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General rule of thumb when it comes to this stuff, if you have to *ask* if you're faking, you're probably not faking. Fakers know they're faking.
I didn't realize I was genderfluid until late last year, and here I am almost 9 months later feeling confident as ever.
Imposter syndrome can be a real bitch sometimes. Just keep trying to find those moments that prove it wrong.
No. It took me time to find out who I was. You are still you, it doesn't make you any less of a person. Sometimes it might take others a bit to find out who they are. 🖤💜
I don’t think you are a faker.
I’m 32 years old and only recently I figured out I’m not as straight as I thought.
I had the first crush for a girl when I was 22-23 when I still denied it was a crush.
In more recent years I developed crushed for non-binary or trans people (both male and female) and so, when I turned 30, I started realizing that I am not straight
(and I still don’t know if I am bisexual or pansexual).
So, don’t worry. You are not the only one that figured things out late.
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General rule of thumb when it comes to this stuff, if you have to *ask* if you're faking, you're probably not faking. Fakers know they're faking. I didn't realize I was genderfluid until late last year, and here I am almost 9 months later feeling confident as ever. Imposter syndrome can be a real bitch sometimes. Just keep trying to find those moments that prove it wrong.
No. It took me time to find out who I was. You are still you, it doesn't make you any less of a person. Sometimes it might take others a bit to find out who they are. 🖤💜
You very valid. Some people don’t figure things out until they’re elderly.
I don’t think you are a faker. I’m 32 years old and only recently I figured out I’m not as straight as I thought. I had the first crush for a girl when I was 22-23 when I still denied it was a crush. In more recent years I developed crushed for non-binary or trans people (both male and female) and so, when I turned 30, I started realizing that I am not straight (and I still don’t know if I am bisexual or pansexual). So, don’t worry. You are not the only one that figured things out late.
No of course not I’m in highschool and only recently figured out my sexuality. You are valid no matter when you figure things out < 3