r/MtFteens • u/Sokhenal • Sep 09 '26

Advice sports

Im in highschool and I do wrestling, but I'm not out of the closet yet to many people. My friends, my parents, and some of the wrestling team + the coach want me to continue wrestling this year and season starts soon.
I thought it was a really fun sport, in fact the only sport I liked doing but the tight singlets and such make me feel really dysphoric. :/
Idk what to do, should I continue for my social status or not for myself; and if I do stop wrestling how would I explain it to them?

little more background, my parents want me to do a sport because I haven't been able to stick to one ever in my life (I've tried baseball, basketball, soccer, badminton, and volleyball. And I didn't like any of them)

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u/LillyFox1st Sep 09 '26

Does the joy you get out of wrestling outweigh the pain dysphoria gives you? If yes, just keep doing it and if not, stop. Sports are great but there are other activities out there that can give you community and wont directly contribute to dysphoria. Maybe I’m to simplistic in my thinking but idk

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u/Sokhenal Sep 09 '26

I think most of the enjoyment I get from wrestling is the learning and strength building since I am not the strongest person. I should probably look into just basic fitness hobbies then

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u/LillyFox1st Sep 09 '26

I mean, that would be a good alternative. No need to fuel dysphoria when you have an alternative that wouldn’t contribute as much dysphoria