hello underachievers just off this video
by saying I'm sorry only posted once
last week I've been ill I've been going
through some stuff I just needed a break
but I'm back still hell I'm guessing
you've read the title by now but yeah
today's video is about binding it's
about binders about binding if you don't
know what binding is it's just a method
of flattening your chest for people who
are assigned female at birth they have
you know some tissue there and they
might want to flatten it usually this is
done by trans guys or non-binary people
who are assigned female at birth who
just want to have a flat chest but
sometimes it's also used by people who
just you know like the look of a flat
chest they don't they don't have to
store a they just want a flat chest I
remember a few years ago I had so many
issues with that but then I realized
that a lot of binders that people use
today we're actually not designed for
trans people they were just designed for
sis men who have you know too much
breast tissue I don't really see an
issue with people wanting to fly in the
chest they could be doing it for Cosway
or it could just be because they like
the look of a flat chest so I've had Top
surgery which means I've had my titties
removed lucky me I haven't really posted
a chest update in a while but I had my
surgery January the 7th 2019 so it's
been about nine months and I'm very
happy with how my chest looks but also
recently I realized that I haven't worn
a binder in so long and when I'm talking
about binders I don't mean the post-op
binder that I used after I had my
surgery those either don't know after
you've had Top surgery is pretty common
for people to wear post-op binders
they're like medical binders that you
know just just compress your chest to
make sure that swelling goes down and to
keep everything together my post-op
binder was very different to the binder
I used before I had surgery I was
thinking recently and I forgot how it
felt to bind I forgot that you know that
was something that I did every day the
first thing I do in the morning was get
up put my binder on and then I'd worry
about everything else it was really
weird for me after surgery and after I
stopped wearing the post-op binder to
not have that part of my routine like I
would put a t-shirt on and leave the
house and feel weird and I'd feel like
I'm missing something I was I was
missing my titties but I was also like I
felt so exposed because I just wasn't
wearing this thing that I wore every day
for so many years I definitely do not
miss anything about having a binder or
wearing a binder I am so grateful that I
don't have to do that every day I've
asked you guys to ask me some questions
about binding and I will get to them in
a second
don't worry I'll try and you know
give out all the information but for now
I thought it'll be cool ideas trying to
bind her and see how different it feels
than before obviously it'll feel very
different so in my last meetup somebody
who had just had Top surgery had they
gave me these binders to give away and I
will be giving these binders away do not
worry I'm not just hoarding them I just
wanted to make this video and then you
know I'm gonna pick two people from the
UK who need a binder these are both size
small so if you're from the UK and
you're a size small binder DM me also
these are under works and gc2b binders
so if you don't know what size you are
then look on the websites and it should
tell you but yeah onto the by the train
so these are actually the right size for
me before surgery I'm pretty sure I've
gotten a lot broader suits before I had
surgery so I don't know if these will
fit but let's try it obviously you have
to take my hat off I don't know my hair
is bad I am trying to grow it out I
don't know what I'm gonna do with it so
just just deal with it also to take my
top off that makes sense so if you bind
regularly you'll know that there's a
certain technique to put you on a binder
and taking you off a binder don't know
how you guys put on your binders but
this is how I put mine on so this was
the right size well it fit now who knows
so I put a little my shoulders over my
head so this is usually the part that
sucks the most it hurts a lot and as you
can see the back the back is so rolled
up reach around and get it and then
unroll it out there we go got the binder
on so this is an odd feeling because
like oh they would always be pressure
around the bottom which is where there
is pressure now but there used to be
more pressure around the top obviously
cuz I had titties this is a lot tighter
than it used to be there so this is an
underworks binder they were my favorite
binders I just feel like they find the
best they are very tight they're
actually made for sis guys I had
Guynemer cassia gynecomastia one of them
they had extra breast tissue and it was
to flatten them but yeah these ones
probably hurt a lot more than gc2b but I
prefer them they rub under here and
under here and on here and here they rub
a lot but they they keep you flat good
obviously this is just for my body tight
these are just my favourites so that was
the other worst one and this is how
I used to take my buns off I think it's
a roll this up and then get behind
yay
so that was the underworks binder this
will be given away I promise I haven't
stretched out so the next binder is the
