Like possibly lots of other people this is my first time ever posting, but it is something that has been burning my mind for a long and but most strongly for the past few months. This may get long but bear with me. Like the title of the blog says I am a Christian woman (46) and even though I have never verbalized it possibly because of the stigma it carries or who knows what, I have lesbian tendencies. (See, even there I couldn’t say it well). All my life I have felt different than what the world deems normal. I was a tomboy growing up, the oldest of 4 and the only woman. I think I started to get feelings for a girl-friend when I was 10 or 11. I remember to this day the electric shock I felt when she innocently put her arms around my shoulders, that was the first time I started to have feelings I didn’t understand but couldn’t possibly ever say something about it last of all to my old fashioned almost nun super catholic mother. I sort of got obsessed with this “friend” and could not wait to recreate the same conditions where she first touched me and shook my world. I think she knew and it wasn’t until much later on that I realized she may had had a hunch but sort of played me and enjoyed the attention but behind my back she had made me the joke of the neighborhood. (Her mom did not like me, by the way, I guess I was too much of a tomboy to be friends with her daughter). So the feelings got buried and nothing happened until my junior year in high school. Another friend resurrected the old feelings, it was just the physical non sexual (dont call me lame please) contact… that was electrifying. We wrote to each other very intense letters and unofficially declared love to one another (we were never girlfriends), this one was a Christian girl… and guess what her mom did not like me either, probably for the same reason. Fast forward to 3rd year in college, when another close friend and I playfully kissed and then kissed for real and this time we went all the way, take a wild guess, yes there was another mother that hated my guts… The real kicker that almost put me over the edge, that made me wish I was dead was the last woman I was with, married, one of my clients, with 2 children I knew very well. She got into my head so deep I had to leave and even miles and miles away I always worried she would knock on my door one day. All the time while I went through these experiences my heart was telling it was very wrong, that was not how God intended it to be, so naturally there was deep guilt until I found peace in Him, ( I know this may be hard for some people to accept or understand, but to me God is good and loving and wonderful and I have never known Him to be nothing but the purest definition of love). So I gave my life to Him, hoping that my “malfunction” would be fixed and I would become “normal” through Him and being involved in church which I attended until about a year and a couple of months ago. I had lots of questions and I wanted to deepened my understanding and relationship with Him and I trusted my leaders but somehow, some way we parted ways and I got discouraged so I told them I was moving on and they were not too happy about it. Long story short I do not attend any church at the moment. I put a lot of restrictions on myself to avoid the sin of being homosexual. I should mention, I had 2 very short relationships with men (never physical) but they could not compare with the ones I had with the last 2 women. So, now, here i am, sort of in limbo land unable to make make peace with what I feel and what i believe. Some days are better than others i should say. I am not involve with anyone… heck i have no social life and no friends and no one knows the things I have written here. Just whoever was patient enough to read through it all and could keep up with the rantings of my mind. So if anyone out there has ever felt or is experiencing something like this please, comment, add me as a friend, talk to me. I am sure there are people out there, adults, not t
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I am a big believer of listening to your heart! Forget about what anyone else thinks, the most important opinion is that of your own. We only get one life which is a short one so personally I think you should forget about whats happened in the past, erase anyone who is negative in your life and focus on moving forward. What are your goals in life, break them down and go for it! I have been poorly for so many years and it’s only been recently that I have realised that life is too short to worry about what other people think. You need to get over this guilty feeling because you are attracted to the same sex.
I don’t believe in god but if there is a god out there then he would love all his creations regardless what their beliefs or sexual desires are. So Miss Christian Women go out there are live your life how you want to and not the way you think other people want it!
Keep Smiling 🙂
Just think for a moment, for all the scared LGBTQ+ kids that come onto this forum for guidance and just someone to talk to.
If one of you are reading this, please remember that you are loved. You will find someone someday. Being gay or transgender is NOT a sin. Isn’t God supposed to love everyone? I thought he couldn’t make mistakes?
Love is a beautiful thing that is not restricted by gender, only by society.
Thanks for sharing your story. I just started dating a female, well two years ago. I was married to a man for 20 years,4 children. I never really felt comfortable with him but for many reasons. My dad is also a Pastor, so the conditioning of my mindset was ridiculous.
I’m happier than I’ve ever been, just because I feel free now. I applaud you. I know it can sometimes be scary. I’m here if you ever want to chat ☺
Thank you for your words. When i decided to I write this, I’ll be honest, I went from feeling good about it to the complete opposite… it’s 5:30 in the morning and i am lying here awake just thinking of how much strength I am going to need to face the rest of my life alone… I feel like I dont fit anywhere and this is really hard… not Christian enough. Not straight enough. Not gay enough, not woman enough… I am here just thinking as if being gay wasn’t hard enough, add my beliefs to the mix and it is even harder. Forgive me if I am not making sense and it seems like ranting, blame it on the time it is and the jumble mess in my head. But I want to say thank you again for lending an ear.
Hey Nedzie. I am sorry that you had to go through all of this alone all these years. It is a hard subject to find people to talk with. I am also a Christian, raised in a very conservative Christian household. I believe with all my heart that it is not a choice to be LGBTQ, that we are born this way. For years I tried to please my family and seek a ‘cure’ for my ‘lesbian disease’, but I was miserable, suffering from depression and anxiety. It was only 7 years ago, at the age of 26 that I fully accepted myself. I am still a Christian, and no matter what any church says, I know God loves me and He wants me to be happy, He most certainly does not want me to be depressed, angry and left feeling hatred for myself. I am glad you found an outlet in writing this blog. Please believe me when I say that you first need to accept yourself, before heading into a relationship. Once you accept who you are, once you are at peace with yourself and with God, you will meet someone to share the journey with. And please, don’t be too hard on yourself, there are still days when I feel internal conflict regarding my sexuality and my faith, but it does get better. I wish you all the best for the future.