(Made it 5 days without posting… deleted some things; and maybe I can keep moving forward now…)
I said some stuff on a penis thread(5 days ago) and felt like there was no rectifying THAT. (Prob., the truest reason for me ‘going’)… and afterward … I also questioned what I’m capable of spouting…
For brevity; I pose to fellow community members to ask me questions (if the spirit here, moves you), or toss me an accusation(s) even… And do so - TOO, if you think I merely have a guilty conscience, because I do.
Making people more paranoid on gender matters, women’s rights(human rights), or making men and women trust each other any modicum less, is not the end result I want(ed), or intend(ed).
I’m a good man, decent, and have too many examples of real happiness in my life to ‘not belong on here’ in an O.K. capacity.
My therapist who I’ve seen 5 times thus far says I need to forgive MYSELF. We worked on this, she reminded me that I forgive, and therefore many many many others probably do as well.
It was in the context of feeling I have enemies and feel unsafe from reprisals or exactings of revenge… (the whole nine.).
This is what I really think it comes down to for you. You carry minor mistakes with you and berate yourself constantly. We all say dumb things and we all say and do things we later regret. But that doesn’t make you a bad person.