Thank you so much for sharing your journey here. This takes a lot of courage and will help others, I am sure of this. Your honesty and self knowledge will carry you far, you have much life ahead.
I've always seen the world as if I was looking into a fish tank. Never truly belonging or fitting in. The difference between you and me is that I never really cared if I fit. I was happy to visit but didn't need the official validation. Guess that makes me mentally off. I've always searched out the stuff that's not mainstream. You'll find your place.
Hey there, so similar experiences as you, grew up closer to girls, loving girls(not seeing them as quite on the pedestal you saw them), doing girly things, etc. i also played sports and was rough and tumble, and liked dressing up as a girl for Halloween and was told my butt looked good by the girlies etc. i also looked into being trans before but didnt go through with it, but now 8 years later im looking at it again and going to seek therapy to get to the bottom of if i am trans or not because these thoughts and feelings have never truly left me, i think im just scared to transition because im afraid i wont pass and or be seen as a freak. But i also have been through traumas such as friends and parents dying, being SAd, being harassedsexually by adults when i was a child, etc. so now i truly want to get to the bottom of how i feel, because even though i told myself i didnt feel this way after i initially stopped looking into it, i in fact had these feelings and have been actively pushing them down. I would hate to love this life a lie instead of being true to myself, and maybe (i dont know your full situation) looking into this with a therapist could be a good idea as well?
i think talking to someone about it is really good. but you should keep in mind even professionals can have strong opinions and may try to sway you in one direction. at the end of the day this decision has to be made and understood by you. hope you figure things out and be your true self
@@poeoepeoepopospokfspokf definitely! Im asking all those questions and my therapist so far has just been telling me what studies have shown and what their own experiences have shown and asking me other questions on top of mine, not pushing towards anything in particular 🙌🏻
@@Cptkirk1315 The key thing is to be absolutely 100% before taking none reversible medical procedures, I hope you get your answers and happiness, good luck
Trans woman here reporting in. I spent years denying who I really was to myself, and still have trouble dealing with some of that regret. It took me a long long time to come around and accept who I was, but transitioning has helped me feel more at home in my own skin than I ever thought possible. It's incredibly hard and anyone who says its all fun and good times is straight-faced lying to you. Still, if it's who you are then it's absolutely worth it. That said, it isn't the right path for everyone, and there are bad actors on both sides. De-trans grifters looking to profit on trans-panic and hyper-pro activists that can't see problems in the community both very much exist. Finding a good therapist is super smart and probably a great first step to working through your own feelings. Wherever you end up, just be honest with yourself and best of luck on the journey.
@@DrLawyerManLady i really appreciate your response, thank you for sharing and the advice❤️ from speaking so far, and from having introspection, i have concluded i am trans. This has been ongoing since i was a child, and it is difficult to consider transitioning because that means so many unknowns are thrust into my life. Yet without transitioning, i know this will just eat at me more and more and more and i will be filled with regrets when i am old
Thank you so much for sharing your journey here. This takes a lot of courage and will help others, I am sure of this. Your honesty and self knowledge will carry you far, you have much life ahead.
I've always seen the world as if I was looking into a fish tank. Never truly belonging or fitting in. The difference between you and me is that I never really cared if I fit. I was happy to visit but didn't need the official validation. Guess that makes me mentally off. I've always searched out the stuff that's not mainstream. You'll find your place.
Thank you!
Good for you for sharing. I hope people hear you, but TH-cam will inevitably shadow ban your voice.
Hey there, so similar experiences as you, grew up closer to girls, loving girls(not seeing them as quite on the pedestal you saw them), doing girly things, etc. i also played sports and was rough and tumble, and liked dressing up as a girl for Halloween and was told my butt looked good by the girlies etc. i also looked into being trans before but didnt go through with it, but now 8 years later im looking at it again and going to seek therapy to get to the bottom of if i am trans or not because these thoughts and feelings have never truly left me, i think im just scared to transition because im afraid i wont pass and or be seen as a freak. But i also have been through traumas such as friends and parents dying, being SAd, being harassedsexually by adults when i was a child, etc. so now i truly want to get to the bottom of how i feel, because even though i told myself i didnt feel this way after i initially stopped looking into it, i in fact had these feelings and have been actively pushing them down. I would hate to love this life a lie instead of being true to myself, and maybe (i dont know your full situation) looking into this with a therapist could be a good idea as well?
i think talking to someone about it is really good. but you should keep in mind even professionals can have strong opinions and may try to sway you in one direction. at the end of the day this decision has to be made and understood by you. hope you figure things out and be your true self
@@poeoepeoepopospokfspokf definitely! Im asking all those questions and my therapist so far has just been telling me what studies have shown and what their own experiences have shown and asking me other questions on top of mine, not pushing towards anything in particular 🙌🏻
@@Cptkirk1315 The key thing is to be absolutely 100% before taking none reversible medical procedures, I hope you get your answers and happiness, good luck
Trans woman here reporting in. I spent years denying who I really was to myself, and still have trouble dealing with some of that regret. It took me a long long time to come around and accept who I was, but transitioning has helped me feel more at home in my own skin than I ever thought possible. It's incredibly hard and anyone who says its all fun and good times is straight-faced lying to you. Still, if it's who you are then it's absolutely worth it. That said, it isn't the right path for everyone, and there are bad actors on both sides. De-trans grifters looking to profit on trans-panic and hyper-pro activists that can't see problems in the community both very much exist. Finding a good therapist is super smart and probably a great first step to working through your own feelings. Wherever you end up, just be honest with yourself and best of luck on the journey.
@@DrLawyerManLady i really appreciate your response, thank you for sharing and the advice❤️ from speaking so far, and from having introspection, i have concluded i am trans. This has been ongoing since i was a child, and it is difficult to consider transitioning because that means so many unknowns are thrust into my life. Yet without transitioning, i know this will just eat at me more and more and more and i will be filled with regrets when i am old