Just pointing out some of the latest changes that I have noticed recently and wondering if anyone else has experienced them :D ((I'm at 7 months of hormones on the dot now))
First! I Have suddenly found myself enjoying country music.. Now, this might not sound very amazing, but last year I HATED country music (it was the only type of music that I couldn't stand). Since I am 28, I doubt this is simply my musical tastes naturally evolving as I get older (though, I guess there could be lots of possible reasons, just the timing seems a bit odd).
Second, I seem to open my eyes physically wider when sitting around. It isn't all the time (like when I am really tired), but generally I have noticed them open a lot more. I have no clue why this would be... but definitely different than before.
Just curious if anyone else has run into these things :) I find the little random changes from hormones really interesting.... I never thought that they would affect such a wide range of mental aspects (everyone only seems to chat about the emotional changes, but I am noticing way more than that).
I have found I no longer like country or rock music, which I loved before. I've started listening to more pop music, which you'd NEVER catch me listening to pre-HRT.
Now, whether the hormones themselves are actually having an affect on this, is unknown to me; it may simply just be a subconscious self-initiated change due to feeling more "alive" and being open to more things that were once in our mind, at the time of being a guy, mentally forbidden. But hey, who knows.
As for the eyes - maybe occasionally I'll catch myself looking momentarily with wider, more open eyes than usual, but I'm only at 3 months HRT so I haven't quite reached the point you're at. Overall I'd say my eyes are still about the same.
QuoteNow, whether the hormones themselves are actually having an affect on this, is unknown to me; it may simply just be a subconscious self-initiated change due to feeling more "alive" and being open to more things that were once in our mind, at the time of being a guy, mentally forbidden. But hey, who knows.
Normally that is the first thing I would figure was affecting these things also. It would make sense that a lot of people are coming to terms with their "feminine sides" and opening up to things they wouldn't have before. Just, I tend to dismiss that as a large factor in myself since I have always expressed an extremely feminine side freely. ((For example, I really liked Sugar Sugar Rune Opening (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUJdPEUgA28#) and wasn't shy telling everyone about it haha... or the song Last Christmas- Ashley Tisdale [LYRICS ON SCREEN] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDOGwFRk4cc#) ... which is odd since I'm jewish :P I like what I like, I don't care if it is strange :D)).
I dunno, there was just something about the "twangy" aspect of country that always bugged me.
I have started to discover these new things pre-HRT already even. I used to just listen to Folk Metal and the likes, and then also video game music ... now I've become a fan of pop and country music.
There are several things I already did before that are extremely feminine though that I didn't care about people knowing ... for example I LOVE Glee and the majority of the movies/anime I watch are the sappy romance kind.
Quote from: Rabbit on October 23, 2011, 07:02:56 AM
I like what I like, I don't care if it is strange :D
Awesome attitude to have! All things, to someone, will be considered strange - so no worries ;)