So I finally went ahead and changed my Facebook name to Devin and a few people have already started calling me. To tell you the truth, it's kinda freaking me out. This has been my name in my head for like two years now, but I told it to very few people and no one's called me it. For some reason when they do now I'm feeling almost as if they're mocking me. It's weird.
You know, I kinda felt the same way...
I was in group therapy for awhile and I had the chance to tell people to call me by my chosen name. I liked it but when they did I almost felt very self conscious like they were mocking me...or doing it just to humor me. I dont know...I think it is a feeling we will get over once we get more use to being called by our chosen names.
I think it's normal. It felt weird to me too but the further along you get the less weird it is. It's still weird sometimes depending on how I'm feeling about myself that day but it's like that's been my name all my life now.
I felt right when people started calling me Devyn. I was so used to correcting people in my mind, that I forgot my girl name (I have always felt detached from my female name, anyway.)
I have one friend, though, who only calls me Devyn when we're arguing or she's mocking/being sarcastic.
I felt that way too. Takes some getting used to.
I felt the same way when I changed my name and to make it worse some of my family members would put comments on my wall saying "I wasn't sure who Jayson was until I looked at pictures, you changed your name?" even though I had communicated with most of my family that it was going to happen....my god mother was "supportive" of my transition until I publicly changed it and then disowned me..now it has just become natural to hear people call me by my chosen name and almost weird to hear my birth name.
It will grow on you.
Quote(I have always felt detached from my female name, anyway.)
Same here. Having my friends call me Nick has only amplified that, to the point where someone calls me it and it barely registers in my mind. Honestly, I can't help anybody out on this one, I've always felt the total opposite. The closer I got to Nick (Going from the dreaded slave name, to Nikki, to Nix) the more comfortable I've felt.