Credit and Copyright: Tumblr's Transgender Survival Teen Guide (post entitled: 'Is it normal?' The binding edition'; linked externally), and other (unidentified) tumblr sources.
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Identify the discomfort you are feeling with your binder and map it to a yes/no.
1. Yes, it is normal:
• Getting winded after walking quickly/upstairs with a binder on, but able to catch your breath.
• Chafing in the underarm areas (You may want to get a larger binder size so it doesn't chafe, but in the meantime try lotion or baby powder).
• Soreness (during or after wearing the binder) in arms, shoulders, or back.
• Increased acne on chest or back (You may want to wash your binder more frequently, and get an over the counter acne cream).
• Mild anxiety about tightness and chest sagging.
2. No: take it off and rest, see a doctor if the problem gets worse or doesn't go away after taking the binder off (or after one week):
• Nausea during or after binding, including nausea caused by pain.
• Bruising or skin rashes.
• Out of breath/can't catch a breath when not wearing a binder.
• Sharp pains in ribs, not able to cough or sneeze, numbness in arms.
• Feeling too tired/sore to do everyday activities.
• Suddenly having any of the above symptoms even if you've been binding for years.
• Tingling in the breasts
• Back ache
• Feeling like you need to breathe really hard to push the binder out while exhaling
• Feeling out of breath more often than normal
• Mild nipple irritation
3. No: see a doctor ASAP, could be a sign of serious injury:
• Anything from the above category if you can just tell/feel something is wrong, better safe than sorry.
• Extreme claustrophobia/panic attacks
• Sharp pain in chest/heart skipping beats or beating very fast
• Not able to breathe.
• Dizziness
• Blueness in lips or fingertips
• Change in shape of ribcage
• Fainting
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Binding: Maxwell's Guide
FacklitteraturA Guide to Binding complied by Maxwell Xander (None of the images belong to me; credit to owners)
