Who to see about height?

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Hello, my mum is concerned and thinks i should see someone about how i hat my height, but we are unsure who to see? We were thinking along the lines of a counseller? But then they just usually get you to talk about your problems and things so we thought maybe that wouldn't be ideal.

Any specific person?

I tried my GP, said i was unhappy with my height (16 and 5 ft 5) and to make it worse, my growth plates with in my legs have closed. He just laughed at me literally, and said ahh it'd fine, you'l never be 6 foot, but at least you aren't 5 foot. This response really annoyed me as i thought GP's are supposed to be caring, and it obviously means a lot to me as i literally couldn't stop myself crying (and i haven't cried for years) I know it sounds stupid but i felt like i couldn't be bothered living, and just walked straight across a busy rush hour junction on my way without looking as i just thought it would be easier to end it there. I know this sounds pathetic but i tried to stop myself but my body just sort of took me and did that to me.

Bah i eat an amazing diet, and been to one of countries leading nutritionist doctors(a doctor who specialises in nutrition-cost roughly 400 pounds) to make sure, and he actually couldn't find anything wrong with my diet-and said it was one of the best he's seen at my age. I also had a blood test to check i wasn't lacking any omeagas or anything and i was slightly lacking in one type, but he still said it wouldn't really take a difference, so i am taking this everyday.

I know i'm probably jelous but it's really annoying because lots of people don't eat at lunch at my school or just eat salad or something, and i eat a very good diet and end up smaller than most people. Even my ex who only ate one meal a day, if that has become significantly taller than me and this is awful as it makes me very insecure.

Also, i am scared to go because he might stop me want to be a bodybuilder, and that thought scares me :/

I am wondering whether this cream i used to bags under my eyes that was imported from USA might have contained some sort of steroid, as you can get that in gel/cream form?

Sorry if this seems weird or has gone on a long time, my mum thinks i should see someone,

Please help me :rolleyes:

Reply 1

username239687

18

There's really not much you can do about your height, you're only 16 and may have a few more growth spurts to come...

Reply 2

Selkarn

You might not have stopped growing completely. You could always emigrate to somewhere where people are generally smaller. And you gain a +1 bonus to dexterity if you're under 5'6

Reply 3

Lithium

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ToastyCoke

There's really not much you can do about your height, you're only 16 and may have a few more growth spurts to come...

Not if his epiphyseal plates have fused.

Reply 4

username239687

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Lithium

Not if his epiphyseal plates have fused.

Oh 'ello again.

I was trying to give them a glimpse of hope =] They sound like it's getting them quite down, when it's not actually a bad height to be =\

Also, they may have not completely stopped growing...

Reply 5

Doublereedfreak

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It's not exactly life threatening. Be thankful that you don't have a worse problem.

Reply 6

Annie354

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Go to Russia, you can have the bones in your legs broken then gradually and painfully stretched over a year. I think you can gain an extra few inches

Reply 7

Lithium

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ToastyCoke

Oh 'ello again.

I was trying to give them a glimpse of hope =] They sound like it's getting them quite down, when it's not actually a bad height to be =\

Also, they may have not completely stopped growing...

It's nice to give him hope, but false hope is just mean. But maybe you're right, and his plates having completely fused.

Reply 8

Nalced

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depends on how tall your parents are. If your dad and mum are both 5ft, don't be too surprised that you're likely to be just above 5ft- for example.

Reply 9

Surely_unsure

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Or you could try to value and accept yourself as you are?

Reply 10

my_username_was_taken

OP

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ToastyCoke

There's really not much you can do about your height, you're only 16 and may have a few more growth spurts to come...

You might not have stopped growing completely. You could always emigrate to somewhere where people are generally smaller. And you gain a +1 bonus to dexterity if you're under 5'6

Sorry if i forgot to mention this: i'm male.

Does anyone actually know how much i will grow after my growth plates in my legs have closed, but apparently my other growth plates haven't.

Oh 'ello again.

I was trying to give them a glimpse of hope =] They sound like it's getting them quite down, when it's not actually a bad height to be =\

Also, they may have not completely stopped growing...

Well mate, i aint having a go at you, but all my life i have been one of the smallest in my year, and have always thought ah it's fine i'l always grow, and when i'm realising time's running out, especially with my plates closed in my knees.

I suppose all that negativeness throughout my life i have just pushed under the doormat and just thought it'l be ok, and then when it isn't, i just feel like it's years of negativity that is just coming all at once and gets you down..

