reasons for rebellion, (as if any were needed)

[sunjoy]

(originally posted as a comment in dbt_support ). for me, something that seems to get in the way of acting healthy is the feeling that being healthy is somehow a way of conforming to other people's invalidating ideas of what or who i should be. i'm discovering that certain rebellious, but also constructive -- or at least not self-destructive, acts help me get

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[mrs_redboots]

I don't know why it seems to be the convention in the US that men don't do figure skating - you should come to our rink! Sometimes I'm the only woman there - and often one of the youngest, even though I'm more than middle-aged!

[sunjoy]

well at a rink I obviously fit-in, even when there are few other men on the ice. During adult group lessons -- which I haven't attended in a while -- there are plenty of men. Outside the rink culture though, it's unusual for sure.

[jen92373]

I'm right with you...sometimes pain just doesn't hurt.