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3/14/24, 8:50 AM Module 07: Suggested Activity - Personal Reflection: What does the closet feel like?: (Spring 2024) PSY 270 (E50W) - Psychology of Human Sexuality

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Module 07: Suggested Activity - Personal Reflection: What does the closet feel like? This reflection is designed for students who have not had the experience of 'coming out of the closet' re. their sexuality.

First, write down three roles and aspects of your life that are very important to who you are (such as, being a student, a mom, a friend, your goals, etc).

Now, spend an entire day and do not talk about anything that has to do with these three roles/aspects that you listed. You are not allowed to discuss these very important parts of your life.

How did you feel during the day in which you were not allowed to discuss important aspects of yourself? What strategies did you use to avoid your personal "forbidden" topics - changing the subject, talking superficially, etc?

Imagine how it must feel to be "in the closet" with your sexuality or a romantic relationship with someone of the same gender and the effort that it takes as well as the social, emotional, and psychological toll it takes, to not discuss these aspects every day.