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30-04-2017
05:12 PM
1 Kudo
Thanks everyone for your responses! :) I'll definitely keep you all updated in what turns out from this. There's currently around a 6 month waitlist at the clinic so nothing much will happen until then. :)
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29-04-2017
04:53 PM
5 Kudos
Hi everyone, I thought I'd just share this as I'm fairly escastic about this to be honest. So I've been seeing a psychiatrist for a few months now, and I've recently brought up the topic of gender and trans with him. We've spoken a bit more about it last week and he's now given me a referral to a gender dysphoria clinic. :) Now at first I was a bit scared of this, mainly because I have no idea what to expect from this place or what'll happen and a bit shocked that I was actually given a referral to this place. But now thinking about it, it's a good thing for me and hopefully a start towards something better. It's also given me something to (in a way) look forward to. Thanks for letting me share this.
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05-03-2017
08:43 PM
I've thought a bit about telling the teacher about this situation. But I'm not really sure how to bring up the subject and even if I do say something about it to her, I doubt that there will be much for her to do to help me.
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05-03-2017
01:37 PM
Thanks for responding so quickly @Bree-RO :) No I don't actually have any other family members that I'm on speaking terms with. But yes, I think I do have a teacher at school that I can trust.
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05-03-2017
12:40 PM
Hi all, I've been having my own mental health issues the past couple years, and frankley at the moment I'm not coping very well with everything that is happening. I've recently turned 18 and I'm completing year 12 this year, I live with my mum, brother, and sister (both younger) at home. No one in my family knows about the issues I've been dealing with, mainly because of my mum. She has her own mental health concerns so I haven't told her what has been happening with me. And to be blunt, she's an alcoholic that isn't trying to better herself in anyway, just blames everyone else for her problems and issues. Recently things at home have been more tense than normal, I've stayed at friend's places a couple of nights over the past few weeks to get away from that but I feel like a burden to my friends for doing so. I cannot stand being near my mum now, espically when she drinks as she gets particular nasty and throws insults and yells at everyone for everything. I feel like I need to get out of home to help myself get better, but I have no clue where to go or what I need to do. I've stayed at friends places for a night here and there occasionaly when things at home are too hard to stay at (I'm afraid I may say something I regret, or do something dumb) and when this happened last time mum threatend to kick me out and not let me return home if I stayed elsewhere that night. She didn't end up kicking me out but I'm afraid next time she'll mean it and I'll have nowhere else to go. So I'm not sure if I should wait until that day or be proactive and move out before hand but again I'm not sure where I would go or what I would do. I'm terribily sorry for this mess of a post, my thoughts are just all over the place at the moment.
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27-02-2017
08:55 PM
2 Kudos
What do you think is key to having positive body image? Personally, I think some of the key ideas to have a postitive body image is to remember that your body is exactly that, *your* body. Question the media when they show someone who claims to have a 'healthy body', you don't need to and you shouldn't compare yourself to people in the media, And remember to love yourself for your body, in my view that is also an important thing to remember as well.
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27-02-2017
08:39 PM
3 Kudos
Where do you think the pressure to "have a good body for summer" -or just a particular body image- comes from? Just in general media, we see the supposed need for young people with fit and athletic bodies in day-to-day TV, advertisments, the internet, movies. This is espically true now that many of us are active users of the internet and the content that we're exposed to demands that we need to want a body that conforms to other people's notions of healthy/skinny/fit/etc. when in realality there's nothing that needs to be changed with our bodies. We also see the body's of friends and we think that we need to be like them just because they're 'skinny' or 'muscular', or anything that we want to idolise as we want to be like our peers and friends in nearly every way possible.
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27-02-2017
08:15 PM
2 Kudos
What does a healthy body image look like? For me, a healthy body image would be for you to be able to feel able enough to feel comfortable with your own body and look past any 'flaws' you may pecieve that you have and also being able to love your body for just what it is, your body.
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25-12-2016
10:59 AM
@Sans-RO outing myself as queer. But I think I'm okay now, I think my brother misinterrupted what he found out thankfully ahaha.
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24-12-2016
11:15 PM
Well this is just great I suppose. I may of accidentally outed myself to my brother and I don't know how to handle it. No idea what I'm going to do.
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20-11-2016
11:05 PM
Thanks for all the additonal replies. Sorry I haven't had a chance to reply until now, I've been a bit busy with studying and exams recently. I've been a bit up and down the past couple weeks but I'm feeling 'okay' at the moment and I have the appontment this Wednesday so they're kind of a postitive I suppose. Although I am feeling anxious about the psychiatrist appointment and there's a couple things with it that's making me feel really anxious and stressed about it. But I can't really change that so I guess I have to deal with it for the time being. Thanks again. :)
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16-10-2016
10:09 PM
Congratulations on passing your driving test!! I actually passed my learners last Wednesday, that was pretty nerve wracking for me. I was actually really stressed out that I was going to be late but it turns out I was actually early. I haven't actually driven yet though. I'm scared that I'll be the driver who if something happens whilst I'm driving I'll just let go and start to panic. I find it scary that after passing a short test that I'm allowed to drive, I'm just like :O Hopefully in the next week or so I might begin driving, so I hope it isn't as bad as I'm currently imagining it.
