How can I stop being transgender?

[genderhell]

I remember being 12 and crying inside because I wanted to be a girl.. I constantly wore dresses when others werent home.. I would make wishes to whatever was out there to turn me into a girl  for my happiness.. I still struggle with the feelings.. when I wear suits.. when I had a girlfriend..when i Look in the mirror.. or i see a thin pretty women with long hair.. or another transgender that got to go with it.. but I never wanted it.. I wanted to be a man like my dad. I recall being confused as a young boy, but not am i a girl or am i a boy.. i just didn't have a connection inside to what i was.. I can't describe it..just a lack of a sense of what i was. Im talking 2-3 and make a conscious decision to be a .........

Paragraphing please. I tried to read it but my eyes hurt 

[JamesG]

and I feel guilty for being a man, seeing as how woman have been oppressed by men since the beginning of civilization.

Unless you've done any oppressing, its not your fault.

Even so, I cannot shake these thoughts. I cannot shake the desire to be female. Is it possible for me to? I'm going to end up ruining my life and being cast away from my family and friends if I can't.. There has to be some way. 

most in that situation scratch that itch by crossdressing.

[emilyking]

I tried Cross-dressing, but I still needed to be female.  It just didn't feel the same.

[krobinson103]

I for one redirected my thoughts through hobbies, extreme sports commitments, crazy study loads. If you can do that for the rest of your life - well I suspect you can. Beware though, the quiet times when you are alone because the thoughts only come back. I simply don't want to fight it anymore. In surrendering and beginning transition I'm happier than I've ever been. Is there a risk of huge cost? Yes. Only you can decide if the cost is worth it, and what you must do to redirect your thoughts.