For the longest time I have felt out of place in the world. I always felt I had to hide who I truly am because everyone, and I mean everyone (family and friend) around me, would look at me in a strange and weird way when I tried being me. I still feel this way, but since joining this site over a year ago I finally feel like I can be who I really am in some part of my life and it is liberating. I have never felt this freeing feeling ever in my life as I did the day I joined. I feel I don't need to hide that I like mange and anime. I don't need to hide that I wish I had more tattoos than blank skin. I haven't felt like me my whole life till I joined SuicideGirls because I haven't met anyone on this site that isn't true to who they are. In my daily life in Colorado I feel that if I step out side of anyone's comfort zone that everyone will look at you different; regardless of who you are, what you look like, or what you like. I know no one is listening but it feels so good to get this out and possible for maybe anyone to know that this site makes me feel like I am myself for probably the first time in my life. If you listen thanks you and thank you to all of the SuicideGirls community for making me feel at home.