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Title: Hello, I'm Joseph :3
Post by: elementgreen on August 19, 2013, 08:28:20 AM
Post by: elementgreen on August 19, 2013, 08:28:20 AM
Hello, my name is Joseph. I'm 21 years old, and I think I may be what you may call Androgynous...
A good bit of my life I've been kind of denying my femininity, mostly out of fear and shame. I grew up in a very Christian family, and the way I felt when I was a child seemed to go against everything that I believed in at the time. To say the least, I've been pretty confused and withdrawn for a long time, and maybe in the long run I am not an Androgyne, maybe just a really effeminate male. Either way, I intend to do what I can to find out and be much more open with myself, and I hope I can learn some things from the community.
I seem to be a bit stuck in the middle; not wanting to be a male but not exactly wanting to be a girl. I find that I have qualities of either gender (sometimes I feel like neither!), and the more I let go of my inhibition the more feminine I seem to get. Is there such thing as a partial transition? From the research I've done, I've found very little information on such a thing... Is it unusual to be prescribed anti-androgens alone? I'm basically trying to stop my body from getting too masculine (receding hairline, broad shoulders, etc) and becoming a lot more on the female spectrum. Any kind of advice is greatly appreciated.
I am typically very reclusive, so I apologize ahead of time if I am a little difficult to befriend. My father believes that we are both autistic, so, that may be the case.. I was never officially diagnosed but I do seem to have a lot of aspie traits. Regardless, I am very excited to finally open up and start exploring myself. Thanks for reading ;)
A good bit of my life I've been kind of denying my femininity, mostly out of fear and shame. I grew up in a very Christian family, and the way I felt when I was a child seemed to go against everything that I believed in at the time. To say the least, I've been pretty confused and withdrawn for a long time, and maybe in the long run I am not an Androgyne, maybe just a really effeminate male. Either way, I intend to do what I can to find out and be much more open with myself, and I hope I can learn some things from the community.
I seem to be a bit stuck in the middle; not wanting to be a male but not exactly wanting to be a girl. I find that I have qualities of either gender (sometimes I feel like neither!), and the more I let go of my inhibition the more feminine I seem to get. Is there such thing as a partial transition? From the research I've done, I've found very little information on such a thing... Is it unusual to be prescribed anti-androgens alone? I'm basically trying to stop my body from getting too masculine (receding hairline, broad shoulders, etc) and becoming a lot more on the female spectrum. Any kind of advice is greatly appreciated.
I am typically very reclusive, so I apologize ahead of time if I am a little difficult to befriend. My father believes that we are both autistic, so, that may be the case.. I was never officially diagnosed but I do seem to have a lot of aspie traits. Regardless, I am very excited to finally open up and start exploring myself. Thanks for reading ;)
Title: Re: Hello, I'm Joseph :3
Post by: Ms. OBrien CVT on August 19, 2013, 09:23:28 AM
Post by: Ms. OBrien CVT on August 19, 2013, 09:23:28 AM
Hi Joseph, :icon_wave:
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But remember we are family here, your family now. And it is always nice to have another Andro member. (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsmileys.on-my-web.com%2Frepository%2FAnimals%2Fferret-3.gif&hash=f49e2f86761323f2abd9c33941920389dbb3b10f)
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Title: Re: Hello, I'm Joseph :3
Post by: SaveMeJeebus on August 19, 2013, 10:23:44 AM
Post by: SaveMeJeebus on August 19, 2013, 10:23:44 AM
Thanks for opening up, Joseph. That was a mouthful :D. I get what you mean about feeling in-between and hating body hair; soul-searching is a good idea. Anyway, I am reclusive and contract myself too. Ha. Welcome!
Title: Re: Hello, I'm Joseph :3
Post by: elementgreen on August 19, 2013, 03:28:24 PM
Post by: elementgreen on August 19, 2013, 03:28:24 PM
Yeah... I'm sorry about the verbal dairrhea. Sleep deprivation tends to make me do that. Everything just kinda poured out of me. I'll get around to making my post easier to read lol
Title: Re: Hello, I'm Joseph :3
Post by: Jamie D on August 19, 2013, 10:25:02 PM
Post by: Jamie D on August 19, 2013, 10:25:02 PM
Joseph, your question are just the sort of things that have been discussed, at length, on the Androgyne Talk board.
One of our most active and knowledgeable non-binary members, "Ativan," has written extensively about new pharmaceutical approaches to androgyny.
Some of out male-bodied non-binary members have been prescribed anti-androgens alone; other have been on low doses of estrogen.
One more thing ... Aspergers is quite common in the TG/TS community.
One of our most active and knowledgeable non-binary members, "Ativan," has written extensively about new pharmaceutical approaches to androgyny.
Some of out male-bodied non-binary members have been prescribed anti-androgens alone; other have been on low doses of estrogen.
One more thing ... Aspergers is quite common in the TG/TS community.