November 12, 2011

Study finds bisexual women more depressed, stressed

gaywrites:

A new study by George Mason University finds women who identify as bisexual are more likely to struggle with stress and depression than women who identify as gay or straight .

The study also found that bisexual men and women were more likely to abuse alcohol. The likelihood of alcohol abuse dropped for bisexual men as they got older, but stayed the same for bisexual women. 

The bisexual participants said that they felt “invisible”.

“There tends to be this expectation or standard that a person picks one sexual identity and sticks with it. I think there’s a lot of misunderstanding about bisexuals. I think their risk has a lot more to do with stigma,” says lead researcher Lisa Lindly.

I really don’t know what to make of this. If this is true, that’s pretty upsetting. 

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    ……. Well then……
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    I could Understand why. Completely.
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    Honestly, I’m not sure if this is true, but I’d believe it. Bisexuality isn’t always accepted in the heterosexual or...
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    This is really sad. Bisexual identities are just as valid as monosexual identities. I hope that sometime soon we can get...
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    My brother goes to George Mason University! Sometimes I feel like this perfectly describes me.
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    I think that’s a whole different kind of stigma altogether. I get this because if you say your bi, you aren’t gay and...
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    Before finally identifying myself as ‘Lesbian’ or ‘gay’, I Identified myself as bi-sexual. There was an instance where I...
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