Susan's Place Transgender Resources

hi all, I like to go by Catherine

I just turned 21. I'm a transgirl but have not started hrt or anything. I don't always feel uncomfortable with my body just every now and then. Normally I feel more uncomfortable in the mornings. I started really questioning my gender identity in high school when I started dreaming from the perspective of a girl version of my body. Ever since I have been looking for people to talk to about it.

Anyway I'm not really good at these introduction things so anyway I hope to get to know everyone here and make some new friends :3

Hi Catherine  :icon_wave:

Welcome to Susan's  :)  Glad to have you here, join on in the fun

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V M

Hello and welcome  :)

Here are a few resources that might help:
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,194986.msg1737439.html#msg1737439

You might look for a good gender therapist to help you along...

you might try a few changes to hair and clothing style and see how they make you feel...
second hand stores could be a good source...

questions to ask could be:
would a bit more female body make you more happy ?

and how would you prefer to be perceived ?


*hugs*

I've wished before to be a girl but then kinda just tried to forget about it. The feeling kept on coming back and then I started dreaming from the female perspective of myself. I would like to be perceived as pretty, feminine, and normal. That feeling is really strong after a female dream. But when I look in the mirror and when I think of what people expect of a biological male im afraid to do anything about it. So I try to just deal with being a biological male. So my mind is stuck between what people want me to be/ how I was raised and who I feel like I want to be. I sometimes feel like pieces of me are missing because of that, since I feel like I cant be as feminine as I want to be.

Often transgender people are sensitive to what they feel comes from others.

You might think about what would make you happy (within reason).

You might grow your hair out... and keep it in a ponytail in guy mode...
and for example try some clothes for women...

you might ask for counseling at plannedparethood or a lgbt center...
and you might look for a supportive gender therapist...
they could help you along, taking the right steps...
maybe starting with easy reversible steps first...


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Hi Catherine and welcome to Susan's.

:)