Hello all,
Was reading an old thread this morning and something struck me. Someone said "GID is gone -transition is not an overwhelming urge." Since starting HRT, I don't have the overwhelming urge that I once had pre HRT to transition. It was in my thoughts 24/7 all the time, like an obsession. Now, it feels just "normal". Does that mean that my gender dysphoria is gone? A bit confusing lol.
Jenna xx
I think it does mean that. What it does not mean is that the condition of being transgender is gone. Just the distress associated with it is gone. Many of us have concluded wrongly that the transgender condition was cured and then stopped HRT. In every single case the dysphoria returned, often worse than it was before.
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I've had a few cycles of this and am amazed each time that when on HRT I feel GD becomes manageable, and I feel normal. I can attest, at least in my case, if you stopped, the GD will come back, maybe not immediately, but it will, and worse. I've posted here about this and encourage everyone to not go off HRT. My last time was crisis, in personal and almost professional life too. I think I'm so lucky that I can be on HRT.
I do love that I found Susan's too. It's helped me work through my issues and become more accepting of my trans self.
Deborah, Bari Jo thanks for your input!
No cause for concern, I don't think that I will be stopping HRT. Even though I've had a rough start with my anti-androgen, I am loving the way I am feeling now. Even if the strong obsession to transition yesterday is mostly gone, I do like the changes (even though small so far) and want to continue getting more changes and feminizing effects, it's just more mellow now, kinda like I'm adjusting to the whole "it's a marathon and not a sprint" mentality, which in my opinion is great! I'm less impatient to get the results that I want, and know that with time I will get them (keeping in mind that everyone is different). Have a great day!
Jenna xx