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Started by rfhaas, June 23, 2014, 09:46:15 AM

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rfhaas

Hello all,
I am a 47 year old male That has been struggling with my gender since second grade. I have masked my feelings with drug addiction and living a lie. I am married and have three great sons. I am think. I am 3 years clean and am becoming ready to face myself. I am afraid, excited, and also have a strange sense of peace since I started to embrace what I believe is my true identity. I have a psychologist appt. In two days (my first). I scored a 175 on the cogitations test but I am sure that will change if I take it again. I love sex but that is actually becoming less important.  I need feedback.  Am I crazy? TONS of family.issues if/when I come out. I just FEEL SO MUCH BETTER when I mentally view myself as female.
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rfhaas

Cogiati. Spell check
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rfhaas

I am in southwest Florida. 
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Jayne

Hiya

I'm in the UK so can't give any worthwhile advice about transitioning in the US.
I can however offer advice & support on the rest. First things first, questioning your gender identity doesn't mean you're any more crazy than the average human being (lets face it, there's no such thing as a completely sane person, lol).
Coming out to family is a minefield, some people start out accepting then become uncooperative/hostile & revert back to accepting (Yes i'm talking about you mummy). When a family member comes out as trans those close to the transperson sometimes go through the five stages of grief as they feel like the person they knew is gone, I suggest reading about this online to prepare yourself.
It's not fair to judge people on how they act during this stage as it's takes many of us years/decades to come to terms with this in ourselves so those close to you will also need time to come to terms.

If I was in your shoes i'd have a few psych visits before disclosing to your family, it's best to be certain before you let the genie out of the bottle as he's a bugger to get back in.

Best wishes
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Rachel

I know I wanted to come out to my family but I was fragile. People here and my gender therapist highly recommended I wait till I was stable. I did and I really needed the time to prepare myself and firm up my mental state.

There is no easy way to come out and there will most likely be emotions so stay calm, have tissue and water at hand.
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rfhaas

Thank you Cynthia,
I have been posting my experiences under the 'coming out" area. I had my first psych appt yesterday and she advised me take it slow. I feel GREAT today. Here at work I am feeling like I actually like myself for a change. (I'm a nurse at one of my local hospitals)
Please please let me know how your hrt is going. Thank you.
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