Quote from: ElizabethK on May 08, 2017, 07:08:35 PM
How Old is your Avatar Picture?
3/18/2017 is when it was taken, so just shy of 2 months.
Quote from: staciM on May 08, 2017, 07:14:26 PM
This isn't meant to be disrespectful, but how do you know that these glances aren't just in your head? Perhaps you're just being more perceptive of people's normal behavior or maybe even being a bit "paranoid" because you're aware of your HRT.
No disrespect taken. I have always been paranoid, to an extent. The first thing I do when I enter a new location is check for exits, hiding places, and assess current population for potential threats. I am always Hyper aware of my environment, and notice things like the crickets that stop chirping when a person is near, or the sound the wind makes and how it changes when a person is in it's path. There are even very subtle sounds that a body makes while moving, depending on age/health some people creak and some pop. Clothing also makes sounds depending on fit, material, and style; leather skirts/Jackets being the noisiest.
I've been largely ignored for decades, with simple quick looks that are more to check position than to look at me. Now the glances take an extra 2 perceptible heartbeats before moving on.
Maybe I should talk to my therapist about this, but she already knows I threat assess and survey my area, just not the extant that I do it.