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Started by klampner1961, November 20, 2009, 10:42:12 AM

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klampner1961

ive posted on here b4 about my best friend, he was taking estrogen (only) i found out about it and after much conflict i had a talk with him about it. he denied everything which was expected. this was at the first of the year. he stopped taking it after our talk. well now i find out he is planning on starting up again. i worry about him cause hes married and i dont want him to go thru this alone. which i know he will do. i fear that he will leave the area and everyone behind to do this. he knows i have feelings for him which dosent get talked about very much. i do love and care deeply about him. i know this is something he / she wants. i dont want to get in the way of that. however i feel i need to help him in every way i can to get thru this. what should i do cause its tearing me up ?
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Janet_Girl

Without getting into a discussion on being with a married person, the best you can do is give them your support and be a sounding board form them.  A person they can talk to.  If they are transgender or transsexual, offer this advise, find a gender therapist.  Step one.



Janet
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klampner1961

i know he wouldnt ever go see anyone about this. when i would go see my theropist he would always tell me not to talk about him in session. wish i could descreetly get him on this fourm i know it would help him
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Eva Marie

In addition to what Janet said - on this board there is also a significant others forum, for wives and husbands of transgendered people. You might check that forum out if you haven't already been over there - i'm sure that there are other SOs out there facing a similar situation as your own.
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klampner1961

well i sent him a link to this site but he didnt respond to it. he put it in his trash floder. god i wish he would talk to me about this. if he only knew how much i want to help. :(
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finewine

Quote from: klampner1961 on November 23, 2009, 10:42:25 AM
well i sent him a link to this site but he didnt respond to it. he put it in his trash floder. god i wish he would talk to me about this. if he only knew how much i want to help. :(

Forgive me but it reads as though you have unrequited feelings for your friend...or at least there seems to be a mismatch between the significance of the feelings you have for each other.  Is there a danger that your feelings for this person are leading you to push a little too hard into their affairs?  This isn't a criticism, by the way...just a note of caution!

As far as them putting the link into the trash and ignoring your help etc., well...you can lead a horse to water, as the saying goes...but you can't force it to drink.
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klampner1961

all of that is a possibility .. i do have strong feelings for him and he knows it. with that said i dont want him to feel if he is alone in this no matter the outcome between us as far as feelings go. i know in time i will get past the feelings i have for him. and on the other hand i dont want him to think that he has to change himself for me if thats the case. he dose leave things open for me to see and knows i will look, so i dont know if hes trying to reach out or what?

Post Merge: November 23, 2009, 11:21:51 AM

i will add that he is going to start taking med's soon and without the advise of a doctor, he ordered the on line from canada and that scares me.
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Sandy

Apparently you cross posted this in the SO forum.  It is considered poor form here, so try not to do that in future.

Anyway, I posted a response there if you are interested.  I won't cross respond here.

It's good that you want to help, but much has to come from your friend.  She must seek counselling and physician guidance.  Fooling around with sex steroids can be very dangerous and permanently damage her liver.  Most people will think more is better.  In this case it is a false assumption.  More anti-androgens or estrogenics will not necessarily speed up feminization or make secondary sexual characteristics (like breast size) more pronounced.

Please advise her to get to see a counselor or participate in a trans group.

Transition is something that affects everyone.  It is not only a transition for the person, it also requires all those around the transitioner to adjust also.  For example, if your friend is attempting to transition to female, she would probably appreciate it greatly to be referred in the feminine pronoun and a female name if she has chosen one.  And you can help yourself in her transition to start to think of her as feminine and always refer to her that way.  Even when she is not around.  Like here.

And if she is of a mind, have her sign up here or on some other trans site.  Here she can find out that she isn't alone and that others have also walked the lonely path.

Thanks!

-Sandy
Out of the darkness, into the light.
Following my bliss.
I am complete...
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klampner1961

sorry about the double posting. im just so worried about her i dont know what to do. i know she wont see anyone about this so i feel its up to me to help guid her alone this journey. not sure she wants the help and i dont even know how to approach her about it. i did get good advise about treating her like a lady and thats what im doing.
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