Does anyone else feel the need to "come out" as a non-believer to everyone that identified you as one before deconstruction?
I feel like my whole life and identity was built around being a believer. I went to a private christian school during my elementary school years where I was trained to be a martyr for Christ. After graduating high school, I went to 3 years of Bethel (Atlanta) School of Supernatural Ministry and became one of the outreach leaders. I've "ministered" to thousands of people at this point. I started my deconstruction in 2012.
Since that time, I have become a recluse. I don't really talk to any old friends or even my family for the most part. Letting go of god has been such an alienating process, but it has made me closer to myself and understanding my own emotions and desires. In a way, it has made me more human. Letting go of Christianity has made me feel more accountable for my own failures and successes.
Lately, I've been struggling with making a post on Facebook telling everyone who and why I am currently. I've lost everyone from my prior life, but I feel the need to be equally outspoken with my non-belief as I was when I was a believer.
Has anyone dealt with this feeling, and how did you handle it? Did you feel better after "coming out"?