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Thread 'My life with Knee Pain'
My knees have been a constant problem for as long as I can remember. They aren’t like most people’s knees. The kneecaps don’t have a natural resting point because the bone groove that should guide and hold them in place simply isn’t there. Without that groove, my kneecaps shift and slip around, putting constant strain on my ligaments — ligaments that are already damaged. That combination means pain is part of my everyday life. It’s not the kind of pain that comes and goes after an injury...
Thread 'Sexual Assault'
⚠️⚠️ Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault ⚠️⚠️ This article discusses sexual assault, its impact, and what steps someone can take afterward. It contains sensitive topics that may be distressing. Please only read if you feel safe to do so. Understanding Sexual Assault Sexual assault is any sexual act carried out against someone’s will, without their consent, or when they are unable to give consent. It can take many forms — from unwanted touching to rape — and it’s important to recognize that none...
Thread 'Navigating the World of Trans Mental Health'
Having mental health issues is a hard enough thing to deal with in this day and age. Better than in years past, yes, but a struggle to be sure. Finding a therapist that will deal with you, that you connect with, and that “understands” you is paramount to receiving good care for any patient in the mental health realm, but factor in a growing number of closing doors for trans patients, a normalization of misrepresenting and shaming trans people simply for being trans, and a fear from...
Thread 'What is Andy's Man Club?'
I never thought I’d be in a group of men discussing my emotions. Honestly, the concept would have bothered me about three months ago. Like countless others, I was brought up with the belief that to be male was to be quiet, get on with things and handle the hardships of life on your own. But that silence was consuming me from the inside out. Two months back, I followed my heart and stepped into Andy's Man Club with no idea what lay ahead of me and not even knowing if I'd be able to say...
Due to air pressure within the vestibular system as ENT are all joined up, as I realised that I have flu and not a brain tumour so it's...
As what I noticed when suffering from a bad case of the flu in which my peripheral hearing was effected as I could not make out sounds...
I’ve been reading through what you’ve written, and I just want to say it really shows how much you’ve thought about this. You’re not...
Thank you for all of your kindly response and supportive comments as they help immensely, as I am trying to thinking about this...
I’ve been reading through what you’ve written, and I just want to say it really shows how much you’ve thought about this. You’re not...
When we talk about mental health, we often separate it from physical health. The truth is, for many of us, the two are deeply linked...
When we talk about mental health, we often separate it from physical health. The truth is, for many of us, the two are deeply linked...
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