Phantom Breasts

[Emma Morgaine]

In the past few days I have been feeling a tingling sensation in my chest around the nipples. They are also sore to the touch and occasionally I feel "phantom" breasts there. I am not on any hormones. Does anyone know what this is? Am I just being looney?

[Erin Kay Howell]

I have similar sensations of "phantom breasts" from time to time as well. I wonder why. I am not on hormons either.

-Erin

[spacial]

You're not loony. You're aching.

[Beth Andrea]

...Just wait 'till you experience a phantom vagina...talk about craving!

(I've heard FTM's also getting a phantom penis, so it's not just us)

[Shawn Sunshine]

well um I saw a character named the Phantom Futa, so its surely possible 

[Erin Kay Howell]

Its a strange feeling when im in bed or if im reaching up for something its like they're there but not. And then I feel sad :sad: 

[lizagirl]

...Just wait 'till you experience a phantom vagina...talk about craving!

(I've heard FTM's also getting a phantom penis, so it's not just us)

Yes, I too have had the phantom breasts sensation, but that was years ago. But more recently I had the phantom vagina sensation alone with that I had the sensation of a man pushing himself into my vagina.

[Lesley_Roberta]

Hmm I've only had phantom teeth, but they were real at one time.

The mind is an unusual thing.

If I can get rid of this appendage, it damn well better stay gone too

[Tiny717]

...Just wait 'till you experience a phantom vagina...talk about craving!

(I've heard FTM's also getting a phantom penis, so it's not just us)

^^Oh gosh, I thought that might of been just me or something. I do feel a "phantom penis"sensation sometimes, actually. D:
Almost everyday; but gosh, one morning I woke up and I went to use the bathroom only to realize that I really shouldn't try peeing standing up.  Sort of a close call.
Not to mention the times when you start feeling kind of um.. "stimulated", you could say; it's twenty times worse. XD

[Blaine]

...Just wait 'till you experience a phantom vagina...talk about craving!

(I've heard FTM's also getting a phantom penis, so it's not just us)

I can relate to this. I also read something around here a while ago about some FTMs "forgetting" they have breasts because it isn't wired into their brains. That's me too. 

[Beth Andrea]

I can relate to this. I also read something around here a while ago about some FTMs "forgetting" they have breasts because it isn't wired into their brains. That's me too. 

I've forgotten the male parts myself, even before getting HRT. They just never showed up on the "personal body inventory" radar...my the*apist asked if I could see those parts, of course I could...but once out of sight...they were gone.

(Hoping that's not TMI)

[MadelineB]

In addition to feeling (in my head) that my body was built like a female's and experiencing sex as if my outie was an innie, I also had other phantom symptoms:

Before I started HRT, for decades I would get very tender nipples, and aching deep inside where my vagina and uterus should have been, about once a month. It was sometimes pretty painful; the closest thing I've heard described was someone whose PMS included endometriosis.
That cycling went away when I started standard high dose HRT, but can start up if I miss a dose for very long.

It is theorized that transsexuality at the minimum is an intersex condition of the brain, but I suspect that for some of us it extends to other systems. I don't know if mine was/is all brain or something more.

[Emma Morgaine]

i have woken up once to feel a phantom vagina and was very sad when i didn't feel it there physically. thank you for the comments everyone! perhaps I'm "more" trans than i currently realize