Hi all.
I am going to see gender therapist for the first time next tuesday 23.7. ! I really have opposite feelings now - I can't wait and I am excited, but I am also very scared. Still thinking about what to say how to begin. This will be a hard week waiting!
I am very confused where is my place in gender spectrum, and I need to help sort it out, and I am sure that I want some confirmation for hrt, that is one of my wishes.
And noone fom my family knows about my session...
Sorry for maybe unimportant topic, but I must share this with someone...
Sarah
I was in the same boat a couple weeks ago. Just started therapy myself as well. I wouldn't worry about what to begin with too much. With my therapist, as soon as I got seated and she closed the door we just dove right in. I think the first question she asked me was "When did this all start?" If your therapist is like mine, they will guide the discussion and what direction it goes down based on your answers. It was a pretty easy process, though a bit uncomfortable at times.
I wish you the best of luck with your first session,
~Zoe
I really wouldn't be scared at all. Your therapist is there to help you and that should always be at the forefront of your mind when you go. As for how to start off, as Zoe said already, most likely they will just ask you a question so you don't have to start the conversation off.
Most likely the questions they ask you, you'll have already asked yourself hundreds of times before so you just have to tell them whatever you've been telling yourself.
Hope it goes well :)
So...I was at my session today and the result wasn't so good as I was awaiting. I thought her few pices of my story. I think I started bad from sex problems, because was shy to trigger transsexual theme right in the first second, however after some time we figured things out. However she told me that maybe I am transsexual and that I have two options how to cope it, in first case do complete transition, in second case hide it and learn to live with it. Then ask me what I want to do now, and I wasn't able to tell for sure if I want full transition. I also I told her that we are awaiting a baby with my wife...and that was the moment when she stop be supporting in transition. She told me that I should be now support for my wife and a child and that I did my decision. Than she offered me the visit of Dr Weiss, whois in our country specialist in confirming diagnosis and asked me if I want to visit him. I told her I wish to visit him and be confirmed so i am waiting for appointment in one month.
But I think that having a baby means my therapist is saying stop to me :(. I was not enough convincing about my wish to have HRT,I mentioned it slightly but she doesn't seem to be supportive. I am very worried that I won't have any official chance for HRT. Doh...that pains a lot. I know I have a huge responsibility for my family right now, I thought I could do a trial run HRT but maybe it won't be possible.
If the diagnosis from Dr Weiss will be positive I think I should manage another appointment with my therapist but I am not sure about the result.
I am really anxious about my chances now :(
good luck and just be you honey and be honest with the questions xxx