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Authenticity Assessment: Not Suspicious
Based on these comments alone, the account appears authentic. The posts express a consistent, deeply personal narrative of medical harm, regret, and the specific emotional turmoil (anger, isolation, despair) common among detransitioners. The details about medication (Lupron), symptoms, and the influence of online communities are specific and plausible.
There are no serious red flags suggesting it's a bot or a bad-faith actor. The emotional rawness and personal history are difficult to fabricate convincingly.
About me
I started as a teenager, feeling lost and hating the normal changes of my female body. I found communities online that convinced me I was trans and encouraged me to get medical treatment. I trusted the doctors who put me on puberty blockers and hormones, which I now see as poison that ruined my health. I'm now in my early twenties, living with chronic illness, infertility, and overwhelming regret every single day. Looking back, I was just an uncomfortable kid who was given permanent, life-altering solutions for temporary feelings.
My detransition story
My name isn't important. I'm just someone who got it really wrong and now I have to live with the consequences. My whole journey started when I was a teenager, feeling lost and uncomfortable with my body. I think a lot of it was just normal puberty discomfort that everyone goes through, but I didn't see it that way at the time. I hated the changes that were happening. I spent a lot of time online, and Reddit became a big influence on me. I found communities where everyone seemed so sure that these feelings meant I was trans, and they encouraged me to pursue medical transition.
I placed way too much trust in the medical professionals I saw. I thought because they had degrees, they knew what was best for me. I realize now it's no different from a business. They got my money and then didn't care about me afterward. I was put on a puberty blocker called Lupron. People online, especially on r/asktransgender, talked about it like it was the "gold standard" of care. But it's not; it's literal poison. I was on that and other synthetic hormones for nearly two years.
It ruined my health. I have constant fatigue, terrible headaches, and my brain feels foggy all the time. I have memory loss now. I've been diagnosed with dysautonomia, and I've even lost some of my hearing and vision. My anxiety is so much worse than it ever was before. Coming to a place like this support community nearly gives me a panic attack because it forces me to remember how badly I messed up.
To think all of this could have been easily prevented is what kills me. The regret is overwhelming; it feels like living with yourself after murdering someone. I'm in my early twenties now, and my life looks nothing like I thought it would. I'm working a crappy minimum wage job and still living with my parents. I don't have the focus or smarts for college anymore, and I have no social life. My health is declining with no real support in sight. I feel like shit every single day. The chances of me ever living a normal life now seem pretty much zero.
I don't believe minors with healthy, developing bodies should be given chemotherapy drugs, synthetic hormones, or mutilating surgeries. It's not safe and it's not reversible. It can ruin your life. The rational part of your brain isn't even fully developed until you're 25. At that point, by all means, do what you want to yourself. But not before.
Looking back, I don't think my issues were ever really about gender. I think I was just an uncomfortable kid who was influenced online and by a medical system that was too quick to offer permanent solutions. I have serious health complications and I know I'm probably infertile now. I regret transitioning more than I can possibly say.
| Age | Event |
|---|---|
| Teenager | Started experiencing intense discomfort with puberty. Spent a lot of time online in trans communities. |
| 17 | Was prescribed the puberty blocker Lupron and began taking synthetic hormones. |
| 19 | Stopped all medications after nearly two years due to severe health complications. |
| Early 20s | Living with the permanent consequences of medical transition, including chronic illness and infertility. |
Top Comments by /u/Tawayy13:
It’s funny I remember looking it up on r/asktransgender and everyone was ranting and raving about how it’s the “gold standard”. Yeah the gold standard at destroying your body as fast as possible. That place is a complete circle jerk. Reddit was unfortunately a big influence in my decision.
I was on the same medications and something called Lupron which is the puberty blocker that is literal poison. All for nearly two years. My symptoms are fatigue, headaches, brain fog/memory loss, dysautonomia, hearing and vision loss too. I’m glad it only took you 18 days to come to your senses. I don’t think that’s really long enough to cause any sort of long term harm. My anxiety has worsened as well. Coming to this subreddit nearly gives me a panic attack as it reminds me of how bad I messed up.
I definitely learned the hard way not to place so much trust in medical professionals because of their education/experience. I’ve come to realize at the end of the day, it’s no different from a business. Once they have your money they could care less about you.
Right now I’m working a crappy minimum wage job, still living with my parents. I don’t have the attention span or intelligence for college. No social life. My health is declining with no support in sight. I feel like shit everyday. So yeah I’d say the chances of ever living a normal life are fairly null.
That’s true but my situation is so rare that I feel alone. Even the majority of detransitioners thankfully didn’t take this drug. No one understands or takes me seriously. To think all of this could’ve been easily prevented is what kills me. The regret feels like living with yourself after murdering someone.
Idc if people think I’m transphobic. NO minor with a perfectly healthy, developing body should be given chemotherapy, synthetic hormones, or surgery that mutilates their body parts. It’s not safe nor reversible. It’s detrimental and can ruin your life. The rational part of a person’s brain isn’t even fully developed until 25. At that point, by all means, do whatever you want to yourself.