02-15-2011, 08:36 AM
First step is accept yourself for who you are, you have a long life ahead of you so the sooner you just accept it the better, how you do that is entirely up to you.
Then you could consider coming out of the closet, not necessarily to everyone but perhaps a few close friends or even some new friends or people you just met, as with all secrets, it sometimes feels good just to get it off your chest, even if the person you're sharing with is a relatively new friend etc.
As to telling your parents, would they accept you and treat you the same? or would they hate you and perhaps even disown you?
If you feel they won't accept you, then don't tell them, especially not now while you rely on then to survive (I'm assuming this anyways, since you mention being in school).
Then you could consider coming out of the closet, not necessarily to everyone but perhaps a few close friends or even some new friends or people you just met, as with all secrets, it sometimes feels good just to get it off your chest, even if the person you're sharing with is a relatively new friend etc.
As to telling your parents, would they accept you and treat you the same? or would they hate you and perhaps even disown you?
If you feel they won't accept you, then don't tell them, especially not now while you rely on then to survive (I'm assuming this anyways, since you mention being in school).