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@therealverobiscuit@piefed.social

Post #158593

2026-01-26 22:12 UTC

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.

Replies (10)

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

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  • @IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip 2026-01-26 22:37

    Therapy.

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  • @tias@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-01-26 22:40

    Find a real life community, people who you identify with

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  • @disregardable@lemmy.zip 2026-01-26 22:42

    The adults around you don’t expect anything more from you than for you to be a teenager. When I was a teenager, I spent a lot of time comparing myself to others. Because many teenagers are smarter, more diligent, accomplished, friendly, etc. that no one would ever want to pick me. When really all anyone wants from you is for you to be on time, polite, and ready to learn. They’ll figure out something for you to do. Every adult around you was once a teenager who knew nothing until someone showed them how to do a job.

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  • @AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 2026-01-26 22:54

    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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  • 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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  • @Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 2026-01-27 00:18

    Never take random advice from strangers on the internet.

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  • @spittingimage@lemmy.world 2026-01-27 01:27

    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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  • @14specks@lemmy.ml 2026-01-27 03:32

    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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