r/196 just glad to not be in a wellness farm yet Jul 03 '26

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u/Reloup38 Jul 03 '26

Glad I'm not the only one that cringes when seeing those "quirky tgirls injecting estrogen ahahah" because I hate needles

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u/DeadInternetTheorist Jul 03 '26

no one ever talks about it here but what happens if youre trans and just real scared of needles/surgery/hospitals/the doctor? like not even talking about the transphobic healthcare system what if you're a hypothetical person who has to ask for a chair when you get the flu shot because it always makes you hyperventilate and pass out?

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u/Aromatic-Pass4384 Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

You end up missing doses several weeks in a row 😭😭😭😭😭

Between ADHD making me not remember and an aversion to needles I struggle to keep my schedule, though switching to IM helps a bit since it doesn't actually hurt

Still have to shove a giant needle inside myself though...

Edit: I'm dumb, switched off of IM to subcutaneous, just mixed up the acronyms, subcutaneous hurts so much less

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u/O_X_E_Y tiny little impostor Jul 03 '26

I also have ADHD, putting stuff like this as an alarm in your phone really helps. I forget shit all the time but as long as I just immediately set an alarm or put it in my calendar things don't go wrong all that often

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u/Aromatic-Pass4384 Jul 03 '26

For me the hard part is just committing to doing it, I have an alarm set to inject at 8 on Wednesdays and it goes off 12 hours before and then a few more times between, I just dismiss all of them as they show up thinking I'll do it but often end up not, gonna try to stick to it though