Who am I, and why did I start this blog?

Since my youngest years I struggled with anxieties, particularly related to how different I looked from my peers.  Anxieties of self-esteem and ability led to other anxieties and fears, and a departure from a healthy person.  At the age of 15 I was diagnosed with Klinefelter’s syndrome, a genetic condition that alters the sex chromosomes of a typical human male to include an extra “X” chromosome.

As I grew up I tried various coping methods, from unsuccessful lifestyle changes, to trying therapy.

During my early 30s, after having two particularly difficult relationships break down, I decided to put more effort into my running.  Running helped me deal with my feelings of doubt, depression, and an ever lowering self-worth.  I had become stuck in an unhealthy lifestyle, and found that running helped put me on a different path.

When I was introduced to the term Intersex, an umbrella term encompassing differences in sex characteristics and chromosomes, I found a community of people that looked similar to me, and also shared similar feelings of being.

Running helped me build self-worth by completing challenges. Being part of the Intersex community has built up my confidence by showing me there are like-bodied individuals in the world.

With new found confidence I find I can overcome my anxieties. I hope to be here as a guide for those who are wanting to find their place in this life.  I feel that I am living in a place of privilege, where I have learned to fell the walls that have previously kept me from living a healthy life.

I don’t write this blog because I wish to have acceptance from others.  I accept myself, and I know I have friends, as well as my very supportive wife, who accepts me for being a who I am.

I am Su, Intersex. I am a runner, a business owner, and a freelance art model. My pronouns are She/Her/Hers.