WDC Mental Health Support Forum

I'm glad to hear your depression is doing better. It's really rough what you're going through. I think it's really important for you to tell your parents about your uncle. That's the kind of secret that eats away at a person, and they can help make sure you're safe from future assaults. Are you in therapy? If not, it would probably be a really good idea to help you with the things you are struggling with. As for your gender/sexuality issue, congratulations on feeling like you've found where you fit in the world. It's not easy to admit you're different, even to yourself. With your parents being how they are, it is going to be really hard to approach them. I know how Jehovah's Witnesses are, and your mother doesn't sound much more accepting. I wonder how old you are, how close you are to being able to move out on your own? The idea that you might get kicked out is awful, but it does happen to people when they come out too often. Remember you have rights though--it's your parents' responsibility to take care of you until you are eighteen, I don't think they can legally kick you out if you refuse to leave. (My mom kicked me out, not when she found out I was bisexual, but that didn't help matters) I left, but in retrospect, and as a parent, I'm pretty sure a parent can get in trouble for that kind of behavior. I hope things continue to look up for you, you have a bit of a struggle ahead of you.

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