Finally I get to find a thread started by a post I'm sure I could read from the opposite side of my apartment to my computer. Thank you for reassuring me that there's nothing wrong with my eyesight.
Is it hard to socially transition? Yes it is, but you know, the difficulty in transitioning is pretty much of the same nature as say being unemployed, having to cope with a major illness, being obese and having to lose weight, or setting up a new business.
It's something where you find not everybody will understand or accept you, where you will come up against problems where you have to find solutions, and place certain restrictions which you will have to find a way of getting round or compensating for. (I know my sentence structure is heavy, and feel for anyone reading this post out loud, you must be sounding like an asthmatic by now).
In short it is what you make of it.
I personally find that the biggest single determining factor in transitioning isn't other people, it isn't your circumstances, but is how you deal with it and what attitudes you develop towards it.
Yes it can be difficult, but just because something is difficult doesn't mean that you can't gain something from it, you can't be happy or find it beneficial to you.
Be careful about profiling and stereotyping people and making the same mistakes as those who are prejudiced or who have issues with you being trans. Just because someone objects to you being you based on what is in the Bible doesn't mean that Christians have issues with someone being trans. Just because someone who is gay is hostile towards you doesn't mean that gays are against you. It just means that that one person, an individual, has an issue with you, and it's their issue, not your's.
Transitioning can bring you into conflict with people, especially those with strong views or opinions. But here you have the choice whether to engage in that conflict or not. I would personally advise picking your battles and conflicts to avoid becoming emotionally drained and having your faith in human nature regularly bashed and battered.
Yes looking at the bigger picture can make transitioning look scary and daunting, but the reality is that a lot of us here are coping just fine and it's a great experience for developing character.
Be well and be positive.
