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Is this a form of denial??

Started by SailorMars1994, March 14, 2017, 04:55:04 PM

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SailorMars1994

Hey so I have to ask as I really am unsure were to go to. I have for the last little bit been living as a woman and feeling that great female feeling to. It is wonderful. However, I seem to be dealing with a devil in my own mind. The truth? My heart wants a female but my mind is stuck between wanting the ''man'' again and allowing the woman to blossom. Basically I feel the best when living full time as myself, and love it when I actually feel female. Issue is? that there is a source in my mind that tries very hard to put images of ''him'' in my mind. At times, when I am feeling super good as the person I should have always of been my brain likes to make this mental blockage of anything that could be considered feminine or female and block it all, then releases past experinces of being one of the ''dudes'' and memeroies of us drinking and doing manly stuff. However, when I do feel like a man, and thats not even dressing up as him or looking like him i will actually feel sick and very gross and bad.

I know this isnt normal, but why is this happening? Why does some part of my mind want to gravitate towards the man world when all it does is cause me great distress and  try and reject my womanhood the thing that makes me feel best? I know I spent like 20 years trying to be very manly and reject womanhood in all forms but i dropped that as doing that was making me so unhappy. Why is my mind still trying to do the same thing when I dont want that?

I am feeling good these days, or better anyway. Had a couple of decent days last couple of days and doing a lot of good for myself. But those moments do come up and kill me. Its so invalidating still. I dont know how to reject ''him'' so I can focus on her.
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Gender became on radar: 2007
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Came out: May 12 2014
Estrogen: October 16 2015
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SailorMars1994

I would lvoe to find that answer. Its just so odd. I mean, my brain is fixated on ''him'' and tries to reject me. Sometimes I cant even ejnoy seeing the woman in the mirror without doubt or rejection of ''this cant possibley be me''. Other times i love what I see as that is how it should have always been. I know being a man again would only hurt me, but still when will my stupid brain give it up and relize ''he'' is dead?
AMAB Born: March 1994
Gender became on radar: 2007
Admitted to self : 2010
Came out: May 12 2014
Estrogen: October 16 2015
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SailorMars1994

It just seems there is something deep in my head that is afriad to embrace the woman so it will keep throwing manly crap at me. I wonder where this internalized fear is coming from? because I cant do the alternative, and that is being  a man.. I go some angry, depressed and high strung as a dude.
AMAB Born: March 1994
Gender became on radar: 2007
Admitted to self : 2010
Came out: May 12 2014
Estrogen: October 16 2015
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Daniellekai

There are things that are not unenjoyable about being male, just ask our FTM members! That combined with however many decades of pretending is a pretty strong influence, not to mention that gender fluid is also a thing, although I would assume if you were gender fluid you wouldn't describe feeling male as disgusting, but that's a thing too perhaps you're ignoring aspects of being male you used to like, it's best not to do it for a couple years after starting hormones so your changes aren't affected, but there isn't anything that says you can't go out drinking with your friends just because you're female, some of the most powerful female figures in anime are heavy drinking, gambling manizers (a play on womanizer), I think fully accepting yourself as a woman is predicated by first finding yourself as a woman, not every activity is cut and dry male or female. I will continue to watch anime and play video games, both things that are dominated by male audiences, at least in the US but there's no good reason for that.

Besides, now I can finally cosplay the characters I REALLY want to :p


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SailorMars1994

Thats intresting! I found that anime is dominated by female viewers, atleast all my female friend sliek it, and like one male friend xD.

The thing is, there is something in my mind which tells me you can be male, and i will feel fine for like a few seconds if i ever went back then the soul crushing dysporia would take place. I couldnt even sleep properly at night as a dude so I would have to do myself up to be able to go to bed knowing I am female I just really hate my brain
AMAB Born: March 1994
Gender became on radar: 2007
Admitted to self : 2010
Came out: May 12 2014
Estrogen: October 16 2015
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Daniellekai

I suppose the male and female viewers just watch different shows, lol


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SailorMars1994

AMAB Born: March 1994
Gender became on radar: 2007
Admitted to self : 2010
Came out: May 12 2014
Estrogen: October 16 2015
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Kylo

Sounds to me like it's because male is a comfort zone for you. It's what you know, it comprises your memories. It's not really surprising. When people want something new and different it's common for them to feel uncomfortable with it even if they want it badly. We know we can't always trust our 'wants' to lead us to a better place so we are wary of them.

