Carol-Lee:
“The worst thing that can happen is to be very upset yourself about it and start crying and ‘I have to tell you something horrible.’ And I’ve heard stories of people doing that and the results are not usually very, very positive.
“I’ve recommended to people, and I did it myself, to practice on your friends. Your friends that are nonjudgmental are the ones you want to pick and practice on, your same-sex friends.
“You’ll be surprised at how many of them will say, ‘oh yeah, I know somebody else who has that. You know, my brother, my cousin. I dated a guy.’ You’ll hear that a lot.
“I’ve talked to so many people that have been afraid to approach somebody and I think, ‘But that person might have had it, too.’ So my suggestions are practice on your friends until you can say it comfortably to them and then be confident about yourself when you say it to someone else.”
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