I don't really know what to do now. I'm young and I've been sure I want to transition now for a while. I've been having dreams I was a male, wake up, and look down and get almost depressed to see my breasts, no lie. I know there's the whole therapy thing but how long do I have to go to therapy? I go once a week and it's been a month now but I've only seen her twice because of problems with timing and school. I've begun to ask my closer friends to refer to me as a male and will soon begin to ask other friends of mines. I'm close on a name and I'm thinking on Chris. But I purposely began wearing my packer more and in MPLS, I AM Chris and a guy from the smaller cities. Definately works because nobody can tell the difference. I am soon to buy and STP so I can pee in a urinal but I usually use the unisex bathroom for now unless I gotta release a demon, then I head into the mens bathroom and do my business there.
So basically I wanna know where to go after therapy. I know I gotta start taking T soon and probably get a bunch of checkups first and foremost, but my insurance doesn't cover anything related to gender reassignment and I know my mom and grandmother won't help pay. I am getting a job and already planning on paying myself, but I just wanna really know what do I start thinking on doing now? What comes next? I HATE being left in the dark and right now I am!
Have you discussed transition with your Therapist yet?
You sound like you're making good progress with the things you've already done. My therapist has helped me a lot with what the next steps should be and all. Try talking to them about transitioning and see if that helps. Scheduling can be a tricky thing but I'm sure if you stick with it, in time you'll get the results you're looking for. Good luck man!
Thanks for suggestions! I talked to my therapist, got a few numbers, and called U of M. They told me it could be 4 months cause of the list size (waiting list) but in all reality I don't care because that's four months of therapy I can get under my belt! Anyway, I'll call a few more and I was told to try changing my insurance plan to cover some of the GRS cause it's expensive but I'm still happy!
Awesome news bud! I'm very happy for you, keep us updated! :)