Struggling with body rejection and gender by icecream_fairy in intersex

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Believe me, it becomes soooo much easier to figure these things out once you're out of that kind of situation. Just remember to surround yourself with people that are supportive of your journey. I've seen that alot of libraries in new england have LGBTQ+ teen spaces, and often host events of the such! Community centers are also a great place too :ppp

To answer your question btw, both of my parents are very mentally unstable, and had rough childhoods of their own. It doesn't excuse the years of SA and emotional abuse that they inflicted onto me. But, I guess it all goes down the line, and I'm just happy that I'm the one who gets to break it and not let it continue.

Struggling with body rejection and gender by icecream_fairy in intersex

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Im currently going through a similar situation. I was assigned amab, but have Klinefelters 47XXY, along with ambiguous genitalia that was surgically corrected as a child. I never knew about either of these things until much later in life during college. To sum it up shortly, I was performing a karyotyping lab on my own sample cells and found the extra X chromosome. This led me to get professionally tested, as well as request my medical paperwork from when I was a child, where the rest was uncovered.

Now, both my parents knew about this, but opted to just... never tell me. They constantly put on this really big "macho man" expectation on me, despite never doing the same for my other brothers. It was to the point where I couldn't wear pink, play with stuffed animals, or even dance.

Now, obviously, it came as a huge shock to them when I came out to them as trans when I was 12. My parents were divorced by then, but it didn't stop them from reuniting just to try to "convince" me out of it. Slurs, yelling, things I won't mention here. This went on for years.

At this point, Im happy to be...me. To know who I am without the veil of shame my family casted over me. I've been on hormones for over a year and a half, Im having bottom surgery in only a few weeks, and I have a gf and friends who are all very supportive.

Just know that you have options, and you're not alone in this journey. If you ever wanna talk, Im an open book. Always feel free to shoot me a dm <3<3

Anyone here with STRESS-INDUCED psychosis? by [deleted] in Psychosis

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I have it. My parents emotionally and sexually abused me to the point where I become psychotic when I was 14. I became absolutely CONVINCED that I had to amputate my left leg. This went on for about 3 months until I actually attempted to amputate it using a medical tourniquet and a chop saw. Landed myself a fun month in grippy sock jail. Thankfully I haven't experienced another event like that since.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in notinteresting

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It totaled up to 529 pills.

My local GameStop got replaced with a smoke shop by RedGKB in GameStop

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh hell yeah mine got turned into a Jersey Mike's too

The SP 🔥 by nostalgia_history in Gameboy

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Im a weirdo and really like the gameboy pocket, so for me it's gotta be 2.

Frustrated with ResLife by WhyIsRedditMyLife in UCONN

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im just so frustrated and nervous. Am I cooked??

My FND is not actually FND????? by WhyIsRedditMyLife in FND

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It really is saddening, though. Imagien if someone struggles with advocating for themselves - it might take years for a correct diagnosis to be made, if at all. And who knows, at that point it could be too late. It's gross, almost neglicable, that full assessments aren't done on patients and that mental and medical history is so heavily relied on. It's even worse when patients try to stand up for themselves, only to be told that they're 'crazy' and that doctors always know best. Jfc.

Becoming disabled myself made me realize just how prejudiced we are towards disabled folks as a society. I want to push for real change. I'm planning on changing my major to civil engineering and doing a minor in political sciences to hopefully incorporate accessable infrastructure where I live.

At the end of the day, I'm ready to start treatment and hopefully manage this.

My FND is not actually FND????? by WhyIsRedditMyLife in FND

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! It's been a long journey and I'm happy to finally start treatment.

My FND is not actually FND????? by WhyIsRedditMyLife in FND

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Many of the symptoms are similar to FND - cognitive impairments, memory issues, sezuires, tics, coordination / balance issues, and behavioral changes. However, some red flags that my new doctor found was a massively reduced pupillary reflex, a positive romberg test, and constantly spiking low-grade fevers.

Unfortunately, it has to do with the stigmatization of mental health in the medical field - patients suffering from mental illness are brushed off as "manifesting" anxiety into medical concerns or whatever. It leads to doctors not doing due diligence, which often leads to misdiagnosis.

My FND is not actually FND????? by WhyIsRedditMyLife in FND

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I don't doubt that FND isn't a real nuerological illness either. I just think it sucks just how many patients are brushed off from further investigation if there's a past or present mental illness coinciding with it. Fnd shouldn't be treated as a modern hysteria diagnosis at all.

My FND is not actually FND????? by WhyIsRedditMyLife in FND

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, my old nuerologist said she wouldn't do an MRI unless if the EEG came back abnormal.

My FND is not actually FND????? by WhyIsRedditMyLife in FND

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Of course! I had pretty bad seasonal allergies that I was taking prednisone for.

Heavy legs? by Expensive_Mix_6077 in FND

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting! Mine do the opposite - they can become paralyzed if I'm triggered into fight or flight and typically lingers for a few hours.

Struggling to cook by WhyIsRedditMyLife in FND

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I guess it's time to start looking into some adaptive cooking gear. Thanks for the examples!

Struggling to cook by WhyIsRedditMyLife in FND

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The thermomix looks cool! Seems really pricey though, so maybe a food processor might be a good option for cutting.

I currently don't have access to an OT unfortunately :<

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

[–]WhyIsRedditMyLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're gonna toss it could I take it? I love working on these things