This was always a difficult part of religion for me. Trying to participate and believe in something when you feel like the people around you would hate you if they knew who you were. It feels like you're basically trying to fit yourself into a box that you don't fit into, and no matter what anyone said to me, my brain was like, "Yeah, that's what they're saying, but the priest said X, Y, Z..."
I think that's just a super difficult time in general. But when you're discovering who you are and feeling like you're going to face backlash, it's definitely bad for your mental health.
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