Before starting HRT, I was afraid that it may make me sugary and ditzy, but at the same time I knew that that fear was idiotic, and the actual result of HRT so far isn't that my perception has changed, but my perspective.
I'll give you two examples to show you what I mean;
When I'm listening to someone, my focus on the context has increased, while my focus on the content has decreased. It's not that my mind wanders; I'm just as interested in what I was interested in before HRT. It's just that the information coming in is slightly different, so while I'm more careful now not to miss anything that was said, I'll still probably be less able to repeat some parts of a conversation verbatim, but more likely to know what those parts were "really" about.
The second example is that now there's less separation between my inner world and the outer world. Before HRT, if I felt compassionate, slighted, nervous, etc... I could more easily compartmentalize those feelings in my inner world, but now I'm more likely to act upon them in the outer world. It's not, as the stereotype goes, I've become more emotional; I'm actually calmer now. It's just that if someone is acting like a certain anatomical hole, I'm more likely to confront them on that, rather than allowing my feelings to simmer and metastasize into other parts of my life.
As you can see, my personality changes from HRT come with pros and cons, but overall I'm a happier, more sincere, and more productive person, so by the metrics I value most they're a net positive. However, since HRT is still new to me, I would like to ask all of you if these changes are normal, if I'm understanding them correctly, if I'm missing anything, what personality changes you experienced and what I should still expect to come.
