I know this is not the best sub to post this in, but I would like some advice from fellow reasonable and logical gay people.

I'm 19F & bisexual. I don't really have a reason to come out to my parents, besides that it would be nice to have it off my chest. Also, figuring out that I'm bisexual when I was in high school caused a serious and noticeable decline in my mental heath, and my parents don't know why I was in such a bad state during that period, and I wish I could tell them why. Additionally, I discuss politics a lot with them, and I wish I could tell them why I'm so opinionated when it comes to LGB & T issues.

I feel like these aren't good reasons to come out to my parents. Finding out that I'm bisexual would devastate them. They're more understanding of gays & lesbians, but they perceive bisexual people as sexual deviants and perverts who want to fuck everyone and everything. I also don't want them to perceive me as being like the unhinged "queer" activists making headlines almost daily.

I originally planned to come out to them when I was 18 a few weeks after starting college, because I was hoping to start dating women soon. However, I couldn't do it, so I decided to only come out to them if I actually started dating a woman (which will likely never happen).

Just the thought of coming out to them makes me feel ill. It's hard to make my lips say the words "I'm bisexual" to other people too - I freeze. I think if I ever did come out to them, I would have to be heavily intoxicated or sedated.