Disbelief After Coming Out

[guacamole24]

I just came out to my therapist the other day, and saying the words "I'm gay" were absolutely one of the most surreal things that has ever happened to me. I've been dealing with it and holding it in for so long that I could not actually believe that the words came out of my mouth. That night, I felt amazing. I felt like I was taking steps to being a better person and that I was finally going to be able to be who I am.
A few days later, it's all really blurry. I keep having to remind myself that it actually happened. I still feel like I should keep taking steps in coming out and I feel like it was a mature thing to do, but I can't actually believe that it took place.

Has this happened to anybody here? Is it a common thing?

[Donkey]

When anything significant happens, sometimes it does take a while for the brain to accept it. Same with if someone close to you dies or such.

[Craig1995]

Yeah kinda, coming out is probably one of the most liberating things u can do it felt amazing to me when I first started telling friends an how well they took it made it even better they took it so well I wondered if I had dreamed it the next morning :L , Ive still got a long way to go with telling parents and family but it's totally worth it to come out life gets so much better <3

[pineinchneis]

I had that feeling last night after coming out to my best friend

[NextToNormal]

it really is a common thing. you go over it multiple times in your head before you come out. you wonder whats going to happen and you play different scenarios in your mind to try and prepare yourself for whatever may happen. when you do finally come out to someone, you dont actually believe it for a little while because, at times, it becomes a little difficult to separate reality from dreams. the more you tell yourself it did indeed happen and the more you tell people youre comfortable with that you are gay, the easier it will be for you to believe that you did actually come out and tell someone. hope this helps!! :)