TW: S****dal thoughts
Hello everyone.
I have posted a lot of times here looking for advice or just to rant.
For little context: Iām a 25-year-old woman being forced into a marriage that I donāt want. Iām pansexual but not out to my parents; Iām also gender-questioning, but I donāt have it in me to figure it out now.
I have reached out to the women helpline, and hopefully will be getting a place in a shelter space soon.
I feel like Iām making a huge mistake and that I should just get married to that person. This feeling has consumed my mind most of the time, which makes me feel scared. But I donāt want to ruin this guyās life. Iām being emotionally blackmailed by my dad (that heād o** himself) and thatās what makes me feel like I'm making a mistake.
Consider this as a rant too because I have been keeping it all inside my head and feel like it will explode (wonāt be complaining if it did explode).
I have been doing this all alone. I know people have gone through worse situations alone and came out of it. So this is not me complaining; it is just me wishing someone had stood by me. That being said, Iām so grateful for the counsellor and the person from the helpline who was very understanding.
When I was young, I hated being alone, and somehow wanted to spend my time with friends all the time (which was unrealistic). When I was around 17, I accepted that I had to live with this loneliness. I started hating people after that; started isolating myself more; most of the people at college donāt even remember me. This continued and since I didnāt think I would make it, I didnāt care (told myself that I didnāt care).
This is my relationship with loneliness/being alone. This time, it feels really bad because Iām actually alone with no one to back me up. Sometimes when I open reddit, I see people posting about their brother/sisterās coming out story; about how they want to be supportive; it makes me jealous, wishing I had someone who could be there for me.
Itās all okay because I donāt see myself li**ng past 30. I can manage that long. It still hurts sometimes and I feel like I forgot how to speak haha.
Thank you for reading this far.
TL;DR: Iām trying to escape a forced marriage and I'm scared that Iām making a bad decision. Also the rant about not having anyone to support.