Heartfullofguilt2 wrote:3 things.
1. Even though my therapist said I couldn't get into any trouble like legally for this, I feel maybe I could like in the future. Maybe if like they suddenly hate me.
2. Will the average person hate me for those 5 things? Or be extremely different around me? Or I don't know, want to hurt me? A lot of times I think what if my sisters boyfriend like finds out and hates me or wants to hurt me? A lot of times with family I feel awkward because of the stuff I told them, sometimes I wish I didn't say anything to my sister or brother or anyone because nobody remembered. I don't know, the hatred I feel pending from society is important to me.
3. Lastly, do I even deserve to get over it and use the tools given from my therapist? Do I deserve to enjoy music, games, family, friends, and stuff? If not what's the point to living? Honesty please.
1: I'd honestly be amazed if you could find a judge somewhere that would charge you for what you did considering how long ago and relatively minor it was.
2: Idk, but I imagine they wouldn't. The "average person" doesn't exist, everyone reacts to things differently. I'm sure there are some people who would hate you, just as there are those who wouldn't really care.
3: Admittedly I'm struggling with this myself, but honestly on this point I think you need to take a purely selfish viewpoint. Hopefully, you should have a fair few years left in you. Why live out the rest of those decades in constant misery? I mean, it is you who's going to be experiencing it, and living in misery out of some misguided concept of self-flaggelation for the sake of the spectre of a public opinion that you've built up in your mind isn't going to help
anyone - not yourself, not your family, and not a public that doesn't know and if it did probably wouldn't care too much - even if they were as disgusted as you fear they might be, they're not going to be dwelling on the fact that you're enjoying watching a film or reading a book or whatever - they've got way too many far more important concerns on their mind to be fixated on what one guy they'll have heard about is doing.