I am really afraid

[matty7]

bottling it up only takes a toll on your mental health mate - can you tell just one close friend who you trust ? just saying it to another person for the first time is such a relief and it doesn't mean you have to go on and tell anyone else until your ready - I would like to say with some kind of certainty that you will not loose all your friends either - ive seen that as a huge hurdle for some who have posted over the years here on gayspeak about coming out fears....your friends will surprise you....yes they may be some who are not happy or you may have a different relationship going forward with others but the majority will be either just happy for you or even indifferent as they just don't care if you are gay or not - either way you choose - good luck mate