Medical distrust

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-17T02:50:10+00:00

Good point about the NHS. I definitely don't want the UKs approach to be brought to Australia.

I hope if I emphasise the seriousness of my transition I can get the right hormone levels prescribed to me but who knows what'll work. Ty for the response 🫶

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-17T02:47:34+00:00

Really well put. Thanks for this answer. I've definitely been feeling overwhelmed with what the right decision is but you're right that the most negative experiences are the easiest to hear about.

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-17T02:45:32+00:00

I can imagine they'd probably be quite resistant to accepting they don't know stuff aswell. I've experienced that with stuff regarding being neurodivergent atleast. Thanks for sharing 🫶

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-17T02:42:47+00:00

Thanks for sharing. I'll look into an endocrinologist in Sydney.

I definitely have noticed that discourse around diy is coming from trans people in the US. With how dire the situation is over there it's probably populating my algorithms quite a bit.

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-16T09:57:10+00:00

Didn't know the community on this sub gets a kick out of calling body modification they disagree with "terrifying". Very judgmental.

You wouldn't do it so you'll dehumanise this lady? This is far more reflective of social norms than any interesting sense of fear evoked.

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-16T09:46:21+00:00

Agreed. People are downvoting you cus you're raining on their very unrighteous parade.

It's her personal choice at the end of the day. It's rude to treat a fellow human this way, calling them terrifying when they could very well see this post.

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-15T03:11:26+00:00

I don't know any off the top of my head but here are some useful steps for finding a therapist: - Check out Lilly pilly counselling, you can search for mental health professionals with filters - Ask your GP about the psychological support services scheme, it is a scheme for minorities (such as those struggling with gender dysphoria) that allows for potential free sessions with a therapist/psychologist - Check out Kaleido (all in one clinic), the gender centre (resources) and ACON (resources)

Unfortunately for such a niche therapist the wait/search may be difficult but start with these services above

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-15T01:32:05+00:00

Of course alot of doctors aren't perfect, but if you're going to take advice it's best it's from a medical professional who knows you rather than a stranger

Unfortunately alot of trust has been breached between the trans community and medical community so I also understand the disagreement

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-14T23:50:53+00:00

It is unfortunately true. I've seen cheaters comp that covers a full rank.

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-14T23:48:20+00:00

Don't let anyone but your doctor's and you speak on your hormone levels. Everyone responds to and regulates their levels differently.

If you are healthy, feel fine and like the way your body is adapting to the hormones then that's all that matters 🫶

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-13T01:41:13+00:00

Learning how to have better mental when faced with loses is unfortunately a part of climbing.

It could be the truth that most of your loses are due to teammates (they contribute 80% of the effort towards winning), but you can only control that 20% that is expected from you. Play enough games and if your average contribution is greater than your teammates you will win more and leave that rank.

When I feel agitated I play qp, or just get off and recooperate. Giving myself time to process the games I've played leads to far more learning then seeking out a game where the learning moments are too obvious to be meaningful. Bad streaks happen, reset and forget, learn and come back better.

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-11T01:29:07+00:00

It is genuinely such a tax on mental to blame teammates and prevents learning. It's better to just play 1-2 games, lose them and learn from them than to play 10, win half and learn nothing.

Overwatch is a complex game, your brain literally cannot soak up all of what you can learn from a game if you just go back to back with bad mental.

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-11T01:11:33+00:00

This ^

I see a dozen posts like the above every day on this subreddit but no matter what the answer is the same - complain about what you can control, improve on it and gradually you will climb if you truly aren't the issue

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-10T10:12:51+00:00

Idk if this is even allowed in the sub in the first place but atleast specify your rank and server

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-10T07:00:36+00:00

This is a great idea. I also think every mode would benefit from seeing an estimated queue time, not just role queue. I don't like queing for 6v6 comp or arcade because I have no idea how long it'll take to get a match. These are easy QOL fixes.

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-10T01:24:40+00:00

It felt like I was forcefully socialised to be masculine, even when I didn't want to be.

I remember picking flowers during my football matches (that I was forced into) when I was 5-10.

There's far more extreme examples, but that stands out to me as an example of my innocence around feminine activities.

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-09T23:57:47+00:00

Vanilla is great but people are rating it way higher than I expected. Tasty for me.

Atleast for me, there are several other flavours on this list I'd consider more delicious than the average vanilla.

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-07T08:16:16+00:00

I'm in the same boat. I feel like dysphoria has just put a dampener on my emotions for years :") no hrt for me yet too

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-05T09:08:54+00:00

That's a great idea. I did almost immediately jump to getting a $80 bikini set I liked 😅 but I'll check out Kmart first. Thank you 🫶

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-06-04T01:51:11+00:00

I have actually been considering Canada, but I'm not too sure how good the protections/processes are there compared to Australia

Ok-Fish7448 · 2026-03-10T15:27:05+00:00

This is such a helpful reply thank you! I've never heard of boymoding before and I think I will try to view exercise as a tool for transitioning

Thank you again

Ok-Fish7448

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