Was that "afraid of acceptance" or "afraid of rejection"?
I suspect that part of the time, we worry that no-one will notice the difference! ("Dude, there's something different about you these days! Hmmmm -- I know! You never used to drink Miller Lite before!")
The crossdressing community is one that needs to stick together and continue to be there for each other for whatever one needs. We are always trying to improve the forum to better serve the crossdresser in all of us.