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Re: questioning panic???! - December 14th 2024, 02:23 AM

Questioning is absolutely normal. Honestly it took me until college to determine I was nonbinary. Remember that there's nothing wrong with questioning and you can take all the time you need to figure out what labels fit you the best, if you choose to label yourself at all. It's all a matter of what makes you feel the most comfortable in your own skin.

It doesn't make you wrong or a faker or anything like that to experiment with different labels and forms of gender expression and pronouns. To be honest, I go by Desiree and she/her to family, but Dez (I find it more neutral) and they/them to a lot of other people. I'm not saying hiding who you are is the way to go, but if you feel as if your parents will be unsupportive of you trying to figure things out that's another option to keep you safe. If you have any trusted friends, teachers, etc you can start out by telling them that you would like to try out a different name and different pronouns to see what fits you best and ask them for their support.

The great thing is that you don't have to figure everything out right away. Things can be fluid and changing, too! So take your time and try not to let it bring you down too much. It does get easier.


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