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I thought transtioning was supposed to be fun

Started by Brittani A., April 28, 2011, 08:53:25 AM

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Brittani A.

Wow was I in for a surprise! life did not change much after 2 years most say I should be further along during this transition which after being "put in my place" by just about every nurse and medical practitioner for my mother that I caregive for makes me wonder sometimes if just I had stayed the way I was misrerable but not afraid but then something inside me says go for it and I am really scared of being a female. Really a 56 year old afraid? yes I am and I really cannot imagine what the younger ones are feeling as I have been through hell and back I just get wondering if my doctor is right do I have this female brain? Well now don't know what I am. I never related to either gender. I just stood on the sidelines never had kids tried to date but never could perform in bed so I guess that means something. I tried womens clothing during my CD era which lasted until I started the hormones then nothing hardly turns me on anymore. I have to caregive and that is hard and what worries me is that I now have another burden and that is transitioning. I have a friend that transitioned successfully and wonder   
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Ann Onymous

I never thought of that stage in my life as being something that was "supposed to be fun."  It was a necessary step and, like puberty for adolescents, is something that moves at different paces for different people. 

There is no magical calendar at which checkboxes appear which is part of what made the whole SoC concept a crock IMO...some of us 'just knew' at an early age and then there are others for whom the whole notion of the RLT really does serve to separate the wheat from the chaff, with some determining that a full transition is 'not for them.' 



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Ann Onymous

Quote from: Valeriedances on April 28, 2011, 09:20:55 AM
Good point Ann. I meant to add that but forgot. Transition is not supposed to be fun, there is nothing fun about it. What made you think that? Stepping through fears and standing up for who you are is not a fun thing, but it is freeing. Empowering, freeing, now those are words you would expect to describe the experience.

There is nothing wrong with scary, thats natural. But a burden or fun, no that would be a warning to yourself that you need more time to assess your needs, as I mentioned.

Not even sure I would have used those words, but it comes back to everyone's experience being different.  For me, it was just a part of life, albeit a very small chapter in that book.   

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Izumi

heh transitioning fun? sorry no fun, hate it with a passion.  Hate being born with it, hate having to go through all this crap to live what i perceive as a normal life.  Transitioning is hard, painful, and I hate it, but eh, what can you do other then bare it and move on, not every treatment is pleasant when curing a medical issues, i am still waiting for a disease treatable by daily insurance covered massages and foot rubs.   

On a side note if you haven't seen many changes it could be the hormone types assigned by your doctor and dosages, maybe ask to try different combinations and dosages to see if you get better results.  I had sad results when i tried pills and when i switched to injections had great results, anyway, something to look into.
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Dana Lane

I have no idea what gave you the impression transitioning is fun!!! While I got immediate relief from hormones I knew I was facing a huge step which is difficult and frightening. I hate being transsexual. I just want everything to be finished.
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Former TS Separatist who feels deep regret
http://www.transadvocate.com/category/dana-taylor
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cynthialee

Your post throws up alot of red flags.
I think it would serve you well to schedule some appointments with your gender therapist and discuss these feelings with them at length.



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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Dana Lane

Quote from: cynthialee on April 28, 2011, 11:28:23 AM
Your post throws up alot of red flags.
I think it would serve you well to schedule some appointments with your gender therapist and discuss these feelings with them at length.

damned good advie
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Former TS Separatist who feels deep regret
http://www.transadvocate.com/category/dana-taylor
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Megan Joanne

Not fun. Why would it be. I hated the whole thought of it, I'd still not be female, not really, only ever in costume, that I would be somewhere in the middle, one which is unacceptable by most people, a freak, an abomination in their eyes, it was scary, but this is what I had to do, but this was the only thing that would make me feel better about myself, I went for it. For some there'd be very little changes externally, for me it took a few years before I noticed that my body had changed quite a bit, much more than I thought, especially when comparing how I looked before that in old photographs, but moreso than physical would be how it affect you mentally, if this is what you really want, then I would think there'd be none or very little doubts about continuing down this road. If you do have doubts, then you most certainly should talk to someone about it, someone qualified and sensitive about these kind of things, you certainly don't want someone who'll confuse you more than you already feel, a good starter is that you are here talking about it with others that are in similar predicaments, many of us have gone or are continuing to go through the same experiences, its not easy I tell you that. But you know, now I look back and think, its not so bad being me, okay so I'm not a real girl (still wish and always will wish that I were, but most wishes don't come true, whole reality of life), but I feel that I am a better human being than most anyone else who isn't transgender, being male most of my life made it so that I knew what it was like to be a man (I still hate it) so I understand men, how they think and act, and also because of hormones and living a decade of my life as a woman, though not as a genetically born female (and still not with the appropriate parts), I've come to understand women more too, I feel, at least better than most that I have clear views on both genders, can relate to and sympathize with both, most that are clearly rooted with only their own gender cannot, men don't understand women, women can't understand men, and there'll always be barriers related to such. I'm happy with me, I have a good mind, I like who I am as a person, just hate some of the other parts, but not going to let that stop me from being me. If you don't feel right as either gender, then find a middle ground that you feel comfortable in, and don't let anyone get to you, you are who you are inside regardless of what you are in appearance, go with that and you'll be okay, take some time to understand yourself.
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Jayne

