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Started by Sora, January 20, 2016, 01:12:40 PM

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Sora

I just came out to myself and I haven't stopped crying. I'm not sure where to go from here and I was hoping there were others here i could talk to. I'm thinking of cutting my hair and wearing boy's clothes so I can look more like how I feel but, I'm scared. I so afraid of what others might think and I'm not sure my family could handle it. My husband has been so supportive and he is with my 100% but, I don't want to make the wrong decision. I want to be strong enough to do this but, what if I loss my family to do it?

I know how I feel is real because even though I'm crying for the first time in my life I haven't wanted to kill myself. I don't feel bad anymore about it but it doesn't take away the fear. Now I'm crying because I'm frightened.

is anyone else out there like this?
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Peep

pretty much exactly yes - when i came out to myself and others it was like relief at first, but then all these new troubles came along. the big difference is these things can be fixed whereas staying in the closet and staying miserable can't really fix anything. You've already done the first step :)

I'm also just at the beginning, and so far I've just been trying to break everything down into small steps to make it manageable. I would say the first easy thing for you to do, aside from finding a gender therapist, would be haircut and clothes. you could split the haircut thing into two steps if you feel like your family will be shocked - i.e. go short but femme, and then a go shorter and masculine a short time later to soften the blow. the same thing with clothes, move towards gender neutral, and that way when you come out to others, you might get less chat about 'but you're wearing.... ' You might also be surprised by how little stir a 'boy' haircut and clothes might make as androgynous fashion is getting quite popular lol

As for your family there are a lot of reversible things you can do to give yourself confidence before they need to know. You don't have to throw yourself in the deep end immediately. You could wait til after you've had a chance to talk to a therapist and plot out your options and plans - that way you'll be able to answer the questions they'll probably have.

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Dena

Welcome to Susan's Place. The best approach is to take the transition at your own pace and make only the changes you are comfortable with. In my transition, I could return to boy mode pretty much up to the moment of reassignment surgery. In your case, binding, some voice tricks and appearance changes may allow you to pass as a young male until you are ready for surgery or T. There is no rush or time table you must follow and you have all the information you could ever need on this site. You will find the guys tend to hang out in the FTM section but you are free to explore any part of the site you find interesting.

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Rachel

Welcome to Susan's.

I agree with the above advise. Go at your own pace and get a gender therapist. Group is a good place to start too.
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Sora

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FTMax

Welcome! Don't feel bad. When I realized I was trans, I stayed conflicted about it for years. I came up with loads of excuses and reasons why I just couldn't transition, despite knowing it was the right choice. Everybody has to do it their own way.

Head over to the FTM section. There are lots of good threads there that could help you figure things out.
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green27

Its totally normal to be worried about making the right decision. When I first came out I kept telling myself that I would wait until my family was ready before I did anything permanent (surgery, HRT) but the truth is that your family may never be ready.

My advice to you is to take a deep breath and start small, maybe start wearing boxers under the clothes you like now, or try wearing a more masculine deodorant, wear men's clothing around the house, all of these things can help you feel more masculine without involving your family too much. Once you have done that, see how you feel. It might just give you the confidence to take another step forward.

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stephaniec

It took me a very long time to find the path, but I finally did , so it's good
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