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Title: Hi everyone
Post by: Hughie on July 08, 2016, 10:52:59 PM
Post by: Hughie on July 08, 2016, 10:52:59 PM
Err, hi everyone...
I'm very new here and also fairly new to acknowledging I'm trans. I feel like I should've figured this out before now, since I'm in my late 30s, but here I am now, finally figuring things out. I'm Canadian but have also lived in the UK.
What else can I say? I've always had dysphoria, looking back. And have been gender nonconforming all my life, but the last few years things have been very out of sorts for me and now I've finally put all the pieces together and things are making sense at last. But it's a terrifying acknowledgement and I'm rather overwhelmed, and having a bit of a Kermit flail the last month or so. Or a drawn out panic attack. Something.
So please excuse me while I flail over here. :)
I'm very new here and also fairly new to acknowledging I'm trans. I feel like I should've figured this out before now, since I'm in my late 30s, but here I am now, finally figuring things out. I'm Canadian but have also lived in the UK.
What else can I say? I've always had dysphoria, looking back. And have been gender nonconforming all my life, but the last few years things have been very out of sorts for me and now I've finally put all the pieces together and things are making sense at last. But it's a terrifying acknowledgement and I'm rather overwhelmed, and having a bit of a Kermit flail the last month or so. Or a drawn out panic attack. Something.
So please excuse me while I flail over here. :)
Title: Re: Hi everyone
Post by: Dena on July 08, 2016, 10:58:35 PM
Post by: Dena on July 08, 2016, 10:58:35 PM
Welcome to Susan's Place. Yes you are very new. I saw your name at the bottom of the screen so I checked you out and you had been a member for about 5 minutes and were working on your first post. I have seen people on the site who have been members for years and have yet to make their first post. Feel free to explore the site and if there is anything I can help you with, let me know.
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Title: Re: Hi everyone
Post by: Hughie on July 08, 2016, 11:09:02 PM
Post by: Hughie on July 08, 2016, 11:09:02 PM
Cheers Dena, thanks for the welcome and the links! Will check them out now. :)
I'm usually reasonably outgoing, despite my anxiety, ha ha.
I'm usually reasonably outgoing, despite my anxiety, ha ha.
Title: Re: Hi everyone
Post by: V M on July 08, 2016, 11:46:41 PM
Post by: V M on July 08, 2016, 11:46:41 PM
Hi Hughie :icon_wave:
Welcome to Susan's :) Glad to have you here, join on in the fun
Hugs
V M
Welcome to Susan's :) Glad to have you here, join on in the fun
Hugs
V M
Title: Re: Hi everyone
Post by: Hughie on July 09, 2016, 07:59:07 AM
Post by: Hughie on July 09, 2016, 07:59:07 AM
Cheers V M! Appreciate the welcome.
Title: Re: Hi everyone
Post by: Tysilio on July 09, 2016, 01:22:18 PM
Post by: Tysilio on July 09, 2016, 01:22:18 PM
Welcome, Hughie! Jump right in -- we're a friendly bunch. (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fthefiringline.com%2Fforums%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Fsmile.gif&hash=2c5a4907e2673dfa63557696254abe82f5c9641e)
Title: Re: Hi everyone
Post by: Hughie on July 09, 2016, 03:48:29 PM
Post by: Hughie on July 09, 2016, 03:48:29 PM
Cheers Tysilio! Yes, I need to be brave in one of the other sections, lol.
So, I'm basically pre-everything, FTM. And I don't know any trans folks and trying make sense of all this on my own for the last while. I've been trying to read what I can to learn more, and I'm amazed what is out there, especially for all the young folks. :) When I went to school--and where I went to school--being trans wasn't on the radar, or at least not open. I did have a friend who knew he was gay, but it was a secret till after high school and he moved away. I lived in a rough area, inner city school.
As for me, I grew up in some ways with a rather traditional cultural heritage overall, although my Mom and sister (immediate family) open minded. However, the last 20 years I've worked in a rather small and traditional profession, coming out as trans would be really tough. I'm actually leaving my profession (or at least the fieldwork heavy consulting world where most of the jobs are), for other health reasons that have been going for the better part of a year, so this is giving me the opportunity to explore myself, identity and career in a way I never had the chance before.
So I'm excited and terrified and a bit overwhelmed. :)
So, I'm basically pre-everything, FTM. And I don't know any trans folks and trying make sense of all this on my own for the last while. I've been trying to read what I can to learn more, and I'm amazed what is out there, especially for all the young folks. :) When I went to school--and where I went to school--being trans wasn't on the radar, or at least not open. I did have a friend who knew he was gay, but it was a secret till after high school and he moved away. I lived in a rough area, inner city school.
As for me, I grew up in some ways with a rather traditional cultural heritage overall, although my Mom and sister (immediate family) open minded. However, the last 20 years I've worked in a rather small and traditional profession, coming out as trans would be really tough. I'm actually leaving my profession (or at least the fieldwork heavy consulting world where most of the jobs are), for other health reasons that have been going for the better part of a year, so this is giving me the opportunity to explore myself, identity and career in a way I never had the chance before.
So I'm excited and terrified and a bit overwhelmed. :)