My therapist always told me that it's really important to keep in mind that testosterone and transitioning doesn't have to be a linear path. You can always slow down, rewind, stop, start, move forward if/when you're ready. Yes, hormones are a powerful thing and definitely will effect your emotions so you must be careful, but it's much more important to listen to the feelings you are having. I remember I felt the same way when my mustache started
ya my therapist told me the same thing :) .. i think my doctor said i'm already on the lowest dose of t tho.. i think i'll "tough" it out for another couple of months and see what's up. if i'm really freaking out. i'll definitely stop t or go on a lower dose... how do you feel now about your mustache and other changes?
I don't know how to respond directly to you on my phone so I hope this works! I've been on T for 2.5 years and feel great. The first 1.5 years were really hard b/c I switched to androgel while I was living abroad. In my opinion that does not deliver an adequate dosage for FTMs, otherwise make sure ur endo is really on top of your bloodwork. It made me feel extremely uncomfortable being on a low dose and my relationship with my body got worse before it got better. I do wish I had slowed down though at first (in hindsight, not at the time) just to allow my family and my own changing mentality to adjust with the changes since I wasn't around them very often and it really does change your relationship with the world as everyone begins to relate to you differently. Even if you feel the same as a core of your person, the ways you express yourself change and people's bias and assumptions change as they interact with your new physicality. My advice is to really listen to you, and not go by the "norms" of other people on TH-cam. It's only your journey that matters Good luck!
I hit 5 months and i had my last shot last week specifically for this reason. I'm not ready for facial hair. I don't identify strictly male. like you said, i'm okay with all the other changes, but i just freaked. Once I have chest surgery this june and heal up and everything, i know i can build muscle and achieve a body i can be okay in. Everyone is different, but personally i decided to stop t indefinitely and see how i feel after I have chest surgery.
i totally know where you're coming from. i actually had top surgery before going on testosterone. i thought i could build muscle and get the body that i want... but changes weren't going fast enough... and other reasons, i finally decided to go on t. now i'm freaking out haha. good thing about this hormone business. we can always slow down or stop :) .. who are you going to for surgery?
cameoutscreaming Yeah seems like you chose wisely :) .. Binding while all the changes are happening is awful. I wanted top surgery first but i couldn't afford it, otherwise things would have probably turned out differently. I'm going to a surgeon near me in Thousand Oaks, CA. Actually two brothers who work together. I would've gone with Dr. Crane but money's always an issue.
idk too but I really don't want to have facial hair .-. it just creeps me out or... idk, i don't like it like on myself i mean. its ok if other have but with myself
My therapist always told me that it's really important to keep in mind that testosterone and transitioning doesn't have to be a linear path. You can always slow down, rewind, stop, start, move forward if/when you're ready. Yes, hormones are a powerful thing and definitely will effect your emotions so you must be careful, but it's much more important to listen to the feelings you are having. I remember I felt the same way when my mustache started
ya my therapist told me the same thing :) .. i think my doctor said i'm already on the lowest dose of t tho.. i think i'll "tough" it out for another couple of months and see what's up. if i'm really freaking out. i'll definitely stop t or go on a lower dose... how do you feel now about your mustache and other changes?
I don't know how to respond directly to you on my phone so I hope this works! I've been on T for 2.5 years and feel great. The first 1.5 years were really hard b/c I switched to androgel while I was living abroad. In my opinion that does not deliver an adequate dosage for FTMs, otherwise make sure ur endo is really on top of your bloodwork. It made me feel extremely uncomfortable being on a low dose and my relationship with my body got worse before it got better. I do wish I had slowed down though at first (in hindsight, not at the time) just to allow my family and my own changing mentality to adjust with the changes since I wasn't around them very often and it really does change your relationship with the world as everyone begins to relate to you differently. Even if you feel the same as a core of your person, the ways you express yourself change and people's bias and assumptions change as they interact with your new physicality. My advice is to really listen to you, and not go by the "norms" of other people on TH-cam. It's only your journey that matters
Good luck!
i completely agree :) .. thanks for sharing
That's really interesting about how you are feeling about facial hair. Thanks for sharing :)
no problem! thanks for watching and commenting :)
i poo more too man, i poo more too.
Don't worry, the next program isn't six days of training. It's seven. :)
It seems you don't have pimples problems. That's nice
You were watching the voice :) TeamGrimmie
I hit 5 months and i had my last shot last week specifically for this reason. I'm not ready for facial hair. I don't identify strictly male. like you said, i'm okay with all the other changes, but i just freaked. Once I have chest surgery this june and heal up and everything, i know i can build muscle and achieve a body i can be okay in. Everyone is different, but personally i decided to stop t indefinitely and see how i feel after I have chest surgery.
i totally know where you're coming from. i actually had top surgery before going on testosterone. i thought i could build muscle and get the body that i want... but changes weren't going fast enough... and other reasons, i finally decided to go on t. now i'm freaking out haha. good thing about this hormone business. we can always slow down or stop :) .. who are you going to for surgery?
cameoutscreaming Yeah seems like you chose wisely :) .. Binding while all the changes are happening is awful. I wanted top surgery first but i couldn't afford it, otherwise things would have probably turned out differently. I'm going to a surgeon near me in Thousand Oaks, CA. Actually two brothers who work together. I would've gone with Dr. Crane but money's always an issue.
idk too but I really don't want to have facial hair .-.
it just creeps me out or... idk, i don't like it
like on myself i mean. its ok if other have but with myself
talk to your Endo if you could reduce the T dose. With less T changes are slower
all the poo all the time