GC 2 beam now these are a lot softer
these are made by trans people for trans
people so if that's what you want to you
know invest in and that's what you can
do personally I didn't like these ones
as much they were comfortable but they
didn't bind as well because the back is
pretty flexible as you know binders so
let's put the gc2b on this should be
easier I think it's same approach arms
in over the head are so much easier
okay so it's gc2b this is fine this
one's fine gctv are a lot comfier not
much to say about that there you go it
off easy easy
okay there we go that works really day
so yeah that sucked and if you don't
know binding sucks I only wore that for
like a minute each and I already like
feel gross try out two of those people
that wear binders on the regular eye I
know how terrible it is I feel terrible
that you still have to go through that
but no one day maybe you wouldn't so you
guys actually had a lot of questions
about binders and binding which is fair
enough because I know a lot of trans
guys and no binary people do that so
let's get onto them what tips do you
have for working out and wanting to bind
so I'm not gonna lie to you when I bind
it I did not exercise and when I did
exercise I didn't wear a binder because
I was at school and I was not out and I
would feel weird you know one day having
having having a having a lump there and
the next day not having it but what I do
remember experiencing is that every time
I try to run and I was wearing a binder
I would get out of breath so quick and
it would take so long for me to recover
from that I would also start coughing
and wheezing it just it wasn't good
realistically I would recommend not
exercising your binder if you can maybe
wear a sports bra that is loose or a
sports bra that is tight so you know it
can kind of bind because that's the you
know sports bras can it bind it better
than normal bras but if you have to buy
and while exercising I would recommend
going a size up don't want to be
exercising with the full on full on
tight stuff it's actually really
dangerous and it feels real
really terrible how's your way of
breathing changed now you don't have to
bind anymore absolutely yes it's so
weird I can't really explain it very
well so pretty much when you're wearing
a binder because it's so tight you can't
take a full breath I mean at least in my
experience I will binders that with that
type I could never take a full breath
like I'd breathe in and it wouldn't be
like it wouldn't really satisfy the need
for oxygen because I warrant so long for
so many years everyday pretty much the
whole day
that's just how I learned to breathe I
learned to breathe differently because I
was wearing that now since having
surgery the way I realized that I
breathe different was that I went on a
run for the first time and Jesus Christ
that was so difficult because I was so
not used to having this much lung space
that I would try and take a full breath
but it'll be too overwhelming like I
breathe then I'd be like that's too much
and when I needed as much air as I
needed it was difficult for me to know
how much to breathe in and breathe out
and obviously breathing is very
important when you're exercising you
need and you need oxygen um it was very
different I think I think it's getting
better now
I haven't been binding for like eight
months I guess I can still feel the
effects of binding I'm not gonna lie and
with the way I breathe because I breathe
weird opinion on KT Tape and binding to
be honest I am NOT a fan of KT Tape I
tried it a few times and obviously when
I tried it um I overdid it because my
goal was to become as flat as possible
and with KT Tape that's not necessarily
a thing that's gonna happen unless you
really tape it down in which case taking
it off it's not safe I just when you try
and move your arms the tape pulls your
skin it pulled my skin off I've got
scars on my back and scars on my front
from where the KT Tape ripped off my
skin I know some people that have got
stretch marks now because of the KT Tape
they would wear it every day they'd wear
it morning and night and this is just
not it's not safe if the aim of wearing
KT Tape is to just cover your nipples um
that's fine maybe put a bit of stuff
under the KT Tape because ripping off a
nickels knot doesn't sound good
KT Tape is not a good form of binding I
don't think because the aim the aim of
binding should be to get as flat as
possible with KT Tape that's just
dangerous
do people bind every day or early days
when dysphoria is bad personally I would
buy an every day for as long as possible
because right astoria was that bad but
also I know people with bad dysphoria
don't bind every day because they
rather you know feel comfortable
physically at least it really depends on
the person everybody's different their
binding technique and their binding
schedule is different how do you stop
your back hurting so if you didn't know
binding hurts you back muscular stuff
feel cramped and horrible and to be
honest the ways I saw my back hurting
was I would just stretch so much all the
time could have done with a massage to
be honest get massaged get massaged have
you experienced side effects that have
followed you even post up I did just
talk about that but yes I have had a
terrible posture for months I think it's
gotten better now but I had a terrible
