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I have this friend, and he feels less then a man for some reason, any advice on this?

edited July 2011 in General Banter
He has been a little insecure with his sexuality, seems to think people think hes gay. Never been that confident with the ladies or even with male bonding.

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  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    I have social anxiety. When I was in highschool it made me bottle up and afraid I was a weirdo. I couldn't speak when I was with a girl. Then two things happened. One thing is I realized with girls that you didn't have to do anything perfect and it didn't really matter (in a way) what the girl thought of you. You were yourself.

    I also learned some coping with the the thought that I was weird and that I had to say something but couldn't find words. I just became ok with not saying anything. And I just 'let that ride'. I felt more comfortable and talkative with people who were safe and I got to know those times in a blue moon when I felt ok.

    From that standpoint of being ok NOT talking I relaxed and felt ok to talk paradoxically. But you can't look at the end of the tunnel other than know its there. You have to learn to be ok with fearing and not talking. Then as you relax you get less fearful. Then the prana or juice of life rises in you and you talk more.
  • someone that is gay isn't less of a man...
  • true didn't mean it like that my friend
  • zombiegirlzombiegirl beating the drum of the lifeless in a dry wasteland Veteran
    i'm confused about the "male bonding" bit, is he concerned that he might be gay himself?
  • its in the back of his mind
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