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Oh great, another ambiguous Meghan poll!!! Lol, come on, you KNOW you love them! I write them that way on purpose, so you can explain your answer. Interpret your answer however you want. It could be overall in your life, your financial situation, your love life, your transition, whatever you want...Better or worse than one year ago from when you read this poll :) Meghan

Financially I'm not doing so well, but last year I was in a bit of a downward spiral mentally. I'm doing much better this year, and for that I voted that I'm doing better than I thought I'd be.

Hey, considering how the economy (and everything else) is these days, I am very fortunate and feel very blessed to say that:

QuoteI'm doing better than I thought I'd be.

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The economy has my life in shambles. Not starving or homeless yet. But things could be much better.

I am doing OK, but looking back over the last year, I wish I had made some different choices.  If I had I would have had my SRS already, but we can't change the past.

But I am working on my educational future, so things will change.

"I'm doing better than I thought I'd be."

I am no longer depressed and even though I quit transition once I am happy that I started it with a much better mentality than the last time :]

Lovin' the polls Meghan! :)

QuoteI'm doing better than I thought I'd be.

Purely because I didn't think I have had my top surgery done by now.. although I keep losing track of time also! lol!


Jay

i'm doing much worse than i hoped last year in all ways.

I voted "I'm doing ok, I thought I'd be doing better." This is primarily because I've failed to keep promises I made to myself.

Like your average bloke. "I'm okay"
In reality, My emotions are running away with me, I'm so controlled by by my fears and insecurities that I wonder sometimes if I really choose anything at all or whether I'm just driven by my impulses (This obviously causes me to rip myself up mentally and emotionally on a daily basis). My finances are nowhere near acceptable, I still live in a house that belongs to my mother and the doctor bills have almost knocked me over the edge into bankruptcy (I'm working on getting some disability because I just can't do this on my own anymore). My body is effing borked so I'd hate it even it was the right sex and I foresee no end to the torment it brings me, the fibromyalgia diagnosis being the highlight of the last year cause it finally gave me a name to the thing that has been making me fee like s**t since I was 15!
Got my hubby though, and am happily married.
Got my daughter.
Got the support of family.
So I do the thing where you tuck away all the little things that make you want to scream 'til your voice fails you and then cry yourself to sleep, have 'nother cup of coffee, and go "me?, Oh I'm alright."

"I'm doing better than I thought I'd be."

I made a transition plan, followed the plan through the ups and downs, and plowed through it.  The x-factor being the reactions of peers, family, friends, loved-ones, and co-workers as I slowly became "out", and transitioned.. ..which turned out to be a blessing.  The positive support and love that I received proved to be a godsend, and has enriched my life in ways that I could have never anticipated this time, a year ago. 

*huggs*,
Melan

I'm doing better than I thought I'd be. I had GRS last year, so I'm finally me this year. :)

100%... No clue.
My life has been in such a state of flux.

better then b4 :)

Doing better then I had anticipated. Was in a bit of a slump this past month but I think it was just cabin fever, I', my usual me again now.

And Chris I always think of you and Princess in my prayers. :icon_mrgreen:

Cindy

I think the terms "surviving" and "limbo" seem to best describe my current situation. :-\

I have taken a serious financial battering the last couple of months, and I am having to work very hard to recover the situation (though I know I will). My health is much poorer that I could have expected, and I am trying to find out if it is due to physcological or physical issues, as all the "normal" tests (BP/cholesterol/sugar/etc.) curently say I am 100% fit, and I am not overwieight  :-\

I suspect I am suffering from stress, but whether it is my GID or my general lifestyle, is the question I'm trying to sort out with my therapist. :-\

Chrissty

I'm ok, thought I'd be doing better... But now I'm taking real steps to actually help myself do better, so I'm good. =]

I had much bigger plans. Unfortunately, the economy didn't agree with them..... Yeah, I'm blaming everything on the economy. XP

Definitely not. I had no idea how profound the effect hormones are on the mind 3 years ago, until I experienced what it's like to be so low on them that you become ill.