I only told my GP a couple of months ago, i've had my psych evaluation about 6 weeks ago & am now pestering my GP to send the letter to the specialist in London so my experience is limited but at no point have I expected this process to be fun.
In the last few months i've had to deal with the heartache of ending an 8yr relationship & seeing the grief i've caused this poor woman, i've had to deal with my mothers difficulty in coming to terms with this & one person I work with goes out of his way not to talk to me & whilst i've had alot of support from friends & other co-workers this has been a very stressfull time. In spite of this stress I am 100% posotive that this is what I need to do to truly be happy & comfortable with myself, i'm not doing this for fun.

The message i'm trying to pass on is that this is not fun, if you are not 100% certain that this is right for you then you should seek further counseling.
I wish you all the best with your turmoil & hope you manage to resolve some of your issues
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Melody Maia

Fun? No way. If I thought it was going to be fun, I wouldn't have waited till nearly 40 years of age to do it. Hard, painful, emotional. Those are words that come to mind. However, do I get a thrill from being referred to as she or her? Absolutely. Do I love living my life as the woman I should always have been and have people treat me as such? Hell yes. I guess those parts are "fun," but getting there? No, not so fun. I actually woke up crying this morning because of a dream that brought home how much I miss being married to my ex and seeing my son everyday. That part was a little bit of Hell.
and i know that i'm never alone
and i know that my heart is my home
Every missing piece of me
I can find in a melody



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Rock_chick

I wouldn't call transition fun, not really. It is neccasary though for me. However, even though transition can be an utter drag, it doesn't stop me having fun while I'm transitioning.
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Cindy

No it's not fun, but I'm enjoying my life more and meeting friends a discovering joys that had not experienced. But no, it's not fun
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justmeinoz

No transition isn't fun, but my life since I started transition is a lot more pleasant than the pit of Depression I was hiding in.  Down right enjoyable most of the time in fact.  Except for the dysphoria, which is scheduled to be sorted some time in the near future.
Karen.
"Don't ask me, it was on fire when I lay down on it"
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Sarah B

In my case, my change was virtually instantaneous.  I did not have to go through a process of step by step over a long period of time.  I never considered what I did as fun, for the simple reason that nothing changed per se in my life.  The things we need to do in real life never changes and hence things we need to do to adapt our bodies to our gender are just a part of our life.

For the sake of this discussion my milestones gave me great satisfaction and of course made me happy.  So in a sense this was fun to me.

The original Brittani was questioning everything and of course this has lead to confusion on her part and hence what Valerie said remains true, that Brittani needs to seek out advice from a professional therapist.

Kind regards
Sarah B
PS And Cindy J
Be who you want to be.
Sarah's Story
Feb 1989 Living my life as Sarah.
Feb 1989 Legally changed my name.
Mar 1989 Started hormones.
May 1990 Three surgery letters.
Feb 1991 Surgery.
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kae m

Transition is fun like chemotherapy is fun.  Ok, maybe that's a little extreme, but you don't undergo something that radical for any reason other than because it has a chance to significantly improve, prolong, or save your life.  Neither precludes you from trying to have an enjoyable life, but I wouldn't call either fun.

The process of transitioning itself is pretty annoying, IMO, but being able to be myself has opened doors to other experiences I would have missed out on.  So basically, this:
Quote from: CindyJames on April 29, 2011, 03:40:54 AM
No it's not fun, but I'm enjoying my life more and meeting friends a discovering joys that had not experienced. But no, it's not fun
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Brittani A.

Some Excellent posts to all thank you!!! This is my sit. I started transitioning on-line with a gender therapist blood test and all. Tampa Stress center. Cheap but I am not working have no employment am caregiver and mother cannot really grasp my trans. I am now 56 started at 54. I am trying to get on Medi-cal to pay for a face to face therapist. Money is so tight I am becoming an expert on making food go longer. The therapist calls me on the phone and has a 50 min conversation. I need more. The burden is such: I have some health issues most gone with weight loss now, the pills and patches have worked wonders and made me healthier; and smarter ? I see things in an entirely different way. My mother whom I care give for is 86 owns her old house has no other income but a pension; not I. The stress of the fact that I will be homeless are with me and as a trans on the street is dangerous and in my case fatal. I have no friends. No family to fall back on. But something inside is driving me to transition. I think I need injections for I take a lot of showers and those patches are hell to cover up. Anyone know of a free therapist in stockton ca?
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