Coming Out of the Closet: Aftermath
After I came out as an atheist, I began dealing with familiar baggage along with new problems that people deal with when they come out of the closet. It's the type of stuff that would make a Bible believer go, "If only you didn't turn your back on God." The feeling of being an outsider returned after a three-year hiatus. That's what happens when you are socially withdrawn from by sixty-plus people. I spent twelve years as an outcast during my school years, so this was nothing new. I was continuing my education at UACCB and the chancellor (who I was working for) & the staff became like an extended family to a degree, but that stop my social anxiety from gradually growing. After a year, I started playing sick to miss work days because I was getting more and more scared of making a call-screening error or interacting with chamber of commerce people. I also became suicidal, and Bible believers would be happy to run away with that. After seven years, I'v...