Why do I feel so lost?

[sibersan]

personally, i would talk to him. You dont exactly have much to lose by talkin to him. You can possibly get a new friend by talkin to him.

 

[looseliam]

Were I him, I'd appreciate knowing that I've helped someone.

As for your parents, if they know but you haven't "told" them, don't worry about it.

I've never had "the conversation" with my parents, but they've been very warm an accepting of my boyfriends.

Sometimes you can say so much, with so little.

 

[Singularity]

I've never had "the conversation" with my parents, but they've been very warm an accepting of my boyfriends.

Sometimes you can say so much, with so little.

Same here. I don't think the "talk" is that important, your family should support you anyhow and be there no matter what.

As for the guy you looked up, go ahead and you might make a good friend.

 

[Elwood]

It is perfectly normal to feel the way you are feeling. You are coming to grips with it, give yourself sometime to accept it and get comfortable with it. Three years after my own coming out there are still times where I ask myself am I gay? Of course after a few minutes I usually end up laughing at myself and think yes you are.

 

[Xpione]

I strongly suggest you should send him the message, but ask hm to keep confident if you don't feel comfortable.

 

[confusedboy23]

Only do what you feel comfortable doing. If you're ready to talk with your parents, then do it but otherwise, leave it as it is.

I would definitely be in touch with that friend - at the very least you would have rekindled a long lost friendship!

 

[xterranx]

So I sent that guy a message on facebook a couple of days ago, but I haven't received a reply or anything. I mostly expected this, as my message could easily been construed as weird, I mean how often does someone get a message from a stranger thanking them for inspiration? I'll just add this to my list of social rejection, which just furthers my belief that I am completely invisible sometimes. I am a very selfless person but whenever I do something for other people they just seem to walk all over me or barely even acknowledge my kind gesture. No wonder I have social anxiety!

Uhm, when I receive messages on Facebook, I hardly ever notice them unless I get notified by email. Unless you mean you wrote on his wall, which would be a completely different thing.What kind of a response are you expecting anyway? He might get tons of these "Thanks, you've been an inspiration" messages from tons of people.

And I hate to be blunt, but a "selfless" person doesn't complain when their actions aren't acknowledged. They do the things they do because helping others makes them feel good, not because they desire the positive response from people.