Telling my shrink today...

[averyali]

My shrink has been upping doses, and changing medication for my depression and anxiety and could never figured out why nothing was working.  I finally decided to tell her im Trans. Since I made the decision to stop putting on a show my anxiety and depression dissappeared.  Today is the day to hopefully get the ball rolling in the right direction.

[Jacqueline]

averyali,

That sounds like a great choice and step in the right direction. Not sure if you are nervous or scared but try not to be. A good psych worker cares about the patient, not the symptoms.

I hope it goes well for you. Let us know.

With warmth,

Joanna

[itsApril]

My shrink has been upping doses, and changing medication for my depression and anxiety and could never figured out why nothing was working.  I finally decided to tell her im Trans. Since I made the decision to stop putting on a show my anxiety and depression dissappeared.  Today is the day to hopefully get the ball rolling in the right direction.

A great step in the right direction!  Your doc may have been making all the wrong moves if she doesn't have information about this central feature of your identity!  This could change a lot about your course of treatment.

[FtMitch]

My shrink has been upping doses, and changing medication for my depression and anxiety and could never figured out why nothing was working.  I finally decided to tell her im Trans. Since I made the decision to stop putting on a show my anxiety and depression dissappeared.  Today is the day to hopefully get the ball rolling in the right direction.

This is awesome!  I was diagnosed with mild bipolar II (no true manic episodes, just depression and a tendency to obsess over new hobbies) and spent ten years on medication that didn't do much to actually make me happy, though they did keep my depression from being self-destructive.  After coming out as trans I was able to get off my medications and all of my "symptoms" went away.  I don't blame my psychiatrist for the misdiagnosis since even I didn't know I was trans, so how could she realize that my mood swings between depression and extreme focus on something outside my personal life were my coping method for having such an extreme dislike for myself?  When all you can say in therapy is that you feel "wrong" but can't explain why, it can be pretty difficult for them to figure out what's going on!  (Not to mention that once they decide they have figured you out, they pretty much stop soul searching and just refill your meds), but I am SO much happier now than I was when I was taking mood stabilizers and anti-depressants and just going through life avoiding thinking about the future. Hopefully it will have the same result for you!  Not everyone's issues are related to their being trans, but mine definitely were, and either way I am sure that being who you really are will help you no matter what.

[cindianna_jones]

This is a huge step for you. Congrats on being brave.

Cindi