Then I began HRT and not only did I stop feeling like I was slowly dying, it began to build my health and stamina back up until I realized just how seriously ill - almost debilitated - I had been.

Not only that but I finally began to feel like myself. The anxiety and self-consciousness that followed me into every situation is gone, leaving just me behind.

I can't really explain how profound that is to anyone else, because I probably don't have the words for it. But I did not expect the HRT to affect me positively. I had no idea what it really does, beyond the physical changes people talk about. Now I understand. The difference between males and females and how they feel and navigate the world is much clearer now too.

There is always reason to say "things could be better", but I ain't gonna complain, because things could be so much worse.

Wow, I was looking at old posts and Kylo and Sarah revived this poll after all these years. Woo hoo! I forgot I did so many polls back in the day :)

I'm doing better than I thought I'd be. I often say to people that if you'd compare my life/happiness to an average kind of person, I'd probably appear pretty miserable. But comparing me only to my past self, I've never been doing better than I am now and I only keep feeling better, more grounded, more independent, more stable and self-loving. And I think the latter is a far better comparison to make. Of course it's not been a smooth ride, but rather a roller-coaster, but in general it's been going up much more than it's been going down for me these past 2-3 or so years.

It goes for many aspects of my life, except from maybe interpersonal/relationships which is a little rocky/messy and needs a lot of work, but I feel rather positive or at least hopeful about that too. Financially it's no change either, but it's never been very bad, just not exactly optimal. Mostly where it's gotten much better for me is transition and mental health wise.

Since the last time i posted in this thread?

Im doing better accepting that i am Transgendered like im the most comfortable with it, that ive ever been in my entire life, i still cant bring myself to tell my mum or others around me, the words just wont come out, i even tried writing a letter but i havent sent it to her, or shown her

Im also stuck finding a Gender Therapist, its hard, mostly in Newcastle they only deal with Adolescent trans people ie Children or Teenagers, which gets me Emotional because my life wasnt so great or safe to transition when i was a teenager, and I KNOW i would have lost my father for sure (he passed away now) and my life is better and safer i know my mum would be fine with it eventually, BUT its the eventually part im worried about, i dont really have anywhere else to go, umm i dont care about anyone else in my life not accepting me its just mum

Starting to think about wanting a relationship, but ive always felt like ill just be alone or something, so its hard to think about

Otherwise, nothings really changed

I seem to be the eternal optimist. I am grateful for the life I have today, in no small part to all the changes I've put in motion especially over the last 8 - 10 years. I have much to look forward to, my health is doing very well at this stage, I am in the final phase of my long working career, our children our all grown up and mostly on their own now. Once my day job is finished, I want to travel, play more music, and be outdoors even more...

Life is good, and I am not shy about that...

I'm just a "Suzzie Sunshine"  :)

Cynthia -

I"m a disabled Paramedic, and a year ago I was able to walk much better than I can currently.  The bilateral hip damage that made me disabled has worsened, and I'm in more pain than I was this time last year. Something happened this past January, and now I'm actually dragging one of my legs a bit when I walk.  I also walk a lot slower than I'm used to.  I'm not happy about that. 

Luckily for me, not only was I scheduled for my bilateral hip replacement earlier than I expected, but I'm getting one of the best orthopedic surgeons in the state!  My partner has already had both hips replaced by him, and is walking just fine.  I can't wait!

I was honestly hoping to have my top surgery this year, but its being put off until next year.  It'll give me time to heal up from getting both hips done at the same time, and I get to see how my body reacts to surgery, since I've never had it before. 

So I'll be going from having bum legs to good legs, then from having bum (T-Rex! ;D) arms due to having my top surgery. 

At least these effects are temporary.  I can't wait to be healthy again!

Ryuichi

I have actually been told I have more confidence and look a lot happier