Is it normal to not want to be gay when you are?
I’m a 30 year old man who is dealing with an attraction to men. I’ve never been involved with a man but I have the fear that I’ll act on my feelings and I’m not sure that’s what I want to do. I feel confused about my sexuality because there was a point in time where I was talking to women and ever since Christmas my attraction to men has intensified. All I think about 24/7 is my attraction to men and I can’t even focus at work because of it. I keep wondering whether reading the Bible and developing a closer relationship with God will help me overcome my sexual attraction to men. My therapist is telling me to embrace being gay but I am clearly not comfortable with it. I keep asking myself why is God putting me through the constant back and forth with my sexuality and why is he making me have this inner turmoil. I have no peace when I wake up in the morning or when I go to bed at night. I’m afraid of my attraction to men. I’ve told people I’m gay but I really don’t want to be. Some people have told me that I can’t say I’m gay because I haven’t lived that lifestyle but wouldn’t you say an attraction to men makes one gay? What do I do? Where do I turn when I feel like I’m in complete darkness. I keep talking to people about how I’m having a hard time
accepting it. I truly want to overcome being gay but the feelings are still there. I feel powerless and it hurts. I can’t concentrate on other things.