so im kind of a mess. just turned 15 yesterday, mentally ill, just got checked out at the doctor for bulimia and trying to eat without gagging myself, and lgbt. i am nonbinary fem and pansexual :,) do you have any advice for me? life can be hard, especially for someone like me imo.

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[–] 53 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Get off the internet and find IRL help. Be that family, friends, and/or a mental health professional. The latter is highly recommended though.

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  • [–] 27 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child)

    Yes, social media will not improve your life. Seek real life friendships and lean into them.

    Also don't announce you're a minor on the internet.

    Also you should talk to a real human adult you can trust about these things, like a parent or a teacher or school counselor or doctor, not the internet. The internet on average will not have your best interests at heart.

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago

    Even without all the stuff you've got going on, 15 is often a tough age. Very few people have themselves figured out at that age. So my biggest piece of advice is to do your best, but don't expect to everything to make sense, and don't beat yourself up when life is messy. It's just the way it is.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Find a real life community, people who you identify with

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago

    Never take random advice from strangers on the internet.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago

    Given that you're underage, I'm going to lock this thread before it gets weird.

    I hope you can find the community and support you need, especially if it is offline.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    Many people with tinnitus find that if they place their palms over their ears so that their index fingers touch behind their head, and then tap the bone there repeatedly with their index fingers, they gain some temporary relief.

    I don't know if you have tinnitus, but I figure it can't hurt to know this. I'm not qualified to give life advice.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    It's time to get into a band called The Mountain Goats

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    [–] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    If you're trans, get on HRT as soon as you can. Most of the effects are not irreversible within just a few weeks, and if you have biochemical dysphoria that it alleviates that would be really great to know - also the younger you start HRT the better effects it can have and needs less surgery/money/dysphoria later. If you're cisfem though, you can disregard this.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago

    I’m gonna disagree. At 15, I’m absolutely fine with you wanting to be a different gender, but your body and brain have a long way to go before they are fully developed and adding chemicals isn’t something I can get behind. In the same way that avoiding peanuts is linked to causing peanut allergies, at 15 your body generally knows what to do. There are certainly edge cases that a qualified doctor can advise on, but I’d caution against adding to the crazy mix of hormones that are already racing through any 15 year old’s body.

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