I am new to the forum, though I've been lurking for a little while, so I thought I'd introduce myself.
I am a 35 y/o biomale living in the Midwestern U.S. I have felt transgendered since prior to puberty.
I'd very much like to transition to female in the near future. To date, I have sobered up and am active in 12-step recovery, I have begun a great deal of research about GID and transitioning, I have begun working with a therapist with experience in GID, and I'm in line to begin seeing a shrink specializing in GID. The therapist wants to make certain that sobriety and anxiety issues are stable before we work through the gender issues and I begin to transition. That seems fair and smart to me, and I trust my therapist and the process.
I've also reached out in my area for support through support groups and locating some safe and sane folks I can talk with on a daily basis.
I came out to my mother two days ago, and the response was wonderful. "Are you saying you're transgendered? Oh, I don't care what gender you are. I just don't want you to be in pain anymore. You just be careful, but you do whatever you need to do to be happy," she said. God bless moms.
I plan to stay connected online through this forum, which, through my stumbling around, seems the most active and stable.
