From a Detrans Teen

Aug 2

Written By Mary S

**“It's scary for me to think of how much damage I would've done to my body had my parents not interjected.”**

I'm a 16 year old girl, and I identified as a "trans boy" from around ages 11-14. Thankfully, my parents took notice of how sudden and out of character my dysphoria was, and refused to indulge in my delusional self destruction.

However, many people, many ADULTS (adults in places of power such as teachers and therapists), encouraged me to feel resentment and even hatred towards my parents for "oppressing" me. And I did, I thought of my parents as evil transphobes. I even had a friend's mom offer to adopt me. I would bind my chest until my back was swollen, I would wear 3 sports bras at a time, sometimes even wrapping duct tape around my sports bras. I had teachers suggest using my preferred pronouns and name, and keeping it a secret from my parents.

Now that I'm older, I can recognize that my "dysphoria" came from my bulimia, social anxiety, and past sexual assault. It's scary for me to think of how much damage I would've done to my body had my parents not interjected. I can't talk to my friends about this, because they support transgender ideology, and I can't even open up to my school therapist, because she has posters all around her office about supporting trans kids. It makes my social anxiety so much worse constantly worrying about being labeled as an evil bigot, and worrying about being assaulted for my beliefs. So I mostly keep my mouth shut.

- Anonymous Detrans Teen