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[thankgod]

I've finally become happy after years.

I'm 18 years old, have been in the same range of height since 15 years old. I've always wondered why my growth stopped so early, and whenever people said "stress" I was like "No  , it can't be that effective."
I've also been lurking in this forum since 2019. I'm pretty good at LL, knowledge wise. The possible outcomes, possible diseases that might occur, seen tons of videos, read tons of diaries.

Talking about "stress", I've had a seriously toxic relationship when i was 14, we had dated for 3 years and we've broken up when I was 17.
She caused an extreme level of depression for me, I've wanted to suicide every single day, I was at a point where any human could possibly be at the WORST mental situation caused by a relationship.

I've always been 170 centimeters, 15, 16, 17. My growth had stopped for three god damn years. As you all know, obsession with numbers when it comes to the height is serious, I always measured myself like 20 times a day.
So I'm pretty sure I was 170cm in the afternoon.

But now, after a year since we've broken up, my mental health became amazingly good and zero stress at all. So I even stopped caring about my height for some time, nor have I ever measured myself. Until yesterday..
An LL video popped up on my youtube feed and It brought my memories back. I decided to measure myself. Then...

I've realised I'm 172 cm at night now. Not in the morning, 172cm at NIGHT! I measured myself again and again.
I literally cried, not loudly of course. I just felt like I've found the god or something, lmao. As you all can relate, even 2 centimeter feels like 2 meters.



The questions I want to ask:

1- Is it actually possible to have a stunted growth for some amount of time? Afterwards, you, again get to grow?

Because I've always felt like when you don't get to grow for like a year, it means your genetics are done and you couldn't grow 1 more mm. I'm surprised of my situation.

2- Maybe I'm still growing, what can i do to maximize it?

The bestest of my regards.

[Worzezterlire]

1. Long bones stop growing around 15-18, closer to 16 usually.  The torso stops growing last and can grow as late as 25 years old.  I grew a half inch in my 20s

2. Sleep 8+ hours every night, eat healthy (meat if possible), partake in athletics.  It’s all genetic but this could be the difference of a centimeter or so.

[RealLostSoul]

I've finally become happy after years.

I'm 18 years old, have been in the same range of height since 15 years old. I've always wondered why my growth stopped so early, and whenever people said "stress" I was like "No  , it can't be that effective."
I've also been lurking in this forum since 2019. I'm pretty good at LL, knowledge wise. The possible outcomes, possible diseases that might occur, seen tons of videos, read tons of diaries.

Talking about "stress", I've had a seriously toxic relationship when i was 14, we had dated for 3 years and we've broken up when I was 17.
She caused an extreme level of depression for me, I've wanted to suicide every single day, I was at a point where any human could possibly be at the WORST mental situation caused by a relationship.

I've always been 170 centimeters, 15, 16, 17. My growth had stopped for three god damn years. As you all know, obsession with numbers when it comes to the height is serious, I always measured myself like 20 times a day.
So I'm pretty sure I was 170cm in the afternoon.

But now, after a year since we've broken up, my mental health became amazingly good and zero stress at all. So I even stopped caring about my height for some time, nor have I ever measured myself. Until yesterday..
An LL video popped up on my youtube feed and It brought my memories back. I decided to measure myself. Then...

I've realised I'm 172 cm at night now. Not in the morning, 172cm at NIGHT! I measured myself again and again.
I literally cried, not loudly of course. I just felt like I've found the god or something, lmao. As you all can relate, even 2 centimeter feels like 2 meters.



The questions I want to ask:

1- Is it actually possible to have a stunted growth for some amount of time? Afterwards, you, again get to grow?

Because I've always felt like when you don't get to grow for like a year, it means your genetics are done and you couldn't grow 1 more mm. I'm surprised of my situation.

2- Maybe I'm still growing, what can i do to maximize it?

The bestest of my regards.

Want a realism-type answer?

First of all stress or depression does not stunt height. You didn't stunt height. Height growth is nothing psychological, the same thing as your liver, kidneys or digestive organs don't stop working just because you have psychological problems. Height growth is a purely vegetative biomechanical process.
Height is genetic, it can be stunt but those things are huge factors you will know you have had (for example some chemotherapy etc).
Growth phase (when you have your growth spurts) is individual and statistics only portray an average. At that age, it is not uncommon to grow a few cm so you growing 2cm is probably legit and not some measurement inaccuracy.

Now to your questions.

1. Depends on the reason but catch up growth is possible, most likely this happens when you have sleep-depriving things in children (like retaline or OSAS... someone brought this example up lately so yea). At your age, rather not though, especially if you haven't had any of this.

2. No one knows if you are still growing, you can check it with an x-ray to determine your bone age. I wouldn't expect a lot anymore though, at the very best maybe one or two cm. You cannot maximize it.

Anyways as you are only 18, I would recommend you to do LL within the next few years as you will have a good recovery and generally more time to enjoy a new height.

[RealLostSoul]

2. Sleep 8+ hours every night, eat healthy (meat if possible), partake in athletics.  It’s all genetic but this could be the difference of a centimeter or so.

Definitely not the difference of a cm at his age.

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So the stress only came when your growth was about done? Nice!

[TheDream]

There are studies of children who were literally starving but catching up in height once they got access to food.

Stress etc. wont impact your height. As long as you are not in a warzone with no access to food for 18 years your height will not be affected by outside sources. It is all simply genetics.

[RealLostSoul]

There are studies of children who were literally starving but catching up in height once they got access to food.

Stress etc. wont impact your height. As long as you are not in a warzone with no access to food for 18 years your height will not be affected by outside sources. It is all simply genetics.

Thank you. At least some people here are rational.
I bet some here actually believe that the zodiac sign is connected to your final height and confounding bull  like that haha

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There are studies of children who were literally starving but catching up in height once they got access to food.

Stress etc. wont impact your height. As long as you are not in a warzone with no access to food for 18 years your height will not be affected by outside sources. It is all simply genetics.

Can you link us to these studies?