Do your research before partaking in any drug, because all drugs have risks attached to them. It’s just like with prescription drugs, you research the risks and benefits and decide which outweighs the other. You can do significant harm to yourself if you don’t do your research.
Use good sources such as peer reviewed journals for your primary sources because they are backed up by science. Reddit and Lemmy are likely to give you inaccurate information, so it’s wise to use them only when there’s little scientific research for the drug you’re researching (which is somewhat of a red flag in itself, because you don’t know all of what you’re getting into).
There are many risks and interactions that come with almost any drug out there that you’ve got to be aware of before taking anything. Supplements, genetic risk factors, and lifestyle risk factors need to be taken into consideration.
Not saying all drugs are bad, but all I’m saying is that they’re drugs at the end of the day and as such they aren’t to be taken lightly. There can be benefits to using them, but also significant drawbacks.
Do your research, use good judgement, listen to your body, and know your limits.
Illicit (and legal) drugs aren’t a good first option if you’re experiencing problems in your life. Therapy, exercise, building a support network, etc. are much more likely to be helpful long term than drugs are. They’re better off being used as a last resort when all other options have been exhausted.
If you’re in significant distress, Trevor Project offers free 24/7 crisis counseling for LGBTQ people.
Thank you alot for this great bit of advice!, I do have to say while getting information from reddit and lemmy is not ideal, you also can’t expect the average drug user to read papers and its not like the mainstream media/authorities/or schools are providing atequate harmreduction information
ps: if there is any bit of information/resource I should add anywhere, feel free to tell me!
There’s a real helpful book out there called something alone the lines of “The Drug User’s Bible.” Might not be the exact title…lemme see if I can find a PDF of the book somewhere. Think it had a purple cover. I remember it being a great harm reduction resource.
The concept was introduced by terfs as a way to divide trans communities.
Terfs believe there’s no real, neuro-physical reason for trans people to exist, that it’s all a social construct based on how you were raised. The terms truscum/transmed are kind of extensions of a long running campaign to delegitimize trans people in the public eye and undermine the basis for all trans care.
Initially terfs and bigots tried to use rhetoric about how they identified as attack helicopters or nebulas etc. to delegitimize trans people. But when that kind of memeing failed, they realized they could co-opt the term “trans” itself by leveraging non-trans groups who were looking for legitimacy for their anime fetish or who had magical ideas about being part fairy and stuff, basically leading those groups into trans spaces to create disruption.
The idea was to flood trans spaces with these other groups that had nothing to do with being trans and drown out trans voices in their own communities. This is when you start seeing trans people being called “truscum” when they begin pushing back on the idea that being trans is a social invention, rather than a real condition.
It’s kind of had middling results, on one hand, yes you do see the massive social and political backlash against trans people that coincides with them having their voice co-opted by people who have no clear understanding of what being trans is and don’t really care. But on the other hand the support by the medical community has remained pretty solid, since they’re not basing their care on that kind of social stuff.
So, the short of it is; truscum is a term invented to shutdown discussion of the causes behind being trans and the conditions identifying features. It’s shorthand to prevent addressing questions that make some people uncomfortable.
I did the same out of concern for my mental health. It’s unfortunate because online trans spaces are an invaluable way to share resources and support each other even if isolated IRL. Hope this community can be of help.
Well, a combination of events. My son being born sent me into another identity crisis about being a “father”
This led to a relapse into addiction.
Years of therapy, marriage falling apart, suicidality and self hatred while trying to be the best parent I could be. Then one day I realized I was trying to be an ideal mother. Not father. I saw myself as a mother.
All of that boiled into finally getting the courage to Google “how to know I am trans” and I came across the Gender Dysphoria Bible which shattered my egg officially :)
Happy to say that everything in my life that was falling apart is now stronger and healthier. I’m able to love myself, my wife and I are closer than ever, I’m present with my son and am a good parent, been sober for almost 1.5 years. Been a crazy ride!
And in a couple days, I’ll be taking my first dose of E and officially starting my HRT journey ❤️
My egg came pre-cracked. I’ve always had a mind-body disconnect, preferred Polly Pocket to Hot Wheels, and had an eye for women’s fashion. When puberty hit, I knew it was the wrong one and hated every second of it. But this was before I knew the word transgender, before it was recognized as a treatable medical condition. And I allowed myself to be told by my church that this was a bad thing and in no way should I ever come out, and I should live the American Dream instead.
The thing that caused me to actually make a move, though, was crippling dysphoria. The crushing weight of it, built up over decades and with no release valve, made me come out to my wife, who was way more supportive than I expected, and slowly I’m getting to express femininity. Coming out this weekend to my family, the future never looked so bright.
Thinking about where I could be now if I had done something back then is always a sign that I’m falling into depression.
The only reason to think about your past is so you can use your experience to make decisions today that will impact your future. The past dead. Let it die and let go of it.
Don’t compare yourself to others - you may have no idea how strong you are, as a result of having to go through all the shit you did just to get here. Others may “have” more, but they don’t appreciate what they have, at which point doesn’t you who fucking earned it have more solidly what you do have? Just my two cents anyways. 💪 ❤️
I’ve never thought about it until just now, but… honestly I don’t really feel like I’ve had much support? Mostly just my boyfriend, who holds me when I’m sobbing from dysphoria. That’s like super important to me but it’s also all he can really do
My siblings have been pretty supportive from day one. I appreciate them. A good friend of mine is a trans man and it’s been nice to have someone who understands what I’m going through.
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