LGBTQ·Posted on Feb 20, 201518 Pictures That Perfectly Sum Up Coming Out Of The Closet*Opens closet door* *Trips*by Sarah KarlanBuzzFeed News ReporterLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. This is your life when you're thinking about coming out of the closet to your friends and loved ones: Tap to reveal Click to reveal 2. It's not pretty. All these confusing ~feelings~ are making everything else sort of hard to focus on: Tap to reveal Click to reveal 3. When someone asks you about your sexual orientation you struggle to form a coherent sentence: Tap to reveal Click to reveal 4. Coming out of the closet is a graceful affair...almost never: Tap to reveal Click to reveal 5. Because, frankly, you're still figuring it out for yourself — it's a process: Tap to reveal Click to reveal 6. All the anxiety of holding onto this secret builds up inside and you just. Want. To. Let. It. Go: Tap to reveal Click to reveal 7. How much longer can you let your true identity lurk behind closed doors? Tap to reveal Click to reveal 8. Coming out is all about figuring things out and answering those unsolved questions: Tap to reveal Click to reveal 9. You spend hours worrying if people already know and not knowing how to feel about that: Tap to reveal Click to reveal 10. You've had a few close calls in the past that, frankly, you'd rather forget about: Tap to reveal Click to reveal 11. Odds are that thoughtful and perfect "coming-out speech" will go completely out the window: Tap to reveal Click to reveal 12. And tbh, you're tired of attending family functions and introducing your bae as "just a friend." Tap to reveal Click to reveal 13. The signs are everywhere: It's time to live your best life. Tap to reveal Click to reveal 14. Seriously, the signs are everywhere: Tap to reveal Click to reveal 15. And I mean everywhere: 16. But after you come out? You. Come. Out. Tap to reveal Click to reveal 17. Just remember: Those who matter don't mind... Tap to reveal Click to reveal 18. ...and those who mind? Don't matter. Tap to reveal Click to reveal 28 Stages Every Baby Gay Goes Through buzzfeed.com