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Mental age vs physical age problems?

Discussion in 'Coming Out Advice' started by Charni, Jan 2, 2012.

  1. Charni

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    *sigh* Yes it's me again. If you don't know about me read my other threads. They will tell you all about me and my problems.

    Anyway I don't actually feel like I am my physical age. I did before I realised I was in the wrong body, but now (not like bam! Instant! It took a bit to realise) I feel like a younger girl than I am. Is that normal in transgender people?
     
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    i don't know about you, but i had a time of early abuse and i did feel like i was kind of stuck in arrested development from the time of abuse :/ ...currently trying to work that through so i can mature a little more
     
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    Oh no there was never any abuse! I am 16 years old but I feel like a 12-14 year old girl.
     
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    When did you realize you were transgender? I'm not sure if I can totally relate but do you think it might be because you didn't get to feel like you were being yourself when you were 12-14? Like when other girls were going through crushes on other teens you were still trying to figure yourself out so you're finally now getting those feelings.

    I know for me I feel like a teenager sometimes because I didn't get to go through stages that other teens go through since I was hiding who I was from myself and others. What do you mean when you say you feel like you're younger than your age? Do you mean you are interested in things that 12-14 year old teens like or just you feel younger in general?
     
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    Oh hells. My mentality can be that of a ten year old, but spiritually I sometimes feel old as the universe. Sometimes.
     
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    I realised early last month. I just feel like a teenage girl. I feel like the age of my mind is still that of a teenagers.
     
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    funny, I tend to look and act younger than my actual age. My family calls that immaturity. My friends got married/kids, taking care of a yard, so I guess I had less responsibility and could afford to act more like a kid.
     
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    Well, I'm not transgendered, but I've always felt (and acted, and looked, and seemed) younger than I actually am. However, I think in my case it's more due to genetics than anything else.

    Maybe, before you realized you were in the wrong body as you put it, you were depressed because you didn't know what was wrong. That would make anyone feel old.