I'm a hyper person and very emotional. Will T make me less of an emotional mess?
Well its possible you get more rational ... and more given to logical thinking ...
more acting instead of talking about it ...
(not saying trans women cannot do this too ... its individual)
all in all its possible you just feel more natural ...
and hyper can be countered with a more relaxed attitude ...
and a healthy nutrition .. avoiding large amounts of sugar, and high sugar drinks ...
*hugs*
It varies. A lot of guys say that they experience mental changes on T, but all of what that entails varies person to person.
For me, I had less anxiety and was calmer, but I was also less patient. My sense of humor and general disposition haven't changed.
Quote from: Laura_7 on March 12, 2016, 06:47:14 PM
Well its possible you get more rational ... and more given to logical thinking ...
more acting instead of talking about it ...
(not saying trans women cannot do this too ... its individual)
all in all its possible you just feel more natural ...
and hyper can be countered with a more relaxed attitude ...
and a healthy nutrition .. avoiding large amounts of sugar, and high sugar drinks ...
*hugs*
Thank you for this helpful post.
In answering the question in the title... probably not.
I laugh more. Probably because it is less high pitched and obnoxious (IMO). My emotions are the same. I am very much the same. I just look and sound slightly different.
Then again I was never very "emotional" as a person. People have always told me I am level headed and or chill.
I would bet it would make you less of an emotional mess but not affect how much you laugh unless you're trying not to.
Like if you've read about how men smile less often than women and therefore probably laugh less too, you might feel compelled to laugh less in trying to be more male-like. As for me, I don't care if men laugh less. If something's worth laughing at, I will. I'm not going to let stereotypes or observations of what men "are like" affect my own personality.
I've never, ever heard the "men laugh less" stereotype, nor have I noticed it myself. I doubt it would have an effect on how often you laugh, but you might become more emotionally stable.
People have varying accounts, but personally I'm pretty much the same but happier. I still have the same out horse laugh, I still bawl my eyes out at things that make me cry, I talk more than I used to because I don't hate my voice anymore.
I've always been pretty levelheaded, but I am much more calm and relaxed now. I don't get as angry or depressed as I used to. The only things that changed and went away were the negative things. (I don't count crying as negative, as there was no stigma against men crying in my family)
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i don't think laughters have anything to do with T. though i notice how i changed emotionally since starting T. i just feel less of any emotions, except anger. my mood is alleviated, and i'm happier.
you definitely are not afraid to hide your laugh. laugh louder perhaps? it really depends on each individual. but i don't believe in men laugh less.
but if you're an emotional mess before, there are no guarantee you won't be an emotional mess after. it's simply because those emotions are still there, buried deep down. if you don't tend to fix them, they are likely to get triggered back up if something happens.
I don't, and I have had a lot of mental changes over the past 4.5 months. I am less talkative (which just means that I am only talkative now rather than being the person who will NOT shut up) as well as less emotional, but I laugh just as much as I did before and in the same embarrassing way (I tend to snort when I laugh cause I tend to laugh so hard at stuff). I wouldn't worry about this. It's not one I've ever heard related to T.
I haven't been able to cry and I've mellowed out a lot more. My anxiety isn't as bad as it was either. I'm also able to deal more with female coworkers who in my eyes use to be bitchy (pre-t) but now they seem nicer.
I feel like I'd personally laugh more because after my voice drops I'd be more comfortable with it, despite emotional changes.
Quote from: whereto on March 16, 2016, 04:44:20 AM
i don't think laughters have anything to do with T. though i notice how i changed emotionally since starting T. i just feel less of any emotions, except anger. my mood is alleviated, and i'm happier.
you definitely are not afraid to hide your laugh. laugh louder perhaps? it really depends on each individual. but i don't believe in men laugh less.
but if you're an emotional mess before, there are no guarantee you won't be an emotional mess after. it's simply because those emotions are still there, buried deep down. if you don't tend to fix them, they are likely to get triggered back up if something happens.
One thing I'll never understand is how can someone "fix" emotions? I have a few mental health triggers? Have you had any luck getting rid of any? If so how?
I never hide my laugh. I'm loud and bold. I'm worried about my laughter being seen as a lack of discipline by other men because I have seen it as a lack of discipline all my life. Others are often offended when I laugh.
Quote from: alienbodybuilder on March 18, 2016, 11:44:44 PM
One thing I'll never understand is how can someone "fix" emotions? I have a few mental health triggers? Have you had any luck getting rid of any? If so how?
I never hide my laugh. I'm loud and bold. I'm worried about my laughter being seen as a lack of discipline by other men because I have seen it as a lack of discipline all my life. Others are often offended when I laugh.
I was misdiagnosed as bipolar II before and now do not have to take any mood stabilizers or anti depressants because the depression and mood swings were a result of my dysphoria. I don't know that this is some magic cure, but it certainly changed my life.
As for how hormones can "fix" emotions--they can't because emotions aren't broken. However, if you hated being extremely emotional and having a tedency to cry a lot, testosterone sometimes makes people mellow. Just like if you have a bad temper (and are AMAB) and take estrogen sometimes that mellows. But this is on a case by case basis as those emotions are not ALWAYS a result of hormones. I have always had a frighteningly scary temper and it has not changed on T. I get angry less often because I am no longer so unhappy, but when I get angry it is no less "dear Heaven is he gonna kill someone?" in its strength. Why? Because it is a bad personality trait that runs in my family, not a result of my hormone levels. So hormones might help your mental problems and they might not. I say don't count on it.
Overall, the changes I saw have all pleased me. I am way more chill, less angry, and happier on T because I am becoming who I am. As for direct effects, I am more sexually driven, a little less chatty, and generally more relaxed and less anxious. It is difficult to say what is hormones and what is situational, but it is generally true that men are less emotional, less empathetic, and cry less when they have T in their systems. But then again some men are still emotional, empathetic criers, so that is simply a generalization. :)
Testosterone can change the brain and the way you experience emotions. You may become less emotional, but you could also become more emotional. It really varies widely from person to person. Pre-T I was much less emotional than I am now, because I was the type to supress emotions out of the fear of seeming feminine to others. Now I have what I would consider normal emotions. I'm more optimistic and consistent in the way I'm feeling. I laugh more now because I'm comfortable with myself and am just happier and more outgoing in general. I sometimes laugh very loudly. I think it's something that's more acceptable in men than it is in women.
If you're hoping for serious changes to your mental and emotional life, you should lower your expectations. If you have mental disorders, they don't go away on T. They can be improved due to the general improvement of life once you are happy with your body, but serious clinical mental issues don't go away.