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Started by gwencook, January 18, 2018, 03:35:18 AM

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gwencook

Hey all,
So I have completely accepted the woman that I am and always have meant to be! I know i am going to start hormones and have ffs and srs! However, that being said currently I am out to very few people. I have four very trusted friends (two i live with and the other two are a bit more distant with work getting in the way) who know and my sister. I tried telling my mom but she didnt believe me due to living with an abusive stepfather. However, now that Iv'e accepted me for me I want nothing more then to get it out in the open. I hate having to hide who i am. I would love nothing more then to put a status on facebook to tell the people ive known for my life the true me!
But im terrified of the outcome. The place i work (factory work) is dominated by stereotypical males who think sex is just a competition and i have the worry id get beaten up by them. To be fair that is my only worry, the violence, im already isolated at work so its not like id exactly by losing anyone. And then theres added worry of telling my mom in case she still refuses it. I doubt she would but my biological dad left on xmas eve when i was 6 months old, my stepfather did nothing but abuse me in many different ways, so i really dont want to lose another parent. But i think its getting to that point im going to be selfish and put my own happiness, life and mental health before others.
Any advice on this would be much appreciated.
Much love
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FinallyMichelle

It sounds as if everyone is going to find out at some point right?
With your mom, well I guess you will get to a place in transition that she will no longer be able to deny it. I had trouble figuring out how to deal with my mom also. I never really knew her until I was an adult. The grandparents who had raised me had known, and they had passed away long ago anyway. My older brother was the first family I told and he surprised me with, "I would rather have a live sister than a dead brother." Not that we talk much now or at all really but at least he said that. I was going to tell my mom but she went into the hospital a week before I started hrt and never woke up. I do wish that I would have told her. She may have been wondering about me, everyone was at the end. I even asked what she was going to name me if I had been a girl, but I never told her. Anyway, I cannot imagine that you can transition without her knowing but you can pick your time.

Work was not fun for me but the real confrontational attacks happened before I came out. Just the change in me I suppose, I was pushing it in everyone's face if I am being honest, I needed to get it out. After coming out it dropped way off until it was impossible not to see that I was changing, then it got much worse until I left. Not name calling like before, not to my face anyway, but acting like I didn't exist and the constant jokes about me. You may have to pick your time again and may have to be prepared to leave. If you trust your Human Resources, you may want to start there.

There is no rhyme or reason and no way to tell who will be okay and who won't. Who will say they are okay but really aren't or the ones that stand off for a bit but then realize that they don't care. You will try to predict it but unless you are waaaay better than me at that sort of thing, you will be wrong at least some of the time. I had two older sisters living in the apartment below me, one hated me for whatever reason and the other we did stuff all time, cards, cooking, baking, tv. After I told them the one that hated me started to talk to me and her sister, my friend for over two years,  never spoke to me again. One of the guys at work that called me such awful names before I came out apologized and was almost my defender after.

This is usually hard for all of us. There are a few that everything is shiny happy when they come out and that is wonderful, but I am guessing that most of us have struggled through what you are now. Take your time if you have to. For me it was the pressure of needing to get it out versus the fear of, well everything really. Eventually the pressure won out.

Be safe and good luck.
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Toni

There is really no way to predict how others will react to us, and as long as it's not physical violence, I always figured I could deal with it, after all, we all have dealt with buttheads and you just have to move those people into that column.  I have to say I've been pleasantly surprised by most people I know and I'm out to everyone, but it's apparent that sooner or later a price will be paid for the gift I have been given.  As for any large group you interact with regularly, work, clubs, religious groups, you have to be prepared to say goodbye rather than be surrounded by a lot of negativity.  This journey is tough enough and you need to get a little chip on your shoulder and just not accept that sort of treatment, you DO NOT deserve and shouldn't put up with it.  Don't ever forget that this journey is likely to take you through hell but it does lead to heaven!  Be realistic about the costs and prepare for the worst, but hope for the best.  And always know we're here to help as best we can.  Toni
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rmaddy

Remember that there is also an unselfish reason to come out:

By not treating your dysphoria and presenting the best possible you, society benefits less from your life.

Transition gets really selfish at times.  You do need to recognize this and make adjustments when absolutely everything starts to become about you.  Still, keep in mind that you are one spark in the fire of humanity.  Burn brightly.
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DawnOday

Gain strength from a local Support Group if you are lucky enough to have one nearby. Being around others with similar situations can bouy your confidence and confidence is the main trait you will need to pull off your transition. There is nothing like feeling good about where you are headed and knowledge = confidence.
https://www.susans.org/links/Local_Support_Groups_&_Organizations//
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First indication I was different- 1956 kindergarten
First crossdress - Asked mother to dress me in sisters costumes  Age 7
First revelation - 1982 to my present wife
First time telling the truth in therapy June 15, 2016
Start HRT Aug 2016
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