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Started by Alexi, July 24, 2014, 02:38:42 PM

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Satinjoy

Great seeing Emily here

Alex I, the fact that you are trying is huge.  Giveeyourself credit for it.  But it's action that pays, and knowing you have a shot at this when young, I lost forty years cause I blew my first chance and stayed in fear.  You dontthave to do that, the keys are in your hand.  But I can't put it in the door.  You have seen that door, but you are afraid of where it leads.  Close your eyes and walk through, set your spirit free.

A call to the support you already have identified, and your path becomes real.  Follow it, we all have, and see the dawn.

Blessings

Satinjoy
Morpheus: This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the red pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the little blue pills - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes

Sh'e took the little blue ones.
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lorax

In my opinion, ultimate happiness is worth a bit of initial discomfort. Please don't try to sell yourself short because I know that you are a wonderful, brave, intelligent, kind human being and you are worth it. My suggestion is to go to your therapist again, or, if that one isn't working out, go try another one. Just keep investigating until you find someone who can help you. That is their job, after all.

Also, I would suggest to start a social transition if you want. Like asking some close, trusted friends to refer to you by different pronouns (which are okay to change later!) and start presenting differently in public or just around the house or with friends. Just trust in yourself that you matter and that your identity matters and needs to be expressed in any way that you see fit. Everyone on this site knows what you have been through. We love you. We want to help you in any way that we can. You are not wasting our time, because we want to make sure you are happy and comfortable as possible in your body and your life.

One final suggestion that has helped me with depression: On your mirror/door/somewhere you will see multiple times a day, write everything good about yourself in permanent marker. Make them bold, big, and definite, things that you are proud of in yourself, things that others love in you, and things that make you unique. You can draw pictures, too, if you'd like. Now every time you see these, you must read at least one of them and think to yourself "that IS true" and push any nagging doubts out of your mind. I believe in you. We ALL believe in you. You are a wonderful person, and you deserve to transition in any way you'd like.

You can do this!!! <|:)
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Jera

Alexi, I just want to say I have seen a remarkable difference in what you're posting now compared with how you were posting when this thread started. Your problems haven't gone away, but you're dealing with them a little differently, a little better.

Can you see it too?

You'll get wherever you want to be; you have it in you to do this. I can see it, and I believe in you. :)
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Alexi

I'm going through transition. It's slow and harder than I could ever have thought and I feel like I'm walking a tightrope.
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