It even makes me want to go into a career that is mostly a female dominated one, as then i won't feel as small. I actually have more female friends that male because they make me feel more secure.

Thanks if you actually read this. :smile:

Reply 11

TommyWannabe

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*Steps on threadstarter*

Oh I'm sorry, didn't see you there.

You're 5'5 man, it's not huge but it's not tiny. Tall is 6'1 and 6 inches is nothing (no jokes please).

Penis lololololololololol.

Reply 12

pow!

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you couldnt stop crying? man up mate, i know plenty of guys smaller than you

Reply 13

username239687

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my_username_was_taken

Sorry if i forgot to mention this: i'm male.

Does anyone actually know how much i will grow after my growth plates in my legs have closed, but apparently my other growth plates haven't.

Well mate, i aint having a go at you, but all my life i have been one of the smallest in my year, and have always thought ah it's fine i'l always grow, and when i'm realising time's running out, especially with my plates closed in my knees.

I suppose all that negativeness throughout my life i have just pushed under the doormat and just thought it'l be ok, and then when it isn't, i just feel like it's years of negativity that is just coming all at once and gets you down..

It even makes me want to go into a career that is mostly a female dominated one, as then i won't feel as small. I actually have more female friends that male because they make me feel more secure.

Thanks if you actually read this. :smile:

I'm 6'2 myself and most of my friend are hovering around that height. I have 4-5 friends who are around you're height and they get teased for it, not bullied just have a joke.

A lot of girls seem to think a smaller guy is cuter and so you're in luck in that department. If you feel you won't grow anymore, there's not exactly much you can do but accept your body and then begin to like it.

Personally, I'd like to be beefier, I'm quite lanky but I just never seem to put on any weight, and that's something I've had to accept.

Reply 14

my_username_was_taken

OP

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It's nice to give him hope, but false hope is just mean. But maybe you're right, and his plates having completely fused.

Only my ones in my knees have fused i think, so surely i have growth from the other plates?

depends on how tall your parents are. If your dad and mum are both 5ft, don't be too surprised that you're likely to be just above 5ft- for example.

I'm not sure, but my brother is about 5 11-6 foot so that makes it even worse :|

Or you could try to value and accept yourself as you are?

How can i do this if everywhere i go and do, it bothers me?

Go to Russia, you can have the bones in your legs broken then gradually and painfully stretched over a year. I think you can gain an extra few inches

I talked to my parents about having that done, they said i was being silly, but i was being serious.

It's not exactly life threatening. Be thankful that you don't have a worse problem.

I know but how can i stop feeling so rubbish about it. Just saying that isn't going to make me magically think "ohh it's fine"

Reply 15

about_my_bow

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I do remember this thing on tv a while ago about this girl who had her legs stretched gradually over about a year and a half because she was about 18 and under 5 foot but she was referred to this specialist by her gp. And theres a guy at my school who was born with one leg longer than the other and he's currently in the process of having his shorter leg stretched. Tbh it looks really painful and not really worth it when you might grow more (obv in above cases it was neccessary).

Reply 16

my_username_was_taken

OP

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pow!

you couldnt stop crying? man up mate, i know plenty of guys smaller than you

If i couldn't stop myself doing this, than how am i supposed to? How does that make me anymore of a man less than you? It was beyond my control? That's like saying someone with special needs isn't a man, even though they can't help it.

Reply 17

Jerrystu

Op if it bothers you so much you can have cosmetic surgery on your legs to make yourself taller. Google it.

Reply 18

my_username_was_taken

OP

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about_my_bow

I do remember this thing on tv a while ago about this girl who had her legs stretched gradually over about a year and a half because she was about 18 and under 5 foot but she was referred to this specialist by her gp. And theres a guy at my school who was born with one leg longer than the other and he's currently in the process of having his shorter leg stretched. Tbh it looks really painful and not really worth it when you might grow more (obv in above cases it was neccessary).

Hmm, apparently most people have a leg longer than another, the podiatrist said i do :s-smilie:

Reply 19

Lithium

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my_username_was_taken

Only my ones in my knees have fused i think, so surely i have growth from the other plates?

I'm not sure, but my brother is about 5 11-6 foot so that makes it even worse :|

How can i do this if everywhere i go and do, it bothers me?

I talked to my parents about having that done, they said i was being silly, but i was being serious.

I know but how can i stop feeling so rubbish about it. Just saying that isn't going to make me magically think "ohh it's fine"

I am not an orthopedic surgeon, so I can't really answer that. Hope things work out.

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