I know that was aggressive but I also know a lot of people are inclined to scroll so pls read I will try to keep it brief
1- I have things in this fic labeled as panic attacks. I have recently discovered I experience panic attacks frequently and that my description is (at least in my case) ridiculously inaccurate. I know experiences vary, but just take it with a grain of salt and do your own research
2- the way that a lot of mental health is portrayed in this book is bad. Steven Universe-esque, if you will (I like the show too, but it is kind of shit)
3- part of the reason for both of those things is I've realized I very likely have alexithymia. I've been writing and labeling emotions based on what I have seen other people (mostly authors) do rather than what I mean to be saying, which worsened the already dramaticized nature of the story
4- I wrote this book so people could see themselves in it and because it was and somewhat is a fixation. HOWEVER. I also know that lately there's been a fluctuation in those identifying as trans, and that for a lot of people that label is not accurate. A lot of "dysphoric" moments in this book are intertwined with general insecurity, which are not the same thing. I don't want to be leading people down a train of further self loathing, trans or just questioning/phase.
5- I say this out of love: your mental illness, body discomfort, poor self image, god awful self care, etc are not things to be bragging about. They do not make you special. They are not a personality. "I'm up at 5am on a school night hehe" or "I'm online constantly" are not things to be proud of. Think about why you're saying something before you do. So yes, these are things that are a part of many of us, but they are not something to be basing yourself off of. Not to be proud of, nor to be ashamed of
6- also y'all pls stop commenting the same thing over and over I wrote a lot of this well over a year ago and it's killing me /hj Leave like 50 comments, thats fine, just please don't be a bunch of the same joke other people already made or some such
those are the main things I really wanted to cover
o also if u find this book tolerable there's a sequel
PS: if you start reading this book at like chapter 10 it's less bad
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Stop Calling me That (mcyt + ftm reader) -Book 1/2-
FanfictionCOMPLETE. Real Description: When Y/N has the chance to become friends with some of his heroes, being closeted really starts to suck. Dealing with day to day dysphoria, anxiety, as well as his favorite people misgendering him all proves to be almost...
