3 Reasons Why Identifying As Bisexual Will Make Your Life Better

1) It Boosts Your Self-Esteem and Confidence

Assertively identifying as bisexual enhances your confidence and makes you feel better about yourself.  It’s true that if you hide your bisexuality, then you’ll avoid some of the prejudice and stigma directed at bisexual people. But there’s a cost.  You’ll never feel known and accepted by others.

We all want to be loved and accepted.  When we don’t receive enough love and acceptance, especially from the important people in our lives, then our confidence and self-image can be low.  If you choose not to identify as bisexual, then a major part of who you are will never be known and accepted, even by your closest friends and family.

In addition, if we don’t identify as bisexual because society doesn’t like it, then we validate society’s view that bisexuality is something to be ashamed of, or something illegitimate.  This can contribute to internalised biphobia, where we feel that there really is something wrong with our bisexual orientation and identity.

2) You Become Part of a Community
Identifying as bisexual connects you to a community of other bisexual people.  You can interact with bisexual people online via forums, blogs and vlogs, or in person at bisexual social and support groups.

It’s hugely empowering to engage with the experience of other bisexual people.  It helps relieve the sense of isolation that we commonly feel, and enables us to develop our understanding of our own sexuality.

Building relationships with other b
isexual people will also reinforce your sense of bisexual identity.  Witnessing others confidently identifying as bisexual is a great confidence booster!

3) You Change Society

Identifying as bisexual challenges society’s prejudice and faulty beliefs about bisexuality.  Society says we don’t exist? Well, here I am, bisexual and proud! Society says this is just a phase? Well, I’m still bisexual!
Every person that identifies as bisexual and tells others about it changes perceptions, even if you only tell one person! The more people identify openly as bisexual, the harder it will be for myths and negative messages about bisexuality to survive. Identifying as bisexual, therefore, doesn’t just improve your life, but also the lives of others.
So, if you’re lacking confidence in identifying as bisexual, consider the benefits. It really can change your life!