I wonder if any of you guys are experiencing this.

I'm a little over 2 years on T, and ever since the first year I noticed my patience has lowered a lot. Maybe it has got nothing to do with T and it is a change that would have happened anyway, but maybe it is T related. I seem to notice it in the large and small things of life. For example:

A couple of weeks ago I was volunteering on an island to collect data from birds. I was working with a friend (female) of mine. She is quite slow in her ways. Takes long to get up, takes long breaks, can't talk and do work at the same time etc. I noticed how I would think stuff like 'oh gosh, hurry up already!' whenever she was being slow. It even frustrated me some. I'm a hands on guy. We work outside for 10+ hours, then come home and have to enter data. She would first like some tea and stuff while I was like 'go go go! we still got stuff to do!'. I did the same job three years ago, being pre-T and I can't remember thinking anything like that back then. My friend even told me that I was way too active and always looking for stuff to do.

Another small example is when people tell a story. Some (being sexist here, but especially ladies) like to tell every small unimportant detail. My mind can really just wander off when that happens and I have to snap myself back to listening at times. Never had that issue before T unless the story was incredibly long winded and dull.

Anyone experiencing the same?

I've definitely found that since starting T, my patience has diminished. It's happened a little bit while driving—not to the point of road rage, but definitely to the point that I definitely make more insulting comments to drivers that can't hear me (thank god) and I get pretty frustrated if someone is going 30 mph in a 35 lol. Also, I think I get the same way around my mom that you do around your coworker, but for different reasons. My mom is really prone to chatter and small talk to fill the silence, especially in cars, and if I'm not in the right mood (almost never) it just annoys the heck out of me. Sometimes I just want quiet time, y'know?

Also to touch on the active thing, I get really restless if I haven't worked out or done some sort of physical labour in a few consecutive days, so I totally feel you there. Sometimes I'm just itching to pick up an axe or shovel, but there's never enough to do with it!

Hope this helps!

Definitely similar.

I'm significantly less patient. I don't like when things are taking longer than they should (when I know how long they should take - it doesn't bother me so much in unknown situations). In the past I'd just sit around and deal with the boredom of waiting, but now I'm much more vocal about the frustration. I'll ask what's taking so long, why they're doing it this way instead of that way which would save them more time, etc.

I also call BS on things more often. I was very much okay with just rolling my eyes before and carrying on with whatever I was doing, but now if someone says something really incredulous or that I know to be false, I immediately call them out on it. My roommate says it's refreshing, but my ex-girlfriend hates it

I've always had somewhat short fuse and while it's probably partially learned behavior, I've noticed that I've gotten more impatient after starting T. It's like my list of pet peeves has multiplied by... pfft, who knows how much. I also voice my opinions much more often than before.

While my stressing has gone down significantly, my temper flare ups have become way more prominent.

Coming from the other way, I'd say you're right.

Women try to create some intimacy. Thats why they talk more than necessary.

And, well, its possible they like it cozy while they work.

Knowing might help a bit to say things in a way people are not offended.

And, well, some things might be used to both parties advantage... she might make tea if she likes that and you might start enter the data...

hugs

Yeah I have been experiencing this more often. Just being more impatient.. especially at work where i tend to work with a lot of women who tend to be lazy. Getting angrier easier. I was at sams club pumping gas and talking on the phone and an employee came over and scolded me for being on my phone and called ma am .. which i think pissed me off the most lol. I always got annoyed with stories with too much details or people talking about stuff that i dont really understand but its definitely more so after being on T.

I haven't been on T for that long so many things have time to change still.  I've always been an impatient, short-fused person. I learned patience from art funnily enough. But it still gets to me especially (and obviously) when I haven't been sleeping well. But I haven't noticed it getting any better or worse since I started T.

I've been told that I was a very patient person until I get behind the wheels .  I used to get road rage pre T and that's where I lost my temper.  I've notice I lay on the horn a lot more often and a lot longer.  One of my wife's fear about my transition was the personality change.  She worried that I might become aggressive, or worst, become a whole new person that she didn't know.  Other than the driving thingy, my wife told me I'm still the same person and the changes has been positive.

I have noticed that I have somewhat MORE patience than I did before T, feeling pretty calm and low-key.  However,  I cannot seem to multi-task as well as I used to.  I was thinking it might be related to aging, but not sure, as it seemed to get MUCH worse after the ovaries were removed.  Just seems too hard to focus on more than one thing at a time. I once was able to accomplish many more tasks in a day, but now I feel so unproductive. 

I don't think I've had anything like that. By far the biggest change mood-wise is that I don't cry when I'm upset/sad/angry anymore, but I cry more when I'm happy or "touched." Has anyone else experienced that? I mean, I didn't cry very much before or after t, but pre-t crying was always a really unpleasant experience and now I associate it with nice things...

I've got a shorter fuse since being on T, but I actually think I'm a nicer, more easy-going person.   I was kind of prickly before, which was partly because I felt physically unwell all the time.

QuoteI don't think I've had anything like that. By far the biggest change mood-wise is that I don't cry when I'm upset/sad/angry anymore, but I cry more when I'm happy or "touched." Has anyone else experienced that? I mean, I didn't cry very much before or after t, but pre-t crying was always a really unpleasant experience and now I associate it with nice things...

Well, I don't cry when I'm happy,  but I'm more inclined to think "aww, that's sweet" these days, which is maybe a similar thing?

I'm with Trace. I feel like my moods have all leveled out and I'm feeling pretty calm almost all of the time. And when I do get upset, I find it easier to disengage with the situation instead of "having the last word." I feel steady and just dang GOOD these days.

I still cry normally, too. Nothing there has changed.