What kept you going through tough times?

[DrummerGirl]

Pre-transition, MMORPG's were my lifeline.  They gave me an outlet to be myself and have people see me as me.  As a bonus, they helped make my real life transition pretty seamless since I was already used to interacting with people as myself.

[kittenpower]

My husband; I'm lucky to have such a loving, thoughtful, and warm hearted man.

[Jill F]

Today was such a steaming pile of doo that it's going to be death, thrash, doom and black metal.   

And a double shot of tequila with a beer ->-bleeped-<-.

[Violet Bloom]

  Today HR got my final go-ahead to announce my open transition at work in about three weeks.  Time to be brave!  I won't be presenting female until I return from my FFS leave so it's going to be weird for a couple weeks before I go away for the surgery because everyone will already know.  I guess it will make it less of a major event when I do go back.

[Mariah]

Congrats. Good luck and hugs as you move forward. Part of you must be excited that you have the go ahead while at the same time I can tell your nervous as can be about it. Hugs
Mariah

  Today HR got my final go-ahead to announce my open transition at work in about three weeks.  Time to be brave!  I won't be presenting female until I return from my FFS leave so it's going to be weird for a couple weeks before I go away for the surgery because everyone will already know.  I guess it will make it less of a major event when I do go back.

[Squircle]

My triumph street triple (motorbike). When I'm out on a ride, I'm faceless, genderless, concentrating purely in my surroundings. I can forget about everything else.

Oh and my friends, parents and Mastodon/Baroness.

[Lady Smith]

Nice motorbike!     Being able to ride a motorbike is something I really miss (sigh).

[Lady_Oracle]

creating music

[Wednesday]

FELT F85, Brooks Adrenaline GTS.

[Skeptoid]

Feeling hopeless kept me going. I figured I could never have what I wanted so it didn't bother me as much until I realized I might be able to after all.

[Violet Bloom]

  Thanks again everyone!  I woke up this morning with an enormous headache because I'm planning to come out to my brothers tomorrow.  Inside I'm going crazy with anxiety about it.  They are just about the last people to be told because I dread it so much.  In the past they've made very negative comments about trans people and they don't seem to understand it at all or want to.  One even said that HRT was bad because "it is messing with nature."  There were a couple times when they saw me wearing a barely-genderable women clothing item and they immediately reacted very badly.  Perhaps when my reality 'comes home to roost' they will be forced to re-think their positions.  Prepared for the worst but hoping for the best.

[Kellam]

Good luck! Be brave and be yourself. I hope your brothers suprise you in their responses in a positive way.

[Rachel]

Good luck.

[Lady Smith]

Good luck! Be brave and be yourself. I hope your brothers suprise you in their responses in a positive way.

Exactly what I wanted to say, but you said it first 

[Lady Smith]

FELT F85, Brooks Adrenaline GTS.

Nice bike 

I still have one or two of my old road bikes, but I no longer ride them anymore.

[Violet Bloom]

I've started a separate thread about the situation with coming out to my brothers:

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,186041.0.html

  With work outing and surgery fast-approaching I can still use your responses to this thread, so keep them coming!  Given the enormous number of "reads" of this thread it also seems quite relevant to many of you too.