There's a career I want to get into badly before I'm too old, yet it's the scariest thing I could do, because nothing in my history has prepared me for it and I don't even know if I'm cut out for it. I want it so bad it drives me mad, but it scares the crap out of me at the same time and I often think... nah, you don't have to, you could continue living without it, your current career isn't so bad is it, you won't have to do anything in front of people... and that makes me feel relieved. Until 5 mins later when the other part of me demands that I try the new thing because it won't forgive me if I don't.

I think it's normal to feel that way when one is as equally scared as they are desiring of something, and not entirely sure they can make it.
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SailorMars1994

Quote from: Kylo on March 14, 2017, 07:44:51 PM
Sounds to me like it's because male is a comfort zone for you. It's what you know, it comprises your memories. It's not really surprising. When people want something new and different it's common for them to feel uncomfortable with it even if they want it badly. We know we can't always trust our 'wants' to lead us to a better place so we are wary of them.

There's a career I want to get into badly before I'm too old, yet it's the scariest thing I could do, because nothing in my history has prepared me for it and I don't even know if I'm cut out for it. I want it so bad it drives me mad, but it scares the crap out of me at the same time and I often think... nah, you don't have to, you could continue living without it, your current career isn't so bad is it, you won't have to do anything in front of people... and that makes me feel relieved. Until 5 mins later when the other part of me demands that I try the new thing because it won't forgive me if I don't.

I think it's normal to feel that way when one is as equally scared as they are desiring of something, and not entirely sure they can make it.

Good insite. I just wonder though. How on earth in the male box still at all any possible comfort zone? I mean, it shreds me up, makes me depressed, angry, anxious and high strung. Also I cant forget to saay again I get physically sick too just by the thought of those days or ever ''going'' back. Esspecially recently as I have allowed the more feminine side to live. I dont see how that is comforting to the mind at all. Not saying your wrong, but how can the worst thing for me at this moment and past many years be of any comfort?  I am far more comfortable as a female but again , my mind tries to block it at times. It makes me really sad
AMAB Born: March 1994
Gender became on radar: 2007
Admitted to self : 2010
Came out: May 12 2014
Estrogen: October 16 2015
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josie76

Maybe another word to describe what Kylo said is safety instead of comfort. Being your old personality is where you were safe from people knowing, safe from possible non acceptance of family, friends, or strangers.

I think we all fall back to the old safety zone because showing the real us can be so difficult. We tend to grow up hiding ourselves from everyone. We don't do this for no reason after all. It's such a hard habit to break.

Safety does not mean happy though.
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SailorMars1994

Quote from: josie76 on March 14, 2017, 08:11:06 PM
Maybe another word to describe what Kylo said is safety instead of comfort. Being your old personality is where you were safe from people knowing, safe from possible non acceptance of family, friends, or strangers.

I think we all fall back to the old safety zone because showing the real us can be so difficult. We tend to grow up hiding ourselves from everyone. We don't do this for no reason after all. It's such a hard habit to break.

Safety does not mean happy though.

Saftey, sounds much better then comfort lol. Still, why does my brian automatically do this? I just annoys me because I am not happy whatso ever as a dude. Yet my mind will try to get me there. Not sure if I already said this but it seems to happy alot when I am full female mode and am at my euphoric tip. Thats when brain give unpleasent thoughts and I have to see them. I mean I knew growing up I had to be ''manly'' and not allow any feminine stuff out what so ever for saftey. But this is getting ridiculas. I would do anything to kill ''him'' out of my mind. I hate the masculine monster i created.

As I said, not dealing with it a whole lot these days and am feeling much better these days as i have re-gone full time but still, i hate those ''moments'' if you will.
AMAB Born: March 1994
Gender became on radar: 2007
Admitted to self : 2010
Came out: May 12 2014
Estrogen: October 16 2015
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