Controversial question

[colormyworld]

If somehow I could magically be completely happy and content being a girl, yes I would do it. I've always hoped that 'one day' I'd be content as a girl, because I really do not like the feelings of hating my body. I really want to feel 'right' in my skin, so if somehow female felt right, I'd take it!

That said, I'd much rather go back and magically be born a boy, since that's what I know would feel right for me, but either way if both body and mind matched, that would be awesome! I feel like either way I'd still be me, I'd just be a more content me.

[Jeatyn]

I've been wanting to reply to this thread but I honestly don't know how to answer.

Being trans has affected every part of my life, if that wasn't there, I can't imagine how many things would be different...it's like a butterfly effect.

The first thing that pops in to my head is "eeuugh no I wouldn't want to be a girl and think like a girl!" - but this thought obviously comes from the fact that right now, I'm not a girl.

If I never had the dysphoria to begin with, I'd have just grown up as a normal girl and the thought wouldn't have crossed my mind. This would have made me a completely different person and taken my life in a totally different direction. (albeit probably a better direction without the trans crap holding me back and stopping me from taking certain opportunities)

I still don't know how to answer even with this attempted logical breakdown

[insanitylives]

Um. No.


Why?

Because assuming this was possiable, I'd still have the memories. I'd REMEMBER being a boy living as a girl.
Knowing that would really ->-bleeped-<- with the head.

[Alessandro]

I can't change my gender or my sexuality with or without a pill.  Both evolve as I grow, but I'm not going to take a pill to be someone else's idea of "normal."

This.  Definately this. 

I read the answers and thought about it hard but for me being trans is a part of a life journey.  Of course I would love to have the easy option, sometimes I just wish for it like crazy.  Why can't I go back to how I felt as a teenager, before the gender dysphoria set in?  Thing is with that, I would still end up here.  I think NOT being a cisgender female makes me me.  But if I could be a cisgendered male I would be happy not to have the dysphoria but still wouldn't quite be me.  Being trans has opened my mind, matured me in the space of a few years and given me the ability to see into people.  If I wasn't trans I would be just living everyone else's definition of 'normal' and would never have had this personal growth.  I don't think being 'normal' is worth that. 

[peterrabbit]

as much as it sucks sometimes i can't imagine myself any differently than i am now. its a part of me, who i am

[jet3]

I would want to stay the way I am.  I would have rather been born biologically male but I wasn't.  I feel by changing my brain in any way I would be changing me.  That is something I would never be willing to do.

[mr_marc]

As much as being trans annoys me at times.
I'd say no,
If i wasnt trans i wouldnt know half the people who're my best friends.

Also, i was one uuugly woman lol

[Radar]

If there was a pill to make my body completely male and there was evidence it worked it be swallowing that pill before the question was finished- no matter the risks or pain. Would I take a pill to make my mind female? No. I'm male and I don't like the thought of being female.

I'm sure if you asked most non-trans men if they'd want to be female or non-trans women if they'd want to be male they'd say no too. There might be interest in living like the other for a day, week or month. But permanently? I doubt it.

Yes, being trans is painful and difficult but that can't be helped. Even if you weren't trans that doesn't mean you're life would be wonderful with less problems or suffering. Remember, the majority of depressed people aren't trans.