The nightmare of the boy who at 15 seemed like

"When I was 6 or 7 years old, I was used to being watched and observed physically – it was clearly different," said the man.

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Patrick suffers from a strange illness that makes his testicles believe that it's time to produce testosterone. Patrick lived in New York and his appearance surprised any place or event for children. It keeps countless memories of difficult moments. "My first memory is the feeling of being socially irrelevant, of feeling good.Because it was not just the pubic hair, it was the physical changes.

At 4 or 5 years old, I had the body of a boy of almost 10 years old. I had the impression that it was wrong and that it marked my childhood, "he explained.

His appearance was that of a teenager, but his behavior was that of a child. Moreover, the specialists can find no explanation, mention that it is a strange mutation and estimate at most 1000 cases in the world, although you can not specify this number.

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"I was going to swim in clbad and my mother took me to the women's locker room because I was 4 but looked much older. A woman scolded us and started talking loudly, embarrbading us, "she said, saying that when such scenes occurred, her mother tried to explain what was happening, but she reacted with skepticism. "It was difficult for me, but also for her. Psychologically, it was very stressful, "he said, revealing his relationship with his mother.

Patrick started dating a 17 year old girl while he was only 12 years old. He had told her that he was 16 and that she believed him. With that, he tried LSD one night. "I took two tablets.A dose twice normal.The next morning, I told my parents that I did not want to go to school.I still had some hallucinations, "he said.

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-> They badyzed it in a particular way

Patrick recounts that he remembered the "keychain" bullets that were actually a medical device for comparing his testicles and knowing their size. "I was there, lying on the bed, with my mother next to me and many doctors and nurses around wearing what looked like a key ring with wooden balls," he explained. .