How do I stop feeling like this?

macele · 10-08-2011, 05:57 AM

hey led,

this isn't about them. this is about you. confidence will come.
you belong anywhere you want to be. and there's no game clock.

there was a time when i really struggled with the label butch.
our brains are programmed to think it's not normal.
but now, over time, i like it lol.

butch isn't one thing. not just clothing. and it's ok to wear makeup,
or any other item that most may look at as femme. this is about what
makes you comfortable. you being you.

try not to put yourself in a box. we don't have to be like melissa etheridge.
or ellen or march in a pride parade, ect ...
but we do owe it to ourselves to feel peace.

all of these things you are feeling, everyone else feels at one time
or another. and like anya says, after 30 years, she still struggles
at times. indeed, be kind to yourself. deep breath, no pressure.

thank you for posting.

10-08-2011, 05:57 AM	#3
macele Member How Do You Identify?: a bold-assed maximus Preferred Pronoun?: she Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: mississippi Posts: 1,066 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,178 Thanked 3,231 Times in 847 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	hey led, this isn't about them. this is about you. confidence will come. you belong anywhere you want to be. and there's no game clock. there was a time when i really struggled with the label butch. our brains are programmed to think it's not normal. but now, over time, i like it lol. butch isn't one thing. not just clothing. and it's ok to wear makeup, or any other item that most may look at as femme. this is about what makes you comfortable. you being you. try not to put yourself in a box. we don't have to be like melissa etheridge. or ellen or march in a pride parade, ect ... but we do owe it to ourselves to feel peace. all of these things you are feeling, everyone else feels at one time or another. and like anya says, after 30 years, she still struggles at times. indeed, be kind to yourself. deep breath, no pressure. thank you for posting.