Hi guys and gals,
Some of you may have read my previous topic Where I announced that will be seeing a therapist on April 15th. One thing has been bugging me though. I'm pretty confident that it will go very good, because my therapist is a very kind and caring man. Unfortunately I have no idea what to expect. ???
What my therapist wants to do is he wants to meet over Skype and he says that it'll be an hour long talk and then he says that he's going to write the hormone referral letter. He just wants to do one big session, Probably because he knows that me and my family are extremely financially challenged. He was willing to do a sliding scale Thankfully. :D
What I am legitimately nervous about is how this whole referral process will turn out. I have done some brushing up by reading the wpath SoC and I learned a little bit about the referral process. But I still feel genuinely clueless. ??? Can someone explain the process to me?
I'm sorry if this seems stupid and redundant, but as they say the suspense is killing me. :-\ I guess when it all comes down to it, I'm basically scared that I'll mess this up somehow, and I remain stuck in phase 1 of my transition.
I saw mine face to face and the first session was pretty much just an intake. They find out medical history, mental status (so they can track any improvement over time) and if you have support. I understand your situation, but I would be very uncomfortable getting a letter for HRT the first day. Are you planning any follow up? I have found my Therapy team to be the best asset I have in Transition as they find new things every session that I had not considered that could have sunk me if I had not seen them coming. They assist me with legal matters as well. I hope you continue to talk with one after getting your letter for HRT as you will go through some very difficult emotional times and problems will rear their ugly heads often. :)
I think with this new job I can afford some follow up. So I'll definitely do that. I do know there's more tough times ahead, from what I've gathered from some of the people on here the dysphoria never really goes away.
I can't say that I'm not happy though. These days all I can really think about is transitioning... it haunts me like a ghost. :'( frankly if I have a chance to let go of this male form I'm going to take it. ;D