Getting worried about puberty

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• AnonymousToe Posts: 2,787 Boards Guru

  November 25

  I’ve been there, I was scared I’d never hit puberty lol. You’ll get there in your own time. I know it’s hard right now, but health-wise I don’t think you need to worry. I’m sure there are lots of other people your age in the same position but nobody really talks about it.

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• independent_ Community Connector Posts: 10,052 An Original Mixlorian

  November 25

  @AnonymousToe is spot on here @SwimmingOtter. Everyone goes through puberty at different ages, and whats normal varies widely. I can only speak from a female perspective but I knew girls who started going through it young at like 8 or 9, and then I knew one girl who didn’t start having periods until she was 17. I imagine it’s similar for boys in variability.
  
  At your age there’s absolutely nothing to worry about health wise like Tow said, but I understand it can be tough as far as confidence is concerned. The teenage years are tough because every little difference feels huge. But i promise you, it will happen eventually. There are ages at which you’re meant to see a doctor if you haven’t seen any signs of puberty yet but I’m not sure what those are, but i’m pretty sure you have a few years before you need to worry about that yet.

  “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”

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