Hello everyone, I'm totally new here but decided to get involved.
I'd like to introduce myself as Rachel. (First time for that) I am a 23 y/o mtf, right at the beginning of my journey, in the UK.
I have known I was transgendered for about 8 years now but never had the courage to tell anyone about it. This summer it finally got too much for me so I went to see my doctor in July/August. It took another couple of weeks to tell my parents who were both wonderful about it. All that worrying/anxiety attacks/lost sleeps for nothing. And at Christmas I finally told my sisters who came back home from work and uni for the holidays which was a great feeling. But I still think about how the whole family is actually reacting to it. Everything seems positive, but sometimes it takes a long time for people to process things.
I have been seeing a counsellor since october which has been really good for me as I have been able to get a lot of my chest and talk to someone who actually understands what you are feeling like. But all this time I have been waiting to see a psychiatrist in my local NHS mental health facility, after a GP referral. Now I am starting a new job 65 miles away, in a new company, in a new location and don't know how that affects anything. All this waiting has got me down quite a bit sometimes and I wonder is anything has been happening at all in the 5 months. It plays on my mind all the time and most days are a struggle as I dont know how much longer there is to wait and where in the country I will be.
My job also reqires me to move about every 6 months or so, and this also worries me about always being on the back of a waiting list. All the time realising that starting sooner rather than later is better, especially for hormones and realise the process is very long.
So I think I am going to go back to my GP to see if she can find out how long I might have to wait.
On a lighter note.... Hi everyone
