Letter this month, therapist need narrative

[Nikki_Taz]

My therapist just gave me the news, I am getting my letter soon and I am to call and schedule my first endo visit for January.  She wants me to write a story or narrative when I started feeling gender different.

Im sure plenty of you have done this before but I need an idea.  If I wrote a narrative it would literally be 100 pages long, she wants 1 to attach to my letter of recommendation.  Any Advice?

[Ms Grace]

Well it's certainly not something I've ever been asked to do... I'm not even sure what she wants from you...?

[AnonyMs]

I think your therapist made that up. My understanding is that HRT and SRS letters are from one medical professional to another, saying that you have been evaluated against and meet certain criteria, so that the next step can proceed. For what its worth you could have a read of the WPATH Standards of Care, but they don't have to follow that.

To be practical though, there's no point in arguing and delaying your letter. If it were me I'd carefully cover exactly what the therapist said, and write a little bit more than the minimum (I don't like writing). I doubt the endo's going to read it either, especially not if its 100 pages long. The object is to keep the therapist happy, not follow some standard medical rule.

I'm assuming you're not living somewhere this actually is policy. I don't think it is where I am.

[FTMax]

I thought that was the therapist's job?

Or at least that was the impression I've been given based on other people's letters from their therapists to surgeons and endos. When I started at my new therapist he had me fill out a lengthy biographical form that answered a lot of questions about feelings and experiences during different life stages. He uses it as reference during sessions and as a base to write his letters to other professionals. If you think it would help or at least give you a starting point, I'd be happy to email it to you.