I asked my mom if I could get a new binder when this money comes in, and when I showed it to her online she said I may as well get two. Kinda surprised me, since she was always against the idea. Then she asked me how it didn't hurt me. A bunch of people have asked me if binding hurts.

Personally, I'm small (a-cup) and bind pretty much all the time. Even to sleep, if I don't feel like taking it off. It doesn't constrict my breathing at all that I'm aware, and most of the time I can't feel it on my chest; just above my stomach and lower back. I can wear it exercising, though I generally don't.

So, does binding hurt for you at all?

it depends..

I been binding since I where pretty young.. (and I got a small B cup as far I know)
comparing to what I been using before, tape bandage and so it didnt hurt at all,
I where very happy and could really fell it.

but having it a long time like years it can hurt me, specially because im use to take it one size smaller and somethimes I wear too if I feel like binding extra hard,
the last thing hurt and I can only do it for special days.

my lungs are pretty dameges from all I have ever done,
but having a A cup and binding with a normal binder wont hurt you that much.

Ace bandages used to, but my underworks binder doesn't.  The main thing I notice is annoyance at getting short of breath quickly.

It depends on what your binding with. Sometimes I get frustrated b/c I want to be flatter and I'll use ace bandages and binders and duck tape and compression vest all at once and then it is difficulty to breath and I can't move at all. I usually bind up like that on special occasions, like if I'm gunna be out in public for a long while.I want to get as completely flat as possible even if it means being very uncomfortable and in pain. If I just where my 2 compression shirts and my binder, I can get pretty flat which is passable, but I want to be flatter. There's that little bump in the middle that drives me crazy.

I've always wondered this too. Especially if you have a larger chest? I'm hoping losing weight will help but I'm like a 34/36 C :/

It depends on what you're binding with. I have 2 underworks tritops. If I bind with the XL it doesn't, but with the L it does after a while.

For me they're constricting (if they weren't, they wouldn't exactly do the job), but they don't hurt while I'm wearing them. Once in awhile, if I've been doing strenuous physical activity, I'll end up with chafing around my pits, but that's just a result of wearing what is essentially an incredibly tight muscle T.

However, five years of binding has given me bursitis in my shoulder joints, which is INCREDIBLY painful. I don't even want to know what other damage it has caused. My best advice? Get your top surgery as soon as humanly possible, or find a way not to bind for too long.

YEah it hurts for me. I have the terrible t-kingdom  1700, I get fluid in my lungs if I strain too much, can't really run or anything. My back starts to hurt, I get bad indigestion/ acid if I eat... I notice it less now, I can't not go out without it. But sometimes I go into the garden without it and feel the breeze on my skin under a shirt for once and it makes me resent it even more than I already do.

Undoing it is the biggest relief ever. I take a really deep breath and stretch, makes me not want to go out of the house :p

I tried binding twice and hated it so I quit. There was benefit to being a bit overweight at the time since people more assumed I just had man boobs.

yeah my binders hurt, I mean it doesnt HURT, but after about 3 hours my upper back starts to ache and my back still hurts for a few hours after I take my binder off, it doesnt hurt my chest at all, just my back

also, the binder i wear is about 2 years old so its not even that tight and it has had a layer cut out of it too

No, I feel them but no pain at all. I can't run without a binder so of course I can't with one.  I do use my inhaler a tad more often tho.

Yes, it hurts. I use the T-Kingdom 1700, and it kind of slips down and starts constricting the lower ribs rather than the chest blobs, slightly like a corset laced incredibly tightly. This hurts, of course, and is very annoying and inconveniencing. I think I'll buy an Underworks one instead, as the T-Kingdom hurts so much I can barely use it.

Binding doesn't hurt me at all, really. I have a binder that I bought from Love Boat (lucky that you're mom would pay for yours.), and I can't hardly tell I'm wearing it sometimes.

It does sometimes. I only bind when I go out (which isn't very often), and even after a couple hours, it's insane relief when I take it off. It's one of the Underworks ones, and doesn't bind very well because I have huge boobs/tumours. I hope after a while people will just assume I have man boobs, but I guess it's better than nothing.

Yeah, but I'll deal with it because I'd rather be flat.
I have a tritop that I wear and I wear ace bandage over it. Hurts like hell, but like I said, I can deal with it.
There have been times where it feels like my ribs are breaking. I've actually heard them crack before. And once while I was on the bus, coming home from school, it felt like I was being stabbed in the side and couldn't sit properly.

Quote from: Elijah on July 20, 2011, 10:56:16 PM
yeah my binders hurt, I mean it doesnt HURT, but after about 3 hours my upper back starts to ache and my back still hurts for a few hours after I take my binder off, it doesnt hurt my chest at all, just my back

Same, but also if I wear mine daily for a few weeks I feel like I'm trying to breathe underwater after I've taken it off.  It's like it's still constricting my breathing, and sometimes my chest hurts, and I have to stop wearing it for a while (days/weeks) until it stops.  I got my binder used and it's probably stretched beyond the size Underworks would recommend for my measurements.

i only just notice i wear one when i get super active... though i'm kinda lucky that i don't have to bind too tight , because of my build and clothing style it looks just fine when it's a little looser.

Wow, this makes me glad I'm not very large-chested. I can get away with a normal-sized t-shirt and polo shirt a lot of times, though I never do.

Quote from: Devyn on July 21, 2011, 02:43:21 AM
I've actually heard them crack before. And once while I was on the bus, coming home from school, it felt like I was being stabbed in the side and couldn't sit properly.

Jesus Krispies, that sounds dangerous. 

I mean, it has hurt for me back when I used ace and/or tape. Generally because I'd do it too tight when I was too dysphoric. Although regular binders work excellently.

reading this makes me glad that i'm not dysphoric about my breasts. i got a binder from love boats which is even more comfortable than any of my sports bras. doesn't make me too flat (d cup), but there's not much point in that, everybody around here knows me, so i can't expect to pass as a guy anyway after being a woman for so long. i don't have reason to wear it often, it's not every day that i'm a man, so i still don't know if overusing it would hurt. though i doubt it, i always loosen things that feel tight enough to hurt me

When I started out it hurt, it itched, it killed. That was 4+ yrs ago.

It still hurts. Doesn't itch anymore. Leaves marks, digs into me. But I wear 3 tri tops at a time which has caused me problems with my chest and soreness and inflamming the lining of my lungs, etc....so I don't recommend it.