Anonymous #1 5w

okay here’s the thing. i agreed with and said a lot of things that i’m horrified at NOW but back then i think i let my parents have way too much influence on me and i wanted to get along with them and feel close with them. i’ve always felt that i’m in the middle of the road when it comes to the left and the right, but i drifted off to the right further than i guess i would have liked to and i feel like im “waking up” to the fact that i don’t actually believe all of that.

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Anonymous #1 5w

i also have an anxiety disorder that makes me hyper fixate on these types of things. like i know it’s actually not that terrible but it’s just on my mind at the moment and my mind is telling me that im a terrible, awful person for it. but yes, i know it sounds ridiculous and that it’s not realistic for me to be so upset about it 😭

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Anonymous OP 5w

All good😭 I’m sure due to the disorder it’s easier said than done, but trust your convictions and don’t look at the “right or left” politics. Just do your research vouch for what you believe in, then you’ve got nothing to have guilt for. As long as you’re doing what you feel is right now you’ve got nothing to be stressed about from the past

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Anonymous #1 5w

thank you kind stranger i appreciate you.

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Anonymous OP 5w

Also I’ve been seeing it very common (mostly on the left side) that people will villainize you for not sharing the same beliefs as them. Don’t worry about what those people say, we all come from different experiences and come to our own conclusions based on them. If you try to do what’s morally right you’re already on the right path

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