• kluczyczka (she/her)@discuss.tchncs.de
        4·
        17 days ago

        for me, there is no other way of finding out if someone is really into me, other than 3 years of psychoanalysis. ;)

        …

        though this thought experiment is rather dark. with my current mind in a 16 year-old body, i would not want to hang out with 18 year-olds.

        this would mean either isolation or a lot of pretending. also: imagine getting a second chance and the pressure of doing it right this time!

        • SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          3·
          17 days ago

          Ah, you’re like that cartoon where the wife never believes the husband really likes her, all through their life together

          Yeah, I haven’t done my own reply because TBH I couldn’t think of it seriously without it becoming rather bleak :-/

  • MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    12·
    17 days ago

    -Transition, if not then and there, then at 18 when I’ve moved out. And see a therapist to manage depression and anxiety either way.

    -Don’t fall out of touch with the friend who would pass away in four years’ time.

    -Do everything I can to make sure my best friend doesn’t make the choice that ruins the rest of his life.

    -Choose a degree for a field that won’t be replaced by AI and definitely don’t consider grad school for that same field.

    Welp, this was a sad thread.

    • dandelion (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      6·
      17 days ago

      +1 for social and medical transition, my priority would be securing estrogen first and foremost.

      Also, pretty easy to make money in this situation - get a part time job and start putting all your money into Apple and Bitcoin 😅

      I think I might also move to get emancipation from my parents, and I would take the full ride scholarships I know I’m very likely to get in a couple years and go to college.

      I would breakup with my girlfriend, too. She was cheating on me behind my back, and ends up breaking up with me in a year or two to pursue an online relationship.

  • Emily (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    10·
    16 days ago
    • Transition immediately
    • Tell my partner to transition immediately and not put it off
    • Don’t date the ex that traumatized me
    • Seek therapy sooner

    Not much else tbh.

  • dkppunk@piefed.socialEnglish
    2·
    15 days ago

    I would have stayed in field hockey. I love that game but was bullied out of my sophomore season by my coach because I “underperformed” during training season. I had a knee injury so I couldn’t get my run times up to her standards. The two whole times she put me into a game for 5 minutes each, I saved the other team from scoring, drove the ball hard to the front line, and our star offensive scored a goal. But I got a whole 10 minutes of play time that season. Fuck you coach.

    It’s not a huge life changing thing, but I loved that game so much. It probably would not have changed my adolescent depression, but it would have made me happier and connected to my teammates and peers if I kept playing. I ended up disconnecting from a lot of friends and started working instead.

    So now, I’m getting into PWHL because fuck yeah!