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TRUE LIFE: I'M LOSING MY SIGHT
Are you losing your sight? Is a medical condition or an injury you sustained preventing you from seeing clearly anymore? Are you almost blind or afraid you will be soon? Or maybe you're faced with an unclear prognosis and are unsure how much further your sight will degrade?

How are your goals or life plans being affected by the fact that you're losing your sight? What steps are you taking to prepare for this? Do you struggle with these adaptations or do you embrace the inevitability of your approaching blindness? Is there anything you're longing to see before you can't? Do you fear that losing your sight will affect your relationships with loved ones?

If you're facing the loss of your sight and appear to be between the ages of 15 -28 email us at losingsight@mtvn.com and tell us about your story. Be sure to include your name, location, phone number and recent photos of yourself.


TRUE LIFE: I'M IN A BLENDED FAMILY
Is your family merging with another? Would you consider your family a modern day Brady Bunch? Is your life undergoing a major shift because your mom or dad is getting remarried? Are you now forced to live with people you barely knew before? Does connecting with another family seem like a hassle or a heartbreak? Maybe your peaceful life as an only child will now be overrun by multiple step-siblings. Or maybe your own family is doubling or tripling in size. Does this change put you on edge? Do age or personality conflicts keep you from living in harmony with your new family members? Do you feel invaded?

If you appear between the ages of 15 -28 and would like to share your story about your family please email us at blendedfamily@mtvn.com and tell us about your situation.


TRUE LIFE: I'M A SECRET STRIPPER
Are you stripping for money and keeping it a secret? Have current economic times caused you to look for jobs in places you never thought you'd end up? Is stripping now a consideration that you've never pondered before? Have you reached a point where you need fast cash and dancing is your only option? Maybe you need the money to support your children or pay for school. Does this choice clash with the world you come from? Are you torn between making the money you need and refraining from something you would have never considered in the past? Do you fear what your boyfriend, friends or family members might think if they found out?

If you appear between the ages of 18-28 and are ready to share your story, please email us at secretstripper@mtvn.com. Be sure to include your name, location, phone number, and a recent photo of yourself.


TRUE LIFE: I HAVE HAIR I DON'T WANT
Do you have a lot of unwanted hair? Are you a woman with a hormone imbalance which leads to facial hair growth? Or do you suffer from hypertrichosis which results in excessive hair growth all over your body? Or do simply feel anxious because you have more hair than the average person and can't come to terms with it? Does your facial hair or body hair make you feel unattractive and affect how you interact with members of the opposite sex?

Are you undergoing a procedure to alter your hair or do you go to great lengths to managing it? Have you tried remedying the situation but just can't find the right fix? Are you obsessive about changing your hair?

Does the hair you have get in the way of living your life the way you would like? Do you feel uncomfortable in public or in intimate situations? Do you think people judge you or look at you differently because of your hair?

If you appear to be between the ages of 15 -28 and have hair that's making you unhappy, email us at hair@mtvn.com and tell us about your story. Please include your name, location, phone number and recent photos of yourself.


TRUE LIFE: I CAN'T HAVE SEX
Are you incapable of having sex? Do you suffer from a physically painful disorder that prevents you from having sex? Are you unable to have sex due to an injury or physical handicap?

Or is your inability to have sex psychological? Do you suffer from an anxiety disorder that has completely dulled your sex drive? Maybe your lack of sex drive is a side effect of a prescribed medication.

Are you currently going through a gender transition that is preventing you from currently engaging in sex? Are you enrolling in a religious seminary and can't have sex because it is against your religion to do so?

If you appear to be between the ages of 16-28 and are unable to have sex for any reason, MTV wants to hear from you. Email us at canthavesex@mtvn.com and tell us as much about your situation as possible. Also, please be sure to include your name, location, phone number, and photo.


TRUE LIFE: I'M GOING ON ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK
Are you planning to go on an alternative spring break trip? Would you rather rough it for a good cause than party on a beach? Do you feel a higher calling to help others or are you doing it to impress college admission boards? Perhaps you're going to help build homes in Central America or participate in AIDS education in Africa -- what sorts of challenges do you expect to face along the way? Maybe you've never set foot outside of the U.S. and are afraid you'll be overwhelmed by the plight of the people you'll encounter overseas? Or perhaps you're simply not sure you can make it without running water for two weeks? Or maybe you're an Alt Spring Break veteran who'll be leading a group of first-timers into the field this year?

