Your closet to come out of

[DarkenedWolfEye]

I may be a Were. I'm not sure yet, but I know there's more to this thing I have with wolves than I let on.

No, you're not. Don't lie to yourself. That will never help.

And what the hell would you know about it? I think you presume quite a bit, telling me about my species identity.

 

[DarkenedWolfEye]

Well there's the fact that it's not physically possible. And that there's no wolf gene in humans to make it any part of you, if we have any evolutionary ancestors in common they split off before wolves ever came to be as they are now.

Oh! No, you misunderstand. When I say 'Were', I don't mean I think I'm an actual were-creature. I mean, I feel I have a spiritual connection with a particular animal - that a coyote is my animal self. Weres are part of the furry fandom community; you can look it up on Wikipedia if you want further clarification.

 

[Phlakes]

I may be a Were. I'm not sure yet, but I know there's more to this thing I have with wolves than I let on.

No, you're not. Don't lie to yourself. That will never help.

And what the hell would you know about it? I think you presume quite a bit, telling me about my species identity.

So, a Were is someone with a spiritual connection with an animal?

Okay, that's better, but no, you don't have a spiritual connection, you just have an obsession (negative connotations aside) with them and want a spiritual connection, so you started believing it. People's brains do crazier shit all the time.

 

[Wyes]

I have a transformation fetish that I told my previous sexual partner about, but am yet to tell my current girlfriend about (we've only been dating for about 8 months, but we've both been pretty open with each other. That said, she knows that I have a fetish I'm not telling her about, which doesn't bother her).

 

[Alkaline]

I'm gay and Asperger's.

Only my brother and two other people in real life know about me being queer. And outside of my family, I only really know of two people who know of my Asperger syndrome.

Aaaaaand, that's about it, really. Where I live is fairly secular, and my family knows full well that I'm into extreme heavy metal (Dad was a metalhead himself back in his day).

Captcha: Meek's witzeat

 

[Queen Michael]

I read yaoi. Dirty yaoi. Porny yaoi. M-rated. My mom would probably not want to know.

 

[Zirat]

Ehhh... I don't really have anything to be honest, which I guess isn't exactly

Extreme self loathing and a horrid paranoiac, self-convinced asexual, and social failure. So... nothing out of the ordinary really. Though it is surprising to know that when people find this out about they're usually somewhat shocked at the depth of which this kinda goes, which is unusual since I make no means to hide it but eh, wat'chagonnado?

 

[Crazy]

I'm atheist, and shocked my grandparents and was pity by the fiance. All I did was lulz.

 

[DarkenedWolfEye]

So, a Were is someone with a spiritual connection with an animal?

Okay, that's better, but no, you don't have a spiritual connection, you just have an obsession (negative connotations aside) with them and want a spiritual connection, so you started believing it. People's brains do crazier shit all the time.

You wouldn't know. Don't tell me about myself. We're done here.

 

[Phlakes]

So, a Were is someone with a spiritual connection with an animal?

Okay, that's better, but no, you don't have a spiritual connection, you just have an obsession (negative connotations aside) with them and want a spiritual connection, so you started believing it. People's brains do crazier shit all the time.

You wouldn't know. Don't tell me about myself. We're done here.

Just don't deny the possibility. That's one of the worst things you could do.

 

[BiscuitTrouser]

Im severely ADHD and im too embarassed to go to a doctor to fix it... its started to ruin my life. Im naturally smart, so for the first 6/7 years of school i could get away with using about 10% of my attention on work and the rest on other things, but now i need to pay attention its starting to destroy me. My friends and girlfriend get angry because my attention wanders SO FAST ALL THE TIME. I cant help it, i just cant, i dont WANT to not pay attention to them, i guinely care what they have to say, something grabs me, my brain drops everything and starts a new focus FOR NO REASON. Its awfull, i have to try and explain why i suddenly get a glazed look so abruptly without giving it away theres something wrong with my head. Im always late for things, i can never plan or schedule, im distracted SO easily that even when i try i fail. I cant pay attention to anything for more than a few mins, maybe thats why im good at and enjoy games. So much happening. I find that when everythings reletively slow paced my attention jumps involunterily.

