Originally Posted by AshRley (Post 8077387)

This! My pup is like my companion. I never feel lonely without him and he always comes into my room and sits on my lap when he knows that I'm upset. I could never wish death on him.

Originally Posted by Tøm (Post 8077385)

I'd sort of understand if the dog mauled your face off and you had to get plastic surgery to look human again, but wishing death on dogs for no good reason honestly will get me furiously pissed off. I have 3 dogs and I love them to bits.

Originally Posted by Will1999 (Post 8077393)

The part was a joke, I wasn't being serious lmao.

Originally Posted by Tøm (Post 8077398)

seemed like you were being pretty serious to me
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Originally Posted by LemonJam (Post 8077253)

You know what, I'm very drunk I'm gonna go on a rant which I will inevitably regret tomorrow morning.

I've lived in London for 5 years after living on a very small, secluded, closed minded island with a Catholic family that I've never felt like I could come out to. As somebody who generally gets on with straight guys more than girls or gay dudes I've faced a lot of rejection and had a lot of shame for who I am and it totally ****ed me up as a person. I've faced depression and anxiety and even tried commit suicide just because of the person I am.

The last year I came out as a gay man and I've been so much more happy and felt so much more accepted. Like most my friends in London are straight blokes and they will still high five me if I hooked up with a guy in the same way that they'll high five each other if they hooked up with a girl. I could talk openly and honestly about who I am without feeling different from them and I'd never been happier with who I am. They pretty much saved my life.

Now I'm back on my home island for a few months and the people who I call friends frequently joke about me being a gay man, telling me I'm "less of a man" and frequently call me a "fag" or "****" and they constantly try to demean me because of my sexuality DESPITE knowing that I've had mental health problems in the past and I don't know how much longer I can deal with it. I've worked so, so, so ****ing hard over the last few years in building the confidence with myself (like a huge reason I didn't post that much on this forum for ages is because I didn't think I fitted in, which is absolutely pathetic cos y'all are weird af :joker:) and as I'm about to go travelling before I came back home I felt ready, but now I'm questioning if I'm as secure of a person as I should be.

I basically only came back to the island for my family because I haven't really seen them for a long period of time for two years but I feel like I need to be back in London for my own sanity.

So yeah I just needed to get that off my chest while there's a thread like this still around...

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock (Post 8077455)

Can't you try to tell your friends on the Island not to be so insensitive about your sexuality? If they're really your friends they'll understand your reasons.

Originally Posted by LemonJam (Post 8077556)

Confession #2: I am a messy drunk. :joker: :blush:

I had a bit of a go at a few of them last night Mock and it was quite a regrettable display (I definitely said some harsh words back to them and I definitely compared one of them to Samwise Gamgee :joker:) but I think it's just the fact that they haven't seen me for a while and aren't quite used to me talking so openly. Where I am now is quite closed minded, but it's not gonna stop me from being me and maybe I can open some minds while I'm here. :bigsmile:

Thank you guys for support but just want to make it clear that I'm very much okay, I just needed a rant. :laugh: I'm probably the happiest I've been in years and the last two years of my life have been the greatest so far. The old version of me would've woken up in the middle of the night remembering I made that post and frantically tried to delete it. Instead I woke up this morning, came on here, remembered and thought "that was probably good for me." It's a mess of a post, but it's a beautiful mess, so I'm gonna keep it there, because if there's anything I've learnt over the last few years it's that you shouldn't keep your emotions bottled up, you should express yourself and be yourself.

tl;dr, I'm okay, I'm just apparently a massive hippy now.

Originally Posted by Will1999 (Post 8077409)

No lol, I don't wish death of anything, you know when you get angry and you say to someone "I could murder you right now", that's what I meant. Wouldn't actually want them dead.

I also live with 5 other dogs at my dads, so can you understand a little why I'm not a fan of our dogs? Having 8 large dogs in total is a bit much.

Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 8077562)

...you only made that last post so you wouldn't get THE PM anyway, I know your game LemonJames......

Originally Posted by Firewire (Post 8078588)

I kind of feel like I'm still a child and I'm holding on to something and I can't let go. For example, I don't swear in front of my parents in case I "get in trouble" even though I'm 20. My parents aren't even strict. I think this is part of the reason I haven't come out to them yet. The idea of them knowing that I know what sex is horrifies me. I feel like I'm kind of trapped in childhood and I don't know how to break out of it. Once I do everything will be so much easier.

Originally Posted by Firewire (Post 8078588)

I kind of feel like I'm still a child and I'm holding on to something and I can't let go. For example, I don't swear in front of my parents in case I "get in trouble" even though I'm 20. My parents aren't even strict. I think this is part of the reason I haven't come out to them yet. The idea of them knowing that I know what sex is horrifies me. I feel like I'm kind of trapped in childhood and I don't know how to break out of it. Once I do everything will be so much easier.

Originally Posted by Liam- (Post 8078609)

I'm exactly the same so I feel your pain

Originally Posted by Firewire (Post 8078588)

I kind of feel like I'm still a child and I'm holding on to something and I can't let go. For example, I don't swear in front of my parents in case I "get in trouble" even though I'm 20. My parents aren't even strict. I think this is part of the reason I haven't come out to them yet. The idea of them knowing that I know what sex is horrifies me. I feel like I'm kind of trapped in childhood and I don't know how to break out of it. Once I do everything will be so much easier.

Originally Posted by Vanessa (Post 8078623)

Not really shocking, but i have a twin sister. :spin:

Originally Posted by Dollface (Post 8078628)

That's cool Vanessa, i've always wanted a twin sister. Are you identical? :amazed:

Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 8078646)

I have suffered from depression and panic attacks/anxiety in the past.

Originally Posted by LukeB (Post 8078634)

I had counselling when I was school during the time I was eating too much food to make myself sick due to being upset on a daily basis. I had so much junk food in my draw and kept on eating it even when I was full.

Originally Posted by LukeB (Post 8078634)

I had counselling when I was school during the time I was eating too much food to make myself sick due to being upset on a daily basis. I had so much junk food in my draw and kept on eating it even when I was full.

Originally Posted by LukeB (Post 8078634)

I had counselling when I was school during the time I was eating too much food to make myself sick due to being upset on a daily basis. I had so much junk food in my draw and kept on eating it even when I was full.

Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 8078646)

I have suffered from depression and panic attacks/anxiety in the past.