One year out of the closet update

One year ago I left my husband and came out as a lesbian. For some people it was a complete shock, others I told and their only reaction was well duh! I struggled with deep feelings of loss and self loathing for the way I left him, for my constant wavering on whether or not I did the right thing for a really long time.

Battling the feelings that you’re back in puberty apparently is common in newly out people. I had no idea that I could feel that intense of a feeling toward someone. Honestly, I thought I was broken, that there was something wrong with me. That or I was…