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🚨When I thought for 12 years (12-24) that I had a boy brain in a girl body and needed to ‘pass’ as a man to be happy, I was not capable of understanding how badly I would get injured by being 🏳️‍⚧️trans. Binding large breasts during a decade of one’s development is a really bad idea. And like most bad ideas, if you’re a teenager, you’ll probably think it’s “no big deal.” This is especially so when everyone on the internet tells you that breast binding is totally safe and reversible. Those people are LIARS. Not even losing 40 + pounds has taken that lasting pain away. It’s bittersweet to see the fat I was hiding under melt away. Sweet, because I look objectively better now. Bitter, because it makes the damage I’ve done to myself more evident. Many layers of shapewear can hide the aesthetic damage, which is.. whatever. It’s a lost cause at this point. But the pain in my back and the tingly, hot/cold sensations that become numbness in my left arm have only gotten progressively worse since I’ve stopped binding. While binding, my left arm would only go numb occasionally. Now, even with dramatic weight loss and the passage of time, the (presumably) nerve pain is more persistent. It has become a daily occurrence. It is inconvenient to have your arm go numb this often and I wish it would stop. I’d like to regain the ability to stand up straight and to lie down on my side without my ribs hurting or feeling that my rib bones are hooking onto whatever is underneath me or to the side of me. I would like my old lung capacity back. I don’t have sensation in my chest except for pain and irritation. I do hope that goes away. I’m not sure what my next steps are. Anyone have any ideas? There is nothing safe or reversible about binding your breasts in the long term, especially starting as a teenager. REPOST to raise awareness.