Your first gender therapy session?

[Renate]

How were you going into your first gender therapy session?

[HelenW]

I'd say I was anxious, since I didn't know the guy and wasn't sure how he would react to my purpose for being there.

It turned out OK.  He was a bit cold and clinical for the first session or two but that soon ended.

hugs & smiles
Emelye

[myles]

I am not sure how to describe it I guess confident. I went in knowing I had GID and was ready to make some forward progress. Was sort of just ready to just move on and my therapist was great about all of it.
Myles

[Nero]

went in confident, left feeling like ->-bleeped-<-. she wasn't very nice. let's put it that way. the entire session focused on my appearance.

[myles]

went in confident, left feeling like ->-bleeped-<-. she wasn't very nice. let's put it that way. the entire session focused on my appearance.

Glad you found someone else after that!
Myles

[Hannah]

I was scared to death and a little annoyed, because I didn't understand the concept of an intake interview and had spilled everything to someone who really was just looking for basics.

As soon as I saw my drop dead gorgeous, I think Greek, salt and pepper headed psychiatrist with a smooth voice and bedroom eyes the fear melted away and I babbled like a schoolgirl. He was quite amused with me and just smiled and cocked his head which made it even worse.

Sadly he has moved to New Zealand, and left me in the hands of a rather unpleasant woman. Hope you kids down under are enjoying him, thanks for hoggin a good one.

[V M]

I was very nervous

My therapist is a general therapist. He has been very understanding but cannot write a prescription for me
He did say that he would write a letter of rec. and try to find someone who can write a script for HRT for me

[sd]

Nervous!!!

[LordKAT]

anxious. I knew I was a guy but would she believe me? Would her tests say something different and if so, What do I do now? what if she does what all the rest have done and tell me .. basically that I have no case, I am just making it up.


funny thing is, she not only believed me but wondered how I waited so long.

[V M]

My therapist asked why I waited so long also

[shanetastic]

I'd probably say anxious and embarrassed.

Sorry to break the trend :] but it was shortly after I came out and was very confined so it was difficult.

[Teknoir]

I go tomorrow... I can still answer, right? 

I don't know what to expect. It's just a councellor at an organization that deals with GLB, T and other issues.

I know back in Sydney I can get T with informed consent if I'm talking to "someone" trained (doesn't have to be a full on shrink with letter writing abilities, but they like you to have some professional to help you adapt through the changes), but I have no idea if the local endo clinic where I am right now does the same thing. Guess I'm going to find out tomorrow! 

How am I feeling right now?

Curious, impatient, and happy to finally be doing something (however small). Slightly nervous... I've never met the person before.

I've been to a few group meetings, I don't have a problem outing myself to people in this particular context.

I think I felt more nervous the day after booking it than I do right now. I've gone from "Oh my server, what have I gone and done?! Too soon!" to "Hurry up with the appointment, I'll sign informed consent and let's get jabbing already!"  .

UPDATE : I showed up, and it was cancelled. My sucky phone reception means I didn't get the message. Disapointed! . So, it's in 2 weeks. Sucktastic.

But at least my small amount of nerves are gone....

[Natasha]

confident.

[Sophied27]

I was very anxious the first time. I wasn't easy to talk, but from the second one, I was very confident and happy.

[sneakersjay]

Confident.  I'd already come out to my regular therapist (who wasn't helpful) and this gender therapist had been recommended by another well known and respected transguy.  The second gender therapist I went to for group was equally awesome.

I was lucky.


Jay

[Allamakee]

I was very anxious.  And scared that the session might not go well, that I might be turned away.  Granted, it wasn't a realistic fear, but it was honestly felt.  I so wanted to make a good impression.

[Janet_Girl]

I have had two.  One 25 years ago.  And Reid.  And with both I knew what I was there for and what was going to happen.  I wasn't sure if what was going to happen but I knew what I was after, and what the SOC said.  I had researched GID to death in the years before, the first time.

I am so glad to be at the point I am.  Now on to the Orchie.


Janet

[Lachlann]

went in confident, left feeling like ->-bleeped-<-. she wasn't very nice. let's put it that way. the entire session focused on my appearance.

Same here.

[Deanna_Renee]

I was somewhere between anxious and scared. I had only just come out to myself and had never had experience with the psychiatric/psychological world (except for my psychology professor in college) so I had no idea what to expect. I knew that he was more than familiar with trans issues and GID, being trans himself, so I was kind of confident that he would know what was going on and could let me know what to expect.

I left that meeting feeling great about myself and my decision to go to him. I have had three sessions with him so far and have covered a lot of ground. I look forward to my next session - a lot to talk about - mostly good. I am confident that with his help and the help of my new friends here at Susan's, I will be in great shape.

Deanna

[Dana Lane]

I just went to my first therapy session today and was confident. I was diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder (where she stressed it really isn't a disorder but it is the code they have to use). My session went very well. She said I am not crazy and that I am handling my path very well. Then I found out they don't write letters for surgery so off to another therapist!