Last Friday, I told my best friend I was probably gay. It was incredibly difficult: I was shaking and cramping up the whole time. But the week before wasn't so great. I've been living the past three years of my life pretending to be someone I'm not. So after a week where the internal stress what making me a very nasty person to other people, I decided I had to be honest to someone. So I did it, I came out of the closet and she was so supportive to me. I still have a lot of people to tell. But in just beginning this process i notice that I am much less worried about people thinking I'm gay. The fact is it's the truth and being out means there's no longer a choice to pretend that you're someone you're not. So do what I did when you're ready, to someone you can trust. It may hurt like hell but I'm much happier today.