You’re missing that you’re probably not the kind of person who has the problem being outlined in the comment you’re replying to. For what it’s worth, I remembe

You’re missing that you’re probably not the kind of person who has the problem being outlined in the comment you’re replying to. For what it’s worth, I remember being a closeted teenager, I remember feeling like I “couldn’t” be real - but that feeling was wrong. I just hadn’t figured that out yet at the time. It seemed too scary, too risky to be real. That’s probably one of the only pieces of advice I would have given my younger self if I could go back in time - come out sooner, come out before you’re ready, come out as bi before you know you’re gay, come out as curious/questioning before that even. Force other people to deal with you as you are, instead of constantly working to make yourself into something that you think will be more acceptable to them. Take the risk of being real.