Emotions

[Emerson]

How did your emotions change if you  have gone through HRT?

Ideas about men and women's emotions are essentialist and limited, so im wondering what people's experiences have been.

[FalseHybridPrincess]

With hrt Im getting more emotional every day...

Its kinda crazy if you think about it,,,before hrt I would have those feelings but I was deffinetely unable to express them as if thats how myself would work,,,no emotions just high libido and whatever go play some video games lol...I feel much better now 

[suzifrommd]

It's difficult to describe. I'm more content with the world, more likely to have affection for people than suspicion.

My interest in romance has totally changed. Whereas before I was more interested in "scoring" in achieving something, now I'm more interested in sharing and connection.

[MaryXYX]

I'm much more emotional now.  I used to be an unemotional Aspie guy, but now I definitely have plenty of feelings.  Last month I forgot my HRT one evening and took two the next evening - you shouldn't do this!  The next day we had a little party for the residents with a singer.  He sang "Green Green Grass of Home" and "You'll Never Walk Alone" and I cried.

[Jessica Merriman]

In my former career pre HRT I saw the most horrible stuff know to the planet and then went and ate lunch with no problems. Now, with HRT, a movie like "13 going on 30" sends me into an emotional tailspin for days! It is nice to be a human being again.  I laugh, cry, feel and have a much keener taste and smells. It is so relaxing. Like someone said, You are going from black and white to High definition color.

[oh hai!]

Wow, to be honest, I wish I was more emotionally connected as you ladies. I feel calmer on HRT and maybe a little more contemplative but beyond that I don't have any increase in the frequency or intensity of emotion.

Only 6 months in so maybe I'm expecting too much.

[Eva Marie]

In my former career pre HRT I saw the most horrible stuff know to the planet and then went and ate lunch with no problems. Now, with HRT, a movie like "13 going on 30" sends me into an emotional tailspin for days! It is nice to be a human being again.  I laugh, cry, feel and have a much keener taste and smells. It is so relaxing. Like someone said, You are going from black and white to High definition color.

Like Jessica said - high def! Before HRT i was an emotional brick, and life was dull and gray and drab. After HRT? I can burst into tears at the drop of a hat, life has colors and hope now. I can't watch shows like extreme home makeover anymore, and when I'm in dude mode (yeah I still have to do some of that for now) I have to be on alert for anything that might cause tears in front of the guys. I'm a lot more content and let stuff slide off of my back, road rage is gone, but i've noticed that I can still get angry if something really bothers me. I am far more empathetic and compassionate than I was before, and I want to engage with people now whereas before I didn't.

It's good to have emotions 

[brianna1016]

It's difficult to describe. I'm more content with the world, more likely to have affection for people than suspicion.

My interest in romance has totally changed. Whereas before I was more interested in "scoring" in achieving something, now I'm more interested in sharing and connection.

this has been my experience as well

[JessieBirdie]

Jeez, I went from nothing and being able to consciously control my reaction to my emotions becoming extremely intense and overbearing in a matter of years.  It can be sorta distracting/difficult (especially negative emotions) but I wouldn't give it up because I just feel truer to myself this way, and not like a robot.

[Jerri]

my emotions are all over the place, i cry over things that I never had before and i have tears when i have a happy moment.
it is so nice to able to feel and the effects of those feelings make it even more meeningful

Jerri