Hello everyone.
My name is Natalie and I'm a MTF transition who is currently 23. I started about 6 moths ago, but I was living in the Quad Cities of Iowa/Illinois at the time and there weren't a lot of resources. I've since moved into downtown Denver, but my social life has been an abysmal mess and I fell into a rough patch of depression and a bit of drug abuse.
I've finally hit my breaking point where I've realized how incredibly important it is to meet others and be able to share my feelings. I can't do things alone anymore and so I've finally decided I need to start getting myself involved with the community instead of relying on councillors and therapist as my venting outlet.
I look forward to making new friends, and hopefully starting to get to know people who are from more local areas. At the very least, it feels nice to be somewhere in which people understand the challenges I'm going through.
^_^
Hi Natalie and Welcome to Susan's
Lovely to meet you, from all the way in South Australia!
There are lots of people to meet and plenty of friends to make.
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Hi Natalie, welcome to Susan's. Your right it's important to be able to vent to others besides our therapists. Being able to learn from others journeys along with sharing from our is so important and I needed my first go around at transition. I look forward to seeing you around the forums. Please do ask questions and share as you feel comfortable. I look forward to seeing you around the forums. Good luck and Hugs
Mariah
Hi Natalie :icon_wave:
Welcome to Susan's :) Glad to have you here, join on in the fun
Hugs
V M
Hello and welcome :)
here are other young trans people:
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,195129.msg1758946.html#msg1758946
(klick the links)
and there is also a chat on susans....
hope you find a few people from your place...
*hugs*
Thank you everyone! I look forward to being a part of the community.
Hi Natalie and welcome to Susan's. Getting out and meeting others helps us not to feel lonely or isolated. Thank you for sharing your story.
:)