Coming out again....

[Zack]

So... if any of you read my introduction, I have told my mother before that I am transgendered. She took it badly, sending her into depression and making her take anti-depression medicine. Not being able to handle it, I told her that it was only a phase I was going through. I understand it wasn't a smart idea but she has gotten off of her medicine now because of it. Unable to keep hiding, I have decided that I am going to tell her the truth and that I can't hide it anymore. I'm terrified that I am going to send her intro depression again, but I need to do this.

I have also gone to a therapist only once before. I am going to start going to therapy again for the transgendered thing.

Wish me luck...

[ssindysmith]

My experience has been that if you tell someone you are transgendered and they can't handle it and start taking meds, it really has nothing to do with you, only that there plate is full and the new information has overloaded the plate. Having said that fill her plate full (you will be happy), eventually something else will fall off her plate and your situation will just be floating on top.

[ErickaM]

Zack,
I don't know if you have heard of the book True Selves by: Mildred L. Brown & Chloe Ann Rounsley.  I have been reading it for the past two days; it was written to help Families to understand ->-bleeped-<-.  There are a lot of testimonials from both MtF & FtM and it does a great job explaining a lot of how we feel.

[Enigma]

Zack,
I don't know if you have heard of the book True Selves by: Mildred L. Brown & Chloe Ann Rounsley.  I have been reading it for the past two days; it was written to help Families to understand ->-bleeped-<-.  There are a lot of testimonials from both MtF & FtM and it does a great job explaining a lot of how we feel.

That only works if they're receptive to it, mine weren't...

But the rest of it I agree with, you being TS alone is not the cause of your mother needing meds.