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What works well now that never did before?
Malachite:
I find that once I've accepted myself as a man then I was more open to feminine side since I didn't have to overcompensate as much.
Violet Bloom:
--- Quote from: Malachite on June 09, 2012, 10:56:18 pm ---I find that once I've accepted myself as a man then I was more open to feminine side since I didn't have to overcompensate as much.
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I agree in the sense that identifying as one side meant making peace with both, no matter how much of each remained. For a while it felt like there was a disfunctional marriage going on inside my head. In my case it wasn't so much a matter of overcompensating as it was cutting myself off from expression and social contact. I became an automaton, kinda dead to the world.
Edge:
I'm much more comfortable being single because I don't feel the need for an "other half" since I am the other half. (If that makes sense.)
I got so giddy the first time I wore a binder that I've been wearing one almost everyday since I got it.
My dysphoria got less painful, I was able to stop worrying so much about whether I'm psychotic, I feel better about myself because it feels right and like I'm not lying to myself anymore, stuff like that.
I still have bad days way too often when I worry too much about what others think though.
Prof HB:
I'm certainly more conscientious than I ever was. I used to dissociate so often that I never remembered or really enjoyed any moments.
Sarah7:
--- Quote from: Connie Anne on June 09, 2012, 10:12:55 pm ---For me, it was meeting people and engaging in small talk.
I was tremendously shy and introverted as a guy. I'm not an extrovert now, but I'm not nearly as shy as I used to be.
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It's funny how much easier it is talking to people when you don't feel like you're lying all the time. ;)
I actually flirt now. This is a thing I actually do. It boggles the mind.
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