealing with my own problems, I'm like adeer frozen by oncoming headlights.
so anyone reading this, if you can recommend a listener here, a counselor or peer group in NYC/USA, or directly related reading materials, it would all be pursued by me and appreciated, thank you.
i dont know if you want to chat but you are more than welcome to message me
Just stumbled onto your post and I am an atheist as well. My mother is uber religous but I am fortunate that my brother as well is an atheist. I never planned on coming out to my mother about it bc she is so religous but one day during an argument she brought up god as usual and I just blurted it out. I'm happy I did bc I don't feel like I have to hold it in any longer and in some way feel a little free. She of course thinks I'm just angry with god and every so often tries to "save" me. I've been hearing a lot of Greta Christiana and that she's got a pretty good blog and talks a lot about coming out and such. There are also lots of good atheist podcasts and communities online that can offer great support. I don't really have much advice, but I guess it's more just to say I understand.
LLD - thanks for offering to listen, I'm very shy about all this so it may be a while till I take you up on it.
Terri - Reddit has a lot of atheist related materials, and many ex-religion groups full of people dealing with losing their faith forever, while trying to maintain old relationships. I hope in the long run your Mom relationship rises above your religious differences. In my family are no atheists, and the few that are not observant during family gatheringsget sidelined, so you are lucky to have your like minded brother.
Hey, I believe I can help you with the LGBT+ subject, I read a lot about it, so I can give you some reading materials and we can talk about it. I'm part of the queer comunity too, so, If that helps... Feel free to message me about it.
(And about the other issues, I may not be the best person, but I'd be glad to listen to everything you have to tell)
Take care!
