Lost teen looking for guidance...

[carguy]

congrats man. I totally feel your pain. Im schizophrenic(mental illness) and I think it was totally the stress from gyne that made me ill. Locking myself in the house and playing computer games to escape was my way of dealing with it.  I was also very pissed off because I couldn't play sports with this condition. I would see other kids in school who I knew i was more athletic then, playing and having fun. I was so pissed I couldn't show my talent. Half my life was flushed down the toilet because of this. Good thing is that I got surgery a few years back and I feel alot better. Im also in the gym trying to reclaim my past glory so to speak. I know I can't get those years back but I gotta keep myself busy now and live with no more regrets. I'm not afraid to approach girls anymore because I don't want to blow anymore opportunities.
good luck with everything. just remember you're not alone.

[headheldhigh01]

I know that you have probably heard every version of men having Gynecomastia, but I would like to share mine as well.

you would think after all this time here i would get tired of reading other people's stories, and it's never happened yet. 

but I will end this by saying that my mom came home to find me holding a rather large butchers knife close to my body, just staring at the floor.

glad you didn't, bro. 

not to get off your thread either, but maybe a tiny part of another story is useful, it takes the form of a random holy s**t realization.  i was thinking about exactly how long "all this time here" actually was and realized it was early august, five years ago yesterday, that i discovered this site, a week after somehow stumbling across a yahoo board, and even learned what gyne was.  it was an absolute revelation.  for months i read obsessively back through the archives (this was site version 2, we're now on 3) plus some of the archives from the first site, and read every single new message that posted here each night (i'm much lazier now ).  but if things work out i hope to be in a better position in about a year or so to deal with this than i ever was before. 

i'll say it again, i wish they'd had the web 20, 10, even 5 years before it came along, the difference in my life would have been night and day. 

thanks for posting your story, and late welcome. 

[ellington7]

I think we can all gain something from your story jared s., and that's to do whatever it takes to get this problem fixed.  We've all gone through hell trying to cope with gyne as many people unknowingly stabed us in the heart with there insensitive comments, or with the horrible mental illnesses it causes by trying to conceal it. To people not familiar to this site, reading the line where you said you had the butchers knife close to your body, looking at the floor while your mom came in would seem absolutely crazy to them, but to us your just one of the family.  I congradulate you my friend, and I cannot wait until you experience your new life...keep us posted ok, and when your finally able to live life like a young man should, drop a post every blue moon so you can inspire someone else who's going through a ruff time...

[salinger]

Wow. I feel your pain Jared and everyone else's as well. You are truly courageous for hitting this head on. I posted here last night for the first time after seeing a vid on youtube. I broke down and I can say this place has made me feel 100% better knowing that we are not alone in our fight for normality.

Your story is very touching and I have a great respect you for being able to convey such emotion to us all. My story is different but the same. I hope you know what I mean. Keep up your positiive efforts and things will get better. One day we will all be in Jamaica playing shirtless volleyball surrounded by super models!!! Okay a bit extreme, but A guy can dream right? Lol. Keep your head up brothers!