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Age of realization

Started by spinach, August 12, 2010, 04:08:49 PM

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cynthialee

Around 5 I figured out something was wierd about me.
At 7 I discovered the diferance between male and female.
At 9 I discovered via a talk show transwomen. I knew I wanted to transition then, but fear, always the fear.
At 16 I knew for a fact that I would transition someday. I promissed to myself I would at 18.
18 came and I didnt transition.
In my 20's I tried to start transition. I got a psyrink and he gave me bad information and bad advice. Purge.
Around 30 I started feeling it strong again. I try and escape into crossdressing and kink and blaming the drugs on my condition. Around 32 I promise to myself I will transition at 35.
35 came and I told myself, 'not until my dad dies.'
Dad died, I didnt transition. I tried to bury any thought of transition and purged.
41 rolls around, I feel the question again, 'when will I transition?'. I answer that inner voice...'never'. I imediatly breakdown on the spot. Absolute grief and dispair take over. For 3 days I cry literaly without stop. I went to sleep in tears and woke up crying. I cried in my sleep, I woke to a tear soaked pillow. I kept crying and I honestly felt it would never stop. Then on the 3rd day my wife who has known about my gender issues asks me 'do you need to transition?'. I answered yes in a tiny voice and the tears imediatly stoped. Like instantly stoped! All doubt disapeared then. All the fear of rejection was no longer going to hold me back.
The next day I started too research this disorder and transition.

Now I am 42 and doing rather well in my proper gender presentation.

:)
So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.
If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose.
If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself.
Sun Tsu 'The art of War'
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Sly

I've wondered off and on since I was about 11-12.  At first it wasn't something I thought about that much, and I'd be able to dismiss it quickly.  I didn't actually do any research on transsexuality until I was 15.  Around this time I was becoming more bothered by my body, but I convinced myself I couldn't be trans.  The stuff I'd read online had given me the impression that all trans know from their first memory that something's wrong.  I don't recall being bothered by being female as a kid, as long as I didn't have to look or act feminine.  I was just a tomboy, right?  If I was really trans, I would know, right?

I finally accepted myself just a few months ago, not long after my 18th birthday.  While rummaging around through some stuff, I found an Ace bandage.  I had read that they could be used for chest binding.  I already knew they weren't good for long-term use, but I was extremely curious and thought that trying it once couldn't hurt.

Guess what happened after that.

Silver

I realized about 15. There were signs and such before, but it didn't occur to me. I was a people pleaser, afraid to do masculine things because I thought there would be consequences, I never had too much of an identity until recently, and I'm pretty oblivious (to everything lol.)

I don't think it makes a difference, doesn't seem to make anyone more or less trans than anyone else. If you manage to start treatment early (like 12) there will be a difference in the long run when compared to those who started later (20?)
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