It is Staggeringly Complex, Yes?

[Kate]

I'm very concerned about what you are going through and if I can help in any way, please ask.

Thank you hon, I appreciate that more than you can imagine.

I'll be OK... I've done all the EASY stuff now: getting into therapy, deciding to transition, dealing with management at work, coming out to family and friends, suicidal mood swings...

Now comes the hard part...

Actually *LIVING* this life I've risked everything to craft.

~Kate~

[Fae]

I'm very concerned about what you are going through and if I can help in any way, please ask.

Thank you hon, I appreciate that more than you can imagine.

I'll be OK... I've done all the EASY stuff now: getting into therapy, deciding to transition, dealing with management at work, coming out to family and friends, suicidal mood swings...

Now comes the hard part...

Actually *LIVING* this life I've risked everything to craft.

~Kate~

Now that's the ultimate test, isn't it Kate?  Actually LIVING as your chosen gender.  Like you, I've delt with all the easy stuff (therapy, coming out, etc.).  The difficult part will be the first few days and weeks living as myself, as I'm sure the same will be for you, but let's hope it's not as bad as we think, yes?

[rhonda13000]

I agree Kate,

Self-acceptance goes a long way to help with the inside crap that GID throws up. Which we all have had to deal/dealing with to more or less a degree. I for one have only just accepted that I am transgender (don't like the word transexual). it has thrown my world upside down as I have come out to my wife. 40+ years of keeping a lid on this stuff makes a mark on the soul that sometime is hard to bear.

I think we deal with both inside and out. That's the only way to be whole again.

Rhonda and Kate, big hug

Nigella

[shaking her head, a sadness beyond verbal expression]

Oh you think, hon??

I never noticed.