I'm having a nightmarish time getting a letter for T. Been going to therapy for about a year with a psychiatrist who is familiar with gender issues, yet they are not willing to give me a letter unless I have family support. My family is very transphobic and are in denial about all of this. They are the "see it to believe it" kind of people too, and I doubt I will get any support from them unless I just prove how hormones benefit my mental well-being.
The problem with being in this limbo stage is that I am constantly stressed 24/7 about not just regular life problems, but this whole transition thing, not passing, not being able to satisfy my libido due to dysphoria, etc. The psych cites that as one of the reasons why he won't give the letter, but I'm stressed because I am not passing satisfactorily, and at my age everyone is hooking up and full of sexual energy....and it hurts to be left out and resembling someone I'm not - a butch dyke.
I'm so happy when I get accepted into male spaces, though rare, but in the times that I don't pass, I crave the attention I had when i was presenting as female amongst men (i'm gay) even though my mental state was a mess. But I can't go back to that.
I'm in Australia...do you think that if I just go to a regular GP, explain the issue they could write me a letter? Not sure what to do at this stage. Cheers.
