Your previous comment, and my observations of other people, made me think otherwise

Well... yes and no. To stop believing was as easy as apathy. It's just that sometimes I wish I hadn't. If I still were able to believe in an omnipotent being who loves me beyond measure and has a plan for my life, things might not be better, but at least the bad parts of life would be easier to understand.

My parents were surprisingly cool about the whole agnostic thing when I told them, and it felt unbelievably good to not have to pretend anymore. "Coming out" might not be as bad as your friend thinks. Or then again it might, as I don't know her parents at all.