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will17
Is any1 confsed about their sexuality? it's just i think i might be gay but don't know what to do about it. Please help any1 that can.


Erm..well, do you find yourself sexually attracted to men or women?
Reply 2
What do you mean by 'do' about it?
Reply 3
Erm..well, do you find yourself sexually attracted to men or women?
I find them both attractive i mean there r girls i like but i only seem to get errect when i see a naked man.
Reply 4
Chrism
What do you mean by 'do' about it?

i don't know just has any1 had a similar experience and if yes how did people take it when you told them.
Reply 5
mm dont be fooled by idolisation...there is a difference

there are men i look at and i think 'corr blimey!' and its not cus im gay, its probably just a bit of envy within me...my mind saying 'i wudnt mind being him!' type thing
Reply 6
My friends (those who know) haven't had any problems with my sexuality. Don't let it define you and just be yourself.

Random psychobabble I know, but thats about as much help anybody can give you.
Reply 7
Lucas
mm dont be fooled by idolisation...there is a difference

there are men i look at and i think 'corr blimey!' and its not cus im gay, its probably just a bit of envy within me...my mind saying 'i wudnt mind being him!' type thing

yeah i know what you mean but i just don't seem to be able to get a hard on at hetro porn yet i really like some of the girls i lnow at school.
Reply 8
Are you, perhaps, bi rather than gay?
Chrism
Are you, perhaps, bi rather than gay?

thats what I was thinking. How old are you?
Reply 10
Chrism
Are you, perhaps, bi rather than gay?

i thought that at first. i suppose what i'm really asking is has any1 come out and was it hard. i know it sounds like a complete u turn but i don't know what else to say.
Im a straight girl, but I can still look at the female form and find it visually appealing. It can be beautiful, worth drawing and gazing at for a long time, but I never ever find it a sexual thing. Its beautiful the way a work of art can be.
I think if you are getting sexually aroused by men then there's a good chance that for now at least you are bisexual, if only midly so. Im a believer that sexuality isnt a static and unchanging thing, its always redefining itself. You might be bi-curious, newly bi, or have been bi for a while and just denying it. It must be a confusing time at first, but if you remember that everyone is different, and dont try and label yourself too strictly, you should be free to explore how you feel. In the same way that we date different people to find the right one, you might be experimenting with both genders, before you decide who you are attracted to, one, both, or neither.
As for what you can "do"... if you want some help from professionals google tells me the London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard Tel: 020 7837 7324 is good. also the samaritans 08457 909090 can help you if you are feeling down, and should be able to provide you with plenty of infortmation and advice.
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queenselphie
Im a straight girl, but I can still look at the female form and find it visually appealing. It can be beautiful, worth drawing and gazing at for a long time, but I never ever find it a sexual thing. Its beautiful the way a work of art can be.
I think if you are getting sexually aroused by men then there's a good chance that for now at least you are bisexual, if only midly so. Im a believer that sexuality isnt a static and unchanging thing, its always redefining itself. You might be bi-curious, newly bi, or have been bi for a while and just denying it. It must be a confusing time at first, but if you remember that everyone is different, and dont try and label yourself too strictly, you should be free to explore how you feel. In the same way that we date different people to find the right one, you might be experimenting with both genders, before you decide who you are attracted to, one, both, or neither.
As for what you can "do"... if you want some help from professionals google tells me the London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard Tel: 020 7837 7324 is good. also the samaritans 08457 909090 can help you if you are feeling down, and should be able to provide you with plenty of infortmation and advice.

thanks
Reply 13
will17
i thought that at first. i suppose what i'm really asking is has any1 come out and was it hard. i know it sounds like a complete u turn but i don't know what else to say.


I know people who have come out and had no real problems, and some who have a hand a few problems with parents or friends/school people...Just take your time, become confident as to how you feel before considering outing yourself, unless you think you can benefit from talking to a good friend...Just explore you feelings and see whether it's just envy/strong friendship or if it's actually males that turn you on etc, instead of/as well as females...
Reply 14
~Raphael~
I know people who have come out and had no real problems, and some who have a hand a few problems with parents or friends/school people...Just take your time, become confident as to how you feel before considering outing yourself, unless you think you can benefit from talking to a good friend...Just explore you feelings and see whether it's just envy/strong friendship or if it's actually males that turn you on etc, instead of/as well as females...

yeah, if i was gona come out there is only 1 person i feel i could trust and even then i'm still uneasy about it. i just don't know if i could feel sexuly attractive to a girl the same way i do to men
Reply 15
At the end of the day you are who you are, and you have no need to justify your sexuality or who you find attractive to anyone.
Reply 16
Have a look on http://www.altsex.org/ which has information on sexuality, being bisexual or homosexual and all sorts of things which you might find useful.

Don't worry about being confused, it's perfectly normal in your teenage years to be unsure of your sexuality and be unsure of your feelings about men and women. Don't worry yourself about it because you are confused because that won't help. Be relaxed and comfortable in the fact that you don't know exactly "who you are" yet and then it'll help you discover what your true feelings are.
Reply 17
i had the same thing.....i have a boyfriend and i was certian i was straight. But recently ive realised im bi cuz i find girls physically attractive and get turned on by them. i still complety love my bf...and we both just look at it as an added extra! im not planning to act about my newfound bisexualness its just there as an extra in my eyes :smile:

i suggest you kinda do the same thing. just think yourself as bi for the moment and see where it leads......
Reply 18
I had a similar problem not long ago where I thought I might be bi coz I thought I was feeling something for other girls. I realised over time that I am straight but I think I was more curious to see what it would be like to be with a girl and I think most girls sometimes think 'Wow that girl is hot' whether it's out of curiosity or jealousy.
I blame it on my crazy hormones.
Reply 19
comming out can be very scary- but I found that once I told one friend I couldnt stop myself, I guess I was lucky that I did not get one bad reaction from my friends. The problem was that my family is quite hompophobic but even my mum is slowly accpeting me, its taking a long time though, I told her when I was 17.

I know how it can feel, you must feel very confused, I was. I kept battling constant hertosexual images that your sourrounded by thinking that I just wanted to be "normal".

The best advice I can give you is just take your time, dont feel theres some mad rush to be out and proud, tell a close friend and talk about it. I was in a relationship with a girl when I realised it really was not for me.

I still find girls attractive but thats as far as it goes, the thought of sex with them does nothing for me, I have been there done that and got bored.
I think I need to stop this essay! LoL

Hope I made sense
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