Are your friends and family supportive of your trip? Or do they fail to grasp the point of your mission? Will your boyfriend or girlfriend be going with you? Or will he or she be texting you from the beaches of Cancun?

If you appear to be between the ages of 17 and 25 and are planning to go on a charity or educational-based spring break trip to a far off land, MTV wants to hear from you. Email us at altspringbreak@mtvn.com and tell us as much as possible about your plans and what this trip means to you. Also, please be sure to include your name, location and phone number.


TRUE LIFE: I'M PASSING
Are you "passing" as someone you're not? Have you been passing in school, at work, in your community or anywhere else as being of a different race, gender or sexual orientation from what you actually are? Are you are a transsexual female who passes as someone who was born a female? Or maybe you're a person of color who passes as a white person. Or perhaps your schoolmates or colleagues think you're straight while in fact you're gay.

Do you try to pass as someone other than who you are for a particular reason? Do you feel it gives you an advantage of some kind at work, school or with your friends? Or do others look at you and simply decide for themselves? Do you correct them or do you enjoy passing? Are you considering "coming out" and putting your days of passing behind you?

If you are passing as someone of a different race, gender, sexual orientation or otherwise, MTV wants to hear from you. If you appear to be between the ages of 15 and 28, please email us at passing@mtvn.com. Please be sure to include your name, location and phone number.


TRUE LIFE: I'M COMING OUT TO MY TEAM
Are you planning to come out to your teammates? Have you been afraid or hesitant to come out to your sports team as gay, bisexual, or transsexual but are now planning to reveal yourself? Perhaps you've already come out to your friends and now have to face the upcoming season with teammates who still think you're straight? Or maybe you're unsure of how your fellow athletes would react if they knew, and thus have not come out to anyone?

Whatever your situation may be, if you are planning to come out to your teammates and appear to be between the ages of 15 and 28, MTV wants to hear from you. Please email us at comingout@mtvn.com and be sure to include your name, location and phone number.


TRUE LIFE: I HATE MY ROOMMATE
Has your living situation become a nightmare? Has your home - the one place that should be your sanctuary - become the last place you want to be? Do you hate the thought of coming home to find your roommate already there? Is your roommate a slob? Cheap? A thief? Or just generally unpleasant to be around?

Are you at each other's throats but can't yet part ways? Is your home too valuable or too good of a deal to leave just because you can't get along with your roommate? Or are you stuck with your roommate for the remainder of the school year?

If you appear to be between the ages of 16-28, hate your roommate, but can't or won't move out, MTV wants to hear from you! Email us at roommate@mtvn.com and tell us as much about your situation as possible. Also, please be sure to include your name, location, phone number, and photo.


TRUE LIFE: I'M NOT AS HOT AS MY PARTNER
Do you believe that you are less attractive than your significant other? Do you wonder why your boyfriend or girlfriend is with you? Is the difference in your appearances so drastic that it causes people to stare? Do people accuse your significant other of using you for money, citizenship, social status, or any other reason? Has your appearance changed since the beginning of your relationship, yet your boyfriend or girlfriend has stayed with you regardless?

Perhaps your significant other sees your beauty within and is deeply in love with you. Is it your own insecurities that are holding back the potential in your relationship?

If you appear to be between the ages of 16-28 and believe that you're not as hot as your significant other, MTV wants to hear from you! Email us at boyfriend@mtvn.com and tell us as much about your situation as possible. Also, please be sure to include your name, location, phone number, and photo.

TRUE LIFE: I'M LOOKING FOR MY CHILD
Are you the parent of a child that you have lost contact with? Do you want to reconnect with a child you placed in adoption? Did you father a child and then become estranged from the baby's mother? If you have lost contact with your child for any reason, and are desperate to have your child back in your life -- we want to hear from you.

If you appear to be between the ages of 18 and 28 and are interested in sharing your story with us, please email us at casting@crosstown.tv. Please include your name, age, location, contact information, description of your story, and a photo of yourself.

TRUE LIFE: I HATE MY PLASTIC SURGERY
Did you go under the knife with high expectations only to be deeply disappointed by the outcome? Have you experienced unexpected consequences as a result of your cosmetic surgery? Do you feel the surgeon botched the job? Are you now facing the decision of whether to undergo another procedure to fix the mistake? Or are you trying to find a way to come to terms with the results?

Perhaps your surgery has burdened you financially or you're suffering from a related infection or other complications. Or maybe your treated area came out flawless but you're dismayed because you're facing backlash from your ethnic group, social circle, or family.

