Community Conversation => Transitioning => Therapy => Topic started by: PucksWaywardSon on November 04, 2014, 04:47:00 PM Return to Full Version
Title: Today I said two words.
Post by: PucksWaywardSon on November 04, 2014, 04:47:00 PM
Post by: PucksWaywardSon on November 04, 2014, 04:47:00 PM
"I'm trans."
I turned up to my session a complete wreck after last night's utterly botched coming-out-as-questioning talk with a friend I thought I could trust, and by the end of the session I managed to come out and just say it straight. It felt good.
Doesn't make the prospect of waiting a year to see the GIC any easier and if anything my brain being a milliontyone steps ahead of everything else is making me almost physically dizzy, but I said it, meant it, and now we can start to deal with it. Maybe.
Also I got called "pal" three times today and no (mis)gendered terms at all outside of my drama group (where unfortunately I introduced myself to the new term's intake as birthname because I hadn't had a chance to talk to my tutor yet to see about maybe coming out to them and I'm sort of terrified about that idea anyway, but that's a whole other problem)
I turned up to my session a complete wreck after last night's utterly botched coming-out-as-questioning talk with a friend I thought I could trust, and by the end of the session I managed to come out and just say it straight. It felt good.
Doesn't make the prospect of waiting a year to see the GIC any easier and if anything my brain being a milliontyone steps ahead of everything else is making me almost physically dizzy, but I said it, meant it, and now we can start to deal with it. Maybe.
Also I got called "pal" three times today and no (mis)gendered terms at all outside of my drama group (where unfortunately I introduced myself to the new term's intake as birthname because I hadn't had a chance to talk to my tutor yet to see about maybe coming out to them and I'm sort of terrified about that idea anyway, but that's a whole other problem)
Title: Re: Today I said two words.
Post by: niamh on November 04, 2014, 04:49:58 PM
Post by: niamh on November 04, 2014, 04:49:58 PM
Congrats! It's a big first step.
Title: Re: Today I said two words.
Post by: Hayley on November 04, 2014, 04:52:13 PM
Post by: Hayley on November 04, 2014, 04:52:13 PM
Congrats! It's a wonderful feeling to get that out there. Such a big step!
Title: Re: Today I said two words.
Post by: Devlyn on November 04, 2014, 05:06:35 PM
Post by: Devlyn on November 04, 2014, 05:06:35 PM
Yay! Every step brings you a little closer to a destination. Thanks for sharing!
Hugs, Devlyn
Hugs, Devlyn
Title: Re: Today I said two words.
Post by: ImagineKate on November 04, 2014, 05:49:13 PM
Post by: ImagineKate on November 04, 2014, 05:49:13 PM
Awesome! My therapist refers to me by my girl name now, which is awesome.
However she uses the term "transsexual" and even told my wife that I am a transsexual... and does it like it's no big deal...
However she uses the term "transsexual" and even told my wife that I am a transsexual... and does it like it's no big deal...