I am fighting for my care in spite of my doctors actively trying to prevent me getting hormone therapy even though I've been on it for a year...
This sounds like you have internalized a lot of society's messages of hate and intolerane against people being their genuine gender.
Goodness I so agree with this. I used to want to use feminine names when I played pretend as a kid and I could NOT get used to my deep voice. I...
Oh my goodness I absolutely love the name kieren and kieren Connor is such a cool name! I am giving an overwhelming vote for Kieren Connor Scott
Not sure if it was mentioned but gender dysphoria is a well documented and (should be) accepted diagnosis for a therapist to give and understand....
You sound scared. I can tell you that testosterone is not a transition from female to female but masculine looking. You will just be a man on...
I think the first paragraph sums up everyone's self affirmation. That is what matters. After that? Your anxiety kicks in and society that you...
Ignore them. I feel like that too. Like. Guilty. There's a difference between losing a limb (prosthetic?) For instance and being treated like...
It got deleted. Twice. TWICE! UGH. Long story short Electric shavers saved my life Hermit crabs hate leaving their old shell. It's safe a d...
Hormones finally started! I also spoke as a guest speaker for trans in identity in a university class!
I guess it's totally normal then? I guess o was just getting depressed and I have been too hyper vigilant surrounding my appearance. At least now...
I guess my crisis was existential in nature. If the only thing I have that tells me I'm a woman is my gut what is keeping me from being wrong?...
Like you'd love to have been afab, but you can't justify transition to yourself? Im like that. I can assure you that transition has been great....
SCHACH - yeah I suppose the outside perspective of seeing that I am probably subscribing to too much pressure to run from who everyone expected me...
I've been having a hard time, I guess, recently. I don't know if I'm in that phase where I've just gotten on hormones and the dysphoria spikes a...
It's worth noting, I think, that everyone is unique and that's why the concept of a special snowflake is silly. Of COURSE you are special, and...
Hey, ConfusedSailor, thanks for the add, you should do some more posting and try to incorporate yourself a bit more and try to get PM up if you...
Looking up different ways to practice good sleep hygiene might help, but honestly, working out can make your blood pressure and heart rate much...
Have you tried asking instead of inferring what she is thinking or feeling? Being kind and asking her what she feels, and telling her how YOU feel...
Not only are drag shows really positive places to go, I think that just telling the person who is close to you is worth trying. Like, dating in...