If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 28 and feel you're suffering as a result of your elective surgery, MTV wants to hear from you. Email us at plastic@mtvn.com and tell us as much about your situation as possible. Also, please be sure to include your name, location, phone number, and a recent photo.


TRUE LIFE: I'm Clashing With My Parents
Do your parents think you are dating someone too old? Do you hate who YOUR parent is dating? Is there a money clash? A clash over your sexual identity? A clash over your job or schooling or way of life in general?

If you are going through any of these or any other clashes with your parent(s) and live with them, MTV wants to hear from you!

If you appear to be between the ages of 16 and 28 then email us at parents@mtvnmix.com and tell us as much about your situation as possible. Also, please be sure to include your name, location, and phone number.


TRUE LIFE: I CAN'T DISCONNECT
Do you sleep with your cell phone for fear that your boyfriend/girlfriend will get mad if you don't respond to their texts or calls? Do you constantly check your facebook profile, photos, comments, wall to monitor what people are saying to you or about you? Do you find it hard to log off of facebook, myspace? Have text messages or facebook messages/wall posts/comments ever started fights or rumors offline? Is your boyfriend/girlfriend ever paranoid that you are cheating on them because you talk to people online that they can't control? Have you ever given your password to a boyfriend or girlfriend so that they could monitor who you are friends with? Have they ever checked your cell phone to read your text messages?

If you appear to be between the ages of 16-28, find yourself constantly connected to the point where it is complicating your life, and would like to share your story, MTV wants to hear from you! Email us at disconnect@mtvn.com and tell us as much about your situation as possible. Also, please be sure to include your name, location, phone number, and photo.


TRUE LIFE: I'M DATING SOMEONE WHO HAS AN ADDICTION
Is your boyfriend or girlfriend battling an addiction? Do you struggle with the challenges of dealing with his or her behavior? Does their dependency overshadow everything else in your relationship? Are you constantly fighting as a result? Maybe the pressure to be supportive and understanding is starting to wear you down. Perhaps you're worried that you're enabling their lifestyle and you need to put some distance between you. Or do you feel torn between disapproval from friends and family and loyalty to your partner?

If you are dating someone who has an addiction of any kind (drugs, alcohol, food, gambling, etc.) and you appear to be between the ages of 18-28, email us at Relationship@mtvn.com and tell us about your story. Be sure to include your names, location, phone number and recent photos of you and your significant other.

TRUE LIFE: I'M AT A CROSSROADS IN MY RELATIONSHIP
Are you at a crossroads in your relationship? Have you reached a make-or-break point with your boyfriend or girlfriend? Are there unresolved issues that need to be fixed and now one of you has set an ultimatum? Are you worried that your relationship may fall apart if you can't find a solution to the problems between you?

Maybe it's becoming clear that you're incompatible in some way. Perhaps there is something in your relationship that desperately needs to change. Have you recently started seeing a side to your significant other that turns you off? Do you feel like your boyfriend or girlfriend is controlling or has too much power? Maybe one of you wants to push things to the next level and the other is trying to hit the brakes.

IIf your relationship is about to go through some big changes, MTV wants to hear from you. If you appear to be between the ages of 18-28 and would like to share your story, email us at RelationshipCrossroads@mtvn.com and tell us as much as you can about your situation. Be sure to include your names, location, phone number and recent photos of you and your significant other.

TRUE LIFE: I HAVE DATING DRAMA
Have you recently started dating someone and now you're being forced to deal with issues that are threatening your new relationship?

Has one of you has been deceiving the other? Maybe you have difficulty trusting each other and the constant suspicion is wearing you down. Maybe you've been lying or left something unsaid and the truth needs to come out. Or has a secret just been revealed and now you're dealing with the consequences? Perhaps you feel like you can't be yourself and your significant other hasn't seen the real you yet.

Are there outside forces interfering with your relationship? Are you frustrated that you aren't a priority in your boyfriend or girlfriend's life? Are they putting friends, activities, or work ahead of you? Perhaps you are facing disapproval from friends or family. Is someone trying to break you up? Maybe you think there is someone trying to steal your boyfriend or girlfriend. Or are you starting to feel like you'd be a better match with someone else?

If you appear to be between the ages of 16-28 and would like to share your story, email DatingDrama@mtvn.com and tell us as much as you can about your situation. Be sure to include your names, location, phone number and recent photos of you and your significant other.

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