posture because the binder would kind of
squeeze my body together and also
because are self-conscious about there
being a bump I would I would I would I
would walk like this and I'd start like
this the breathing thing is the thing
yeah it sucks but I think maybe some
point I won't feel like that how old was
I when I started binding I think I was
15 so I bind it for about 4 years anyway
any recommendations to what buyers get
so when I was binding the two most
popular binders were gc2b and underworks
my preference is underworks because well
though it's not as comfortable I feel
like it binds better at least for people
with my body type gc2b
it stretches out quite quickly it would
get loose and I wouldn't really feel
like I was binding I just felt like it
was a loose sports bra that was not
trying hard enough
now I know there's a new binding company
I think it's uk-based but they're called
spectrum I think right yes they're
called spectrum Outfitters and I've
heard they're kind of like gc2 bees they
look like gc2 bees and I've heard people
say that they bind worse or they bind
better than gc2 bees so I I don't really
have an opinion on that I would
recommend underworks now I know what
you're thinking under work since you
seem to be a kind of expensive and so
respect your outfitters but please do
not let that make you buy a really cheap
binder from Amazon or Ebay or any of
those like terrible like companies you
can get a binder for like 3 pounds on
Amazon and they're not safe at all a lot
of them have clamps they've got clips on
the side your binder won't be binding
evenly it's just not healthy I just I
just don't if you're gonna buy buying a
plea save up for an actual binder
company and not just some crappy Amazon
thing
how many binders did I have
um right I think I had five overall
which is not a lot and I probably should
have had more if I was wearing them
everything cuz I didn't wash them very
often
I was manky I was very depressed I saw
it off with a crappy Amazon one I
started off with a crappy Amazon one
regret that a lot at her and it didn't
bind well sorry my rat's are really loud
and then I got a gc2b uh that wasn't an
extra-small and then I got bigger so I
got a small I also had two underworks
which I pretty much rotated at about
five are there any dangers to binding
yes of course there are it's restrictive
on your body if you have asthma I'm not
really sure how much you should be
finding I know people who've broken
their ribs because of a binder
I got bruised ribs sometimes and I felt
manky and horrible if you're exercising
like running with a binder and you lose
your breath I'd feel like that's you
know that's not good at all and things
can go badly what is the maximum time to
wear one and does it hurt realistically
if you're binding every day for a long
period of time it will hurt the maximum
I might have time to worry about it I
don't know different places will tell
you different time I've heard eight
hours from somewhere of her 12 hours
from somewhere realistically I know that
eight hours it's not a long time to be
honest if I was told I could only wear
four hours I would refuse to only wear
it for eight hours because I do not want
to be spending the majority of my day
without a binder realistically people
are gonna buy it for however long they
want to bind but can I just say that if
it's really hurting you that bad please
just take a break maybe even like a
10-minute break or if you can wear a
sports bra and baggy clothing that it's
just do it's it's not good do you
recommend the full tank or the half tank
so all of my binders were half tank
which meant they stopped halfway down
your torso full tank one stop usually at
your hips I just I just prefer half
tanks because they more comfy how can I
buy a binder without my parents finding
out so this is a question I get a lot
and there are lots of ways to get around
your parents finding out that you have a
binder usually you can only buy binders
online so if you don't have a debit card
or you don't have a way of buying
something online then maybe you reach
out to a friend reach out to a family
member reach out to you know anyone that
could help you that could buy something
online give them cash in person and have
them buy your binder you could also have
a binder delivered to a
friends house so your parents don't have
to see your mail a lot of people get
binders from binder giveaways and you
can have the binder deliver to someone
else's house that you can collect it
from it's pretty easy to hide the binder
there must be someplace under your bed
or like under your cupboard or in your
wardrobe that you can hide it that your
parents can't find it realistically if
they do find it which my dad found it he
didn't really ask any questions I think
it's gets asked questions you can just
say it's a sports bra which they may or
may not believe but whatever so those
are all the questions I've got on
binders today if you have any other
questions then please comment then I'll
try it I keep dropping my phone please
comment the questions I'll try and
answer them but that's the video hope
you enjoyed it if not I'm sorry I'm not
really but yeah have a good day I don't
see you later losers punch such a weak
punch I'm so ill Kaiser bill
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