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@edmond1971

Very good points by 'weakbutstrong'

Within the small circle of people that want to know, or need to know, what I do is write things down, and that begins with my questions going into my every 3-month visit with my health team, and also the results of it. I make sure my write up is clear, complete and positive. I go into the details of the treatment as this is my journal, and I also spell out my position on my own mental health. This isn't to say this is the approach that everyone should take, but this works for me to have as a chronicle of the experience.

keep the faith and tell the story that counts

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I took the journal approach with initial diagnosis, treatment, recovery and side effects. I have a personal online blog and post there. I could then easily point folks to that for updates. I included trigger warnings so people were aware I was going to talk about ED. I discovered with my peers (older men), that was the most helpful topic for them to learn about, and got thanks for that.