Hormones & Psychology

[gail123]

Thanks,

I think I would add that I experience an overall lack of energy once the hormones kick in, along with diminished interest in the trappings of femininity, and this lack of energy, although accompanied with a sense of contentment, and an overall peace of mind, leaves me somewhat bewildered. I have pretty much decided that this sense of contentment is so alien to my "normal" state, a state of perpetual tension, highlighted by a high degree of intensity that it throws me off my stride in that it seems somewhat foreign when contrasted with my "normal' state. I believe I just need to relax and enjoy the sense of contentment, and my new found peace of mind. At least I hope so.
   

[Asfsd4214]

I don't see how that would be politically incorrect.
I'm also not challenging you; I also wanted to be a girl from a very early age, so I'm not going to ask you to 'prove' it.

It's politically incorrect in the context of transgender politics.

Which is to say it's politically incorrect for example to implicitly suggest that some people might be 'less' trans than others by pointing out that you knew pre puberty where other people might not.

[rejennyrated]

It's politically incorrect in the context of transgender politics.

Which is to say it's politically incorrect for example to implicitly suggest that some people might be 'less' trans than others by pointing out that you knew pre puberty where other people might not.

Almost correct...

Actually I meant that it is politically incorrect because other people often wrongly assume that you are claiming to be more trans... when in fact that is not so. (At least I'm certainly not.) All most of us ever want to do is tell our own story like it was and not have to pretend that we had different experiences from those we did have, for fear of upsetting someone.

For clarity let me reiterate my view which is that how early or late one starts to feel dysphoric clearly does NOT make any difference whatsoever in validity. But it may make some differences to your overall life experience and indeed how you may rationalise your own internal feelings. That is not a value judgement, neither way is more right - they just experientially slightly different.

[Silver]

Sorry, to any Humans I may have offended here in my rant....

Apology accepted.

I didn't have transsexual feelings until puberty and it wasn't sexual for me like that. Mostly it came from a resent of the changes (they were a rude awakening.) A resent for the female role, the look I was gaining. It wasn't arousing, just profoundly disturbing. In fantasies I had male anatomy though, figured I'd add that in.