Coming Out Late Ep. #158: Coming Out Late w/ Fear & Confusion, (Replay Ep. #77)
In today’s episode of the Coming Out Late podcast, Robin discusses the topics of fear and confusion as they relate to the coming out late process. Robin explains, “...fear and confusion have been pervasively popping-up in a variety of forums where people gather for support and conversation regarding their coming out late journey’s. We need to have open and honest conversations about the common fears we experience and the mind-blowing confusion we’re hit with when coming out later in life.”
In this episode you will learn…
- You are not alone! What you are thinking, feeling and experiencing is not only common and ‘normal’, but temporary as well.
- How to ease your over-taxed nervous system.
- We all share similar feelings of uncertainty, self-doubt, confusion, guilt, and a deep visceral fear of the unknown during our coming out late process.
- There is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way to approach our coming out or to confront & resolve the relationships affected by our coming out.
- Worry is another form of fear; it's a waste of our energy and a misuse of our imagination. “Worrying” is like manifesting what you don’t want. (What we focus on grows). Worry is also just a way to attempt to control something we have no control over.
- NO amount of worry is going to change the future - none. And if no amount of worry is going to change the future, then no amount of REGRET will change the past.
- Any amount of gratitude you can muster-up, WILL change the present.
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