This is different to not caring or just being bored so my attention wanders. I can feel it happen. It just snaps away to something so suddenly. I forget all social graces and i sometimes just comment on things against my own will when already talking or doing something else. I hate it. I hate it so much.

Im a little scared. Will my employers thing theres something wrong with me? Will anyone see but me? Do the drugs really work? Will it change who i am? I dont know, this is the first time ive said any of this. Nice to have it off my chest a little...

 

[Muspelheim]

I haven't mentioned my furry porn collection to anyone I know in person because it will eventually trickle down to my christian parents...and I'm sure you guys can imagine how awkward explaining why there's 224 images of blue fox-girls doing naughty things in my pictures folder(Yes, they're not even hidden!) to them.


I'm not worried about accidental discovery. My parents have old eyes and have to have resolutions as low as 1280x720 to read the font. On top of that they respect my privacy and don't try to snoop around on my machine. My desktop runs at 2048x1536. The only way they'd accidentally see it is if I left it open like a dumbass.

I guess I'm in a similar situation since I draw that, admittadly amongst other things, but still. But thankfully, I've never been subject for a search, and I doubt they'd care very much. And I store all that stuff in a black folder marked "Sex & Violence" with a disclaimer that I will not be held responsible for awkward dinner table conversations that might follow. So I think I'm pretty well-covered. Don't go digging if you don't want muddied boots and all.

But then again, my family would be more likely to say "Well, at least it's something creative... Perhaps you could make a dime or two off it?" if they would. But a fair warning is still a good idea.

Thanks for being supportive. What you say is true and I'm sure my whole family holds the same ideal. While there's no guarantee people will act by their ideals when it really matters, your reminder is reassuring. And while feeling this reassurance I find myself invited to reflect back on everything good about my family and realize what an asshole I just made out of myself. Speculating on the possibility of being disowned by my brother and father in a manner that could be regarded as flippant is an insult they don't deserve. While the possibility of such a drastic response can't be entirely eliminated neither is it remotely likely. Any speculation about such a reaction should be done with the utmost care to respect the love and care they've both shown me.

But it's worse than just that as it strikes me that I've already "come out" about something that for many people is just as hard as telling their family they're homosexual and I hardly worried about it. I told my dad I didn't believe Christianity. It was during normal conversation, he asked me if I believed Christianity and I said no. I was worried but not unduly so. He wasn't happy but accepted it. He's since put forth no effort to convince me to reconvert. And this is the man whose Christian beliefs I found scary? So not only have I insulted the good love my father has shown me, I've been horribly unappreciative of just how accepting he's already been.

Aye, holding your family to the high standards they deserve is true affection. From the sound of it, I can't imagine them disowning you for such a small detail. But I wouldn't say you have insulted anything or anyone, it's just that you have gained a wider perspective. And honestly, sometimes we all get a bit carried away by our worries, it's natural. But as you say, they seem ready to accept who you are because they love you, like a family should.

I wish you the best of luck!

 

[backinthepresentfuture]

me? i liked resident evil outbreak, and i tried to like "too human" tried being a key word.

 

[requisitename]

I only tell people on the internet about my schizoaffective disorder (aside from my doctors, my very best friend and the family who're too physically close for me to hide it from). I don't tell other people because of the knee-jerk "crazy people are violent/want to fuck up your life however they can" reaction. I used to be more open about it, but then I learned that people would use it against me if given half a chance to do so. So, now.. I don't. I just live quietly with it and wish I could give people an honest answer when they ask me if I'm okay.

:-(

That was depressing, but I feel so much better now. Thank you.

 

[malkavianmadman]

The biggest one for me would be the geek closet. And whats funny is im out of that one but people who know me think i get offended when they use the term geek in a non-offensive way to describe me. (e.g. A woman I know once told her husband I am their 'computer geek' she then got a look on her face like she just said i was satan. and all i could do was laugh)

 

[Sarah Kerrigan]

I don't have the heart to tell my parents I read yaoi and yuri (yet, I am a pure straight female) They would probably try to get me 'help' for it, wich would cause an even bigger mess.

And they do know I am a brony, but seeing as I'm female, they don't seem to mind, just find it slightly disturbing.