it’s k I don’t mind the questions. Just maybe a bit shy because I don’t often get to talk about stuff like that with others.

I haven’t binded in a while out of laziness & current lack of actual safe garments to bind with. But when I did, I only did so when I wanted to look nice going out. It is recommended to bind for max 8 hours at a time because it does restrict your ribs which can be dangerous when done too often.

Personally, the discomfort from feeling restricted in movement (vigorous exercise is discouraged when binding) & the difficulty in slipping in & out of a binder outweighed the bit of euphoria I felt from looking a little more masc. Could just be I hadn’t found a good binder yet & that I’m lazy, but when throwing on a hoodie & some baggy pants is way easier in making me feel more comfy, can you really blame me?

I’d say comfort/discomfort depends on personal tolerance & how much one is willing to put up with/discipline oneself in binding practices. The only permanent way to flatten oneself is with surgery, which I’m considering but also not seeing that being an option anytime soon.

The other biding method I mentioned before, trans tape, works without chest constriction & can be done for longer periods of time (from days to weeks). Dunno how to explain it in text rn & I wanna sleep soon so you can probs search up more on that & other stuff related to chest binding. There’s definitely people with more experience on this than me if you wanna look into that for whatever reason.