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Started by Jester, April 22, 2009, 08:00:31 AM

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Jester

The past week all hell's broken loose in my life- All the people I like at my job quit, and the store next to mine is closing, so I need to find a real job for the summer until I go back to school to upgrade so that my transcript doesn't look like crap, my mother threatened to cut me off financially which was more alarming than I thought it would be, my girlfriend's acting strangely and talks about breaking up sometimes, and my roommate wants to move out on me leaving me with a two bedroom apartment and nowhere affordable to go.

And now my desires to be female are stronger than ever.  I'm wondering if it's stress, but mostly I'm wishing it would subside because there's not a whole lot I can do right now.  I find myself often thinking that keeping my secrets would be easier if I didn't have any people in the equation who aren't "safe" or in other words capable of exposing me by trying to be too genuinely close to me in some way.  I find myself thinking of my other half as a passenger who wants to be the driver, and I've gotta set aside time to let my passenger do what she wants.  I, honestly, can't tell if I'm driven to turn things into a narrative, or if I'm a little off my nut.
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Jaimey

The best thing to do is take a step back and take a few deep breaths.  I feel you on the job/roommate/money thing...it's the story of my life.  :)  But I always "know" that things are going to be fine (even if I can't imagine how...I make myself believe that it will).  Instead of looking at the situation as one big huge thing...break it down into steps.  Think about what you can do to improve each situation.  I think when we look at them all together it gets really overwhelming.

I also think that stress can make dysphoria worse.  It's good that you are aware of that, by the way.  Whenever I'm stressed, mine gets worse too.

*hugs*  I think things will work out for you.  Try to stay positive.  ...and you're definitely not off your nut. :)
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Jester

Well, I'm not too sure about not off my nut, but I'll try and prioritize and all that stuff.
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