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16-10-2016
09:59 PM
Thank you everyone for your replies. :) All of your responses have definintely made me feel more confidient about the appointment. I haven't been going too well in the last few days and almost cancelled the appointment because I wasn't sure if I was going to go through with it. I know that I want to get better but there's a part of me that's scared about that because I don't know what that'll involve or what it looks like.
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14-10-2016
09:57 PM
1 Kudo
The appointment is about 5 weeks away, so no rush in replying. :)
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14-10-2016
09:45 PM
Hi there :) My GP's given me a referral to see a psychiatrist and I've booked in an appointment to see one now. I've been seeing either a counsellor or a psychologist for a little over 2 years now and have found that fairly okay to manage. I'm wondering if with seeing a psychiatrist, what usually happens when you see them? Is it kind of like seeing a counsellor/psyschologist or is it something totally (or a little) different? Additionally is there anything I need to get consent for when seeing a psychiatrist (currently 17 years old), or is it like seeing a GP where I don't need consent from a parent to do that? Have a good day! :)
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27-11-2014
10:29 PM
1 Kudo
Well before I head off the night, I'd like to thank everyone for such a great discussion. :)
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27-11-2014
10:22 PM
2 Kudos
Questioning your gender is a different thing to questioning your sexuality, though there are some similarities, like a process of 'coming out/inviting in'. If someone came to you and told you that they were questioning their sexuality or gender, but they hadn't told anyone yet, what would you tell them? I'll like to think I'd be able to give an open ear for them and let them know that I'll support them no matter what. I'll also most likely give them contacts for some support services if they need that too.
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27-11-2014
09:47 PM
In your opinion, when it comes to family is it easier to come out to siblings, parents, grandparents or extended family? Why?
I don't have any expierence with coming out with any family members, so I'll think I skip this question. :)
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27-11-2014
09:37 PM
2 Kudos
One other thing I'll quickly add about coming out. The first person I ever "came out" to was myself. I've actually done it twice, once with sexuality and another time with gender.
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27-11-2014
09:34 PM
2 Kudos
So, onto the next question when it comes to gender and sexuality, “Coming Out” means different things to different people and can be simple for some, while for others it can be challenging and confusing. Some find it helpful to think about it as a process of "inviting in" rather than coming out.. What are some of the things that can make this time easier?
Personally, one thing that I believe that could make this a bit easier is a good support network. Whether said network is teachers, family, friends, etc., really anyone that you know who'll support you through this process. The "Coming Out" stage could be as "simple" as coming out to yourself, a support network will help you with this.
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27-11-2014
09:24 PM
Oops, it wasn't from Gender Queer but produced by Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria. The link for the booklet is http://www.glhv.org.au/files/GQv3.pdf
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27-11-2014
09:21 PM
I found a (in my opinion) a great resource booklet by Gender Queer Australia explaining the difference. Let me see if I can go and find the link for it.
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27-11-2014
09:13 PM
So, to kick off our first question for you all tonight is: not everyone might be familiar with the concepts we'll talk about tonight - can you explain what sexuality; gender; and sex mean? And how are they different?
I'd like to think of as sexuality as who you're physically/romantically/emotionally/etc. attracted to. Whilst sex is your biological (birth) sex and gender is the gender(s) that you identify with.
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27-11-2014
09:08 PM
Evening everyone :)
I'm happy to participate with everyone tonight :)
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30-08-2014
09:45 PM
1 Kudo
Thanks @Lex for replying. Mum hasn't directly/personally said anything about if I were to come out to her, however the comments she and her boyfriend/partner makes would indicate problems if I were to come out to them. We're not really close to any other family members, but there is a close family friend who I could talk to and ask for advice with dealing with my mum; but I'm not sure if I really want to do that. I'm just sick of crying every day now. -.-
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30-08-2014
08:53 PM
Hiya,
I've finally had enough of everything. The past few weeks I've been becoming more and more broken. I can't even look at my reflection anymore with breaking down and crying. Every muslce in my body just wants to curl in a ball and cry most of the time now. I can't talk to my mum about the whole trans issue otherwise she would flip out at me and I'm not sure how big the damage will be so I don't want to come out to her anytime soon.
But saying that I don't think I would be able to survive another three and a bit years without saying/doing something stupid. But I don't think I could keep quiet for much longer now. Mum has also been on my back about a few things that makes no sense and she believes everything is about her and her own dramas without paying much attention to how I'm acting. I've just had enough of myself and everything and am starting to give up and just want everything to end now.
I'm just reallyl lost and preplxed and have no idea what I should do.
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25-06-2014
09:11 PM
4 Kudos
Thanks everyone for such great advice!
Today went fairly well I think, besides one stage when I started to panic. :/
My next session is in three weeks but I'm (surprisingly) looking forward to it.
Thanks again everyone.
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22-06-2014
08:34 PM
So I'm having my first counselling session later this week. (Last time was three years ago and I only went twice and it was for a different reason to now)
I'm not really looking forward to it now. I know I'll be asked questions of which I know I won't be able to give an answer to. I don't want to seem silly by seeing "I don't know" or "I'm not sure" to the questions. And I know I probably won't want to answer some questions as it would feel a bit embarrassing depending on what the question is.
I'm feeling now that I don't want to see a counsellor now, but I know seeing one will help.
Is it really okay to say "I'm not sure" to questions that I honestly am not sure of how to answer or don't know the answer to? Or would be just too embarrassing for me to respond?
(Sorry if this sounds like an incoherent mess/rant)
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