Queerly anxious

[seekingthegood]

is anyone else out here LGBTQ+ and anxious/depressed?

[gerg]

No, if you are feeling anxiety or depression you are straight...I’m just kidding.

I think that anxiety and depression are universal. They can effect parts of any known group. Young, old, tall or short, our minds are really pretty much the same.

[seekingthegood in reply to gerg]

definitely true that they are universal! just sometimes different fears or factors going into it and was looking to see if anyone could relate

[gerg in reply to seekingthegood]

I have done a lot of groups with people that were different than me in every way. What is normal? The gay man and I walk out of group discussing how our issues are exactly the same. Trans gender, black, short, skinny, or handsome, that person’s work is my work. I just don’t see any real separation of needs.

I would say that my group experiences have been as diverse as is possible. I have sat in groups with murderers, teachers, and a lot of people who have no idea what they are. LBGTQ seems to make no difference once the ice is broken. Before that there may be some differing tensions, but I think that happens to everyone.