Hi! I am from Ontario, Canada. I am 21 years old.

I joined here because I have been having increasing thoughts lately. For as long as I can remember I have always wanted to be a girl. It may sound weird, but ever since I was young I have always wished I was "one of the girls" as I primarily only identified myself with female friends. I have always dreamed of waking up one day in the body of a female. When I look in the mirror I see the body of a male but I identify the person within as a female. I can remember in 8th grade I asked my friends to refer to me as one of the girls, as I didn't want to be called or associated with as a boy. It's funny now that I think about it.
For the past six months or so it is all I can think about morning to night. More and more inside I have a feeling of desire to be a woman. It is quite hard to explain, really. It's a very lonely aspect when you are running back and fourth within your head about this. Also when you don't know what to do or where to turn when you are having these thoughts.