Got catfished so hard I need therapy now✌🏻

I met someone in an online game - girl pfp, nice vibes, and we started playing together regularly. Soon we got close, moved to Discord, and ended up talking 4–5 hours every single day without missing a day for almost 2.5 years. We shared everything and built what I thought was a genuine bond (basically my daily routine at that point ). Then one day, out of nowhere, they told me they were actually a girl but the pictures they’d been sending were of their cousin because they were insecure and had past trauma. I was confused, but I didn’t make a big deal out of it and even reassured them like “it wouldn’t have changed anything for me.”

But a few days later… plot twist got a sequel. They admitted they weren’t even a girl. It was a guy the entire time, unsure about his identity. At that moment I just sat there questioning my life choices like… what did I just spend 2.5 years on 😭. I’m not even gonna lie, it messed me up for days felt sick, confused, and lowkey betrayed.

Honestly, I’m laughing at it now a little, but at the same time it’s kinda sad how real it all felt.I’m still trying to process everything and honestly don’t know how to deal with it… what would you do in my place?