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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, at least you're being honest self and not being cognitively dissonant. Honestly is always the best course of action.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Believe me, when I first caught feelings I did everything I could to convince myself that it wasn't real. I have a mental disorder (being vague here on purpose) that makes me process crushes differently than people without it, so I hung onto that for a while.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No need to be vague about mental illness. I am pretty open about mine as I'm bipolar. Mental illness is a no-fault condition and should be neither shameful nor taboo.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, I'm being vague about it bc it's basically a personality trait of mine that I tell to everyone, so it could be used as an identifier.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Ah okay. I can respect that.