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If you can differentiate the affects of HRT on your body and mind how would you say it affects you mentally vs physically. I just got curious because I've noticed recently  how much more sensual my body has become. When I lie down to sleep and my legs are pressed together without any hair covering them it's incredibly comforting and sensual. It's the same way when I message my breasts or just rub my skin I get such a beautiful sensation. It's to the point where I really need to press my body against another body. At first it was my mind that felt the change , but now my body is seemingly trying to catch up. I think if I ever find someone to share some space with it's going to be an incredible experience.

The mental, emotional changes have been tremendous. My body has changed, boobs are an A+, skin and hair are softer and less body hair but thats nothing compared to the emotional change.

The emotional changes have been so great that after only 9 months of transitioning and HRT I've gone full time female. I don't pass yet, but who cares, I feel wonderful!

I talk more, sometimes my friends can't shut me up.
I like shopping.
I like decorating my house. (Never would have expected this.)
I cry when I'm happy. (Now that was a new experience) and It feels so good.
I'm nicer to other people in general.
I look for and actually enjoy feel good movies.

Lots of other little things but mostly I'm happy now and for the first time in 60 years I like myself.

WOW, I just started crying after writing that last line. Amazing!

Hugs

Based on memory of my 6 months of spiro at age 17-18.

60% physical, 40% mental

My body felt more feminine getting T down. I felt attractive. I feel as if my body was a born woman. I felt tired though (no estrogen). I felt girlier and could let her out more.

One gay guy told me I was like a mystical creature (he only thought of me as straight). Guys complimented me more so.

Then the copulins made my mother upset beyond belief. But she didnt know what that smell was.

Interesting time.

The effect lasted for 2 years. My skin was really smooth and soft. Guys complimented on it. In fact guys still compliment on my skin next to their skin.

Greatest investment of my life.

Quote from: Charley on February 06, 2016, 08:59:27 AM
The mental, emotional changes have been tremendous. My body has changed, boobs are an A+, skin and hair are softer and less body hair but thats nothing compared to the emotional change.

The emotional changes have been so great that after only 9 months of transitioning and HRT I've gone full time female. I don't pass yet, but who cares, I feel wonderful!

I talk more, sometimes my friends can't shut me up.
I like shopping.
I like decorating my house. (Never would have expected this.)
I cry when I'm happy. (Now that was a new experience) and It feels so good.
I'm nicer to other people in general.
I look for and actually enjoy feel good movies.

Lots of other little things but mostly I'm happy now and for the first time in 60 years I like myself.

WOW, I just started crying after writing that last line. Amazing!

Hugs

Charley

yea, I feel the same way and amazingly it keeps getting better.

I'm betting there's a correlation to age. The younger you are the more it will be tilted towards the physical and fewer mental changes, and the older being more mental and less physical. The body is more adaptable at a younger age, and having spent less time living as male and as society becomes less strictly gendered there's not as much of a mental shift.

But it still floors me how stereotypes and cliches come to life on HRT. I've always been introverted and quiet as a guy, rarely saying much and emotionally repressed. Now it's a bit of a struggle to keep emotions in check, both good and bad. It's so weird feeling so much. And talking? Completely addicted to it now. I've spent entire days talking to people and loved doing it. I sit next to strangers and start conversations and make friends. It's weird, for me. The first time I did it I was like..."did I really just do that?", didn't think about it or feel self conscious or anything, which for me is...not me.

If I can get the physical changes to be as pronounced as the mental/emotional changes I'll be all set. Life is a more fulfilling and rewarding experience than it was previously. More so than I ever imagined it could be. I still look pretty much the same though, minus being slightly more top heavy :P

voted for the mind 60-80% body 40-20%. before i hit the 6-7 month mark it was pretty much physical changes, but recently the tables have taken a major turn and i am literally straight out CRYING when im sad and feeling so much more emotionally. it's so crazy and i never would have expected this. i consider myself a very composed person, but jeez, now I cry so easily whenever i see something sad. sure i got emotional in the past when i saw sad things, but not to the point of crying. plus whenever i would see the girls here talk about how they cry more easily i didnt believe it, but now im a believer @_@

anyways, i have started to strongly crave anything and everything SOUR. now i could literally cut open a lemon and wring it dry without flinching. i bet now i can handle a mouthful if warheads.

Quote from: .Christy on February 07, 2016, 09:14:28 PMi bet now i can handle a mouthful if warheads.

Don't do it! It makes your teeth feel like they've rotted and your tongue is burned of the taste.

50/50, for simplicity sake~

I'd put it at 60/40 in favor of the mind, but I still hate kids LoL (I seriously wanted to gain a feminine, maternal, nurturing disposition towards kids post-transition but it never happened).

I'd then put it at 60/40 in favor of the body, but I still have greater than 70% H/W ratio not to mention more musculature than I want (it's been reduced by a great deal tho).

So... yeah, I dunno, 50/50.

Quote from: IdontEven on February 07, 2016, 10:26:04 PM
Don't do it!

I likey your username ;)

Quote from: .Christy on February 07, 2016, 09:14:28 PM
voted for the mind 60-80% body 40-20%. before i hit the 6-7 month mark it was pretty much physical changes, but recently the tables have taken a major turn and i am literally straight out CRYING when im sad and feeling so much more emotionally. it's so crazy and i never would have expected this. i consider myself a very composed person, but jeez, now I cry so easily whenever i see something sad. sure i got emotional in the past when i saw sad things, but not to the point of crying. plus whenever i would see the girls here talk about how they cry more easily i didnt believe it, but now im a believer @_@

anyways, i have started to strongly crave anything and everything SOUR. now i could literally cut open a lemon and wring it dry without flinching. i bet now i can handle a mouthful if warheads.

+ 1

Big cry baby and looooooooooooove sour stuff!

For me, I think the mental changes are bigger, for one reason: my dysphoria is gone. I am somewhat more emotional, but I don't know if that's the estrogen, or I've just given myself permission to stop hiding my feelings. My libido is gone, too, but I'm okay with that.

I used to spend hours on the weekends indulging in dressing, luxuriating in makeup, clothes, high heels, and everything else.  Now, when I get home from work I just throw on a cute little t-shirt dress and some earrings and I'm - comfortable.  In retrospect, there was a desperateness, a craving I don't have now.  I am much more at ease with who I am.

Physically, the effects have been noticeable, but not as profound. I've been on estradiol, spironolactone and finasteride for about six months. My skin is softer, and my skin pores are smaller (and less oily - I have to moisturize regularly). My body hair is getting lighter and thinner, and vellus hair is starting to fill in my male pattern hairline.  I don't have to shave under my arms or my abdomen as much. My body odor has changed. I've lost some muscle strength. I've put on weight, and I have some serious man boobs, lol.  My nipples have gotten bigger and they hurt alllll the time.

Lastly, I've come far enough in my transition that I can't imagine going back to being male. I would be devastated if that came to pass, for whatever reason. That was not true when I started.

~Terri 

the mental changes for me have been quite profound , but I took a webcam picture today of the upper part of my naked body and damn my breasts are really a dream come true as the same with how my face has changed at 28 months. I'm a happy little camper. I'd have to put it at 50-50. I'm ready for an exquisite dress and a night at my favorite bar. I just love estrogen. I just need to lose weight . I've gone from thinking suicide 24/7 and crying everyday to seeing the sunshine.

Great survey have been struggling with hrt as informed consent but this is hopeful to hear