the way you think and feel? Are you more efficient physically and able to do some traditional male jobs better?

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T changed many things for me. I am much calmer and have very little anxiety. I am much more efficient physically. Pre t I worked in a male dominated world (auto shop). I'm still in a male dominated industry and I do work better. I think it's because I feel more comfortable in my own skin. I also have a clear head. I am able to think of solutions to problems much more quickly and efficiently. I do have less patience with people. Not that I'm a fan of people to begin with but that's a whole other issue.

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Yes to the first question. I'm much calmer, have less anxiety, am more comfortable, etc.

I think it really depends for the second question, and will vary by person. I think if physical fitness is important to you, you will enjoy the effects of T. If you don't pay attention to what you eat and don't exercise, you will probably gain a lot of weight and find yourself worse off.

Either way, it hasn't affected the way I work, and my job is very physical.

Yes, T changed my emotional side. I'm less "responsive" emotionally, so to speak. My reactions are not as strong as they used to be, although my temper flares up more easily now but I also calm down faster. T has made it almost impossible for me to cry which is and is not a good thing. Good thing because I didn't like crying as an emotional response and bad thing because sometimes when I know that crying would help me feel better when I'm feeling like crap but I just can't do it.
Thought-wise? Not really. I suppose my thinking has always been kinda male? Although now I sometimes find it more difficult to multitask.

Yes to the second to a certain degree. Now I don't work out during my freetime but I walk or ride a bike since I don't have a car. I saw very clear muscle development quite fast after starting T and honestly I'm quite proud how my thighs look like. Cycling is goooood.
I've been doing my education's practical trainings in a local wholesale store and it involves lifting quite heavy stuff sometimes. I realized that my muscles seem to recover from physical work faster than before since I haven't been sore even after sorting out the drinks department which involved lifting lots of heavy bottle and can cases. I just messed up my back by wrong lifting technique. Wouldn't say it's a traditional male job, though, considering most of the employees there are women.

Quote from: 2fish on February 28, 2016, 04:17:51 AM
Hello

T changed many things for me. I am much calmer and have very little anxiety. I am much more efficient physically. Pre t I worked in a male dominated world (auto shop). I'm still in a male dominated industry and I do work better. I think it's because I feel more comfortable in my own skin. I also have a clear head. I am able to think of solutions to problems much more quickly and efficiently. I do have less patience with people. Not that I'm a fan of people to begin with but that's a whole other issue.

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Great to hear.

Quote from: FTMax on February 28, 2016, 09:30:07 AM
Yes to the first question. I'm much calmer, have less anxiety, am more comfortable, etc.

I think it really depends for the second question, and will vary by person. I think if physical fitness is important to you, you will enjoy the effects of T. If you don't pay attention to what you eat and don't exercise, you will probably gain a lot of weight and find yourself worse off.

Either way, it hasn't affected the way I work, and my job is very physical.

I'm exercise obsessed. I do a lot of walking around the city, and used to go to the gym everyday but had things to distract me from that. At on point I did cardio machines for 2 hours and then weight machines for about 1 hour. I was down to a female pants size 6. I've gained a little weight since then. I'm taking care of a disabled relative now so I don't have much time for the gym.

Quote from: Tossu-sama on February 28, 2016, 10:14:43 AM
Yes, T changed my emotional side. I'm less "responsive" emotionally, so to speak. My reactions are not as strong as they used to be, although my temper flares up more easily now but I also calm down faster. T has made it almost impossible for me to cry which is and is not a good thing. Good thing because I didn't like crying as an emotional response and bad thing because sometimes when I know that crying would help me feel better when I'm feeling like crap but I just can't do it.
Thought-wise? Not really. I suppose my thinking has always been kinda male? Although now I sometimes find it more difficult to multitask.

Yes to the second to a certain degree. Now I don't work out during my freetime but I walk or ride a bike since I don't have a car. I saw very clear muscle development quite fast after starting T and honestly I'm quite proud how my thighs look like. Cycling is goooood.
I've been doing my education's practical trainings in a local wholesale store and it involves lifting quite heavy stuff sometimes. I realized that my muscles seem to recover from physical work faster than before since I haven't been sore even after sorting out the drinks department which involved lifting lots of heavy bottle and can cases. I just messed up my back by wrong lifting technique. Wouldn't say it's a traditional male job, though, considering most of the employees there are women.

That's great.

I have recently started to notice more and more psychological changes.  For one thing, I get less attached to people.  By that I mean that I am more willing to have casual sex and get less jealous about things.  I also realized the other day that I would be willing to date someone with a child, which before was a dealbreaker for me.  I think it's because someone having links to another person no longer bothers me.  I would also be okay with an open relationship now, which I never would have agreed to before.  I also find myself more and more attracted to women, when I was previously attracted mostly to men.  Now I like both, with perhaps even a small preference for women.  My temper is bad, but it was bad before T, too.  That hasn't been effected.  I feel much more chill most of the time, though, when I had a lot of anxiety before.  Overall, I am greatly enjoying the psychological changes.

Physically, I am gaining muscle and losing weight much faster than I expected.  It's great.  I can lift heavier things more easily, and I am a better horseback rider thanks to my increased core strength.  I also no longer get cold.  Before T was I was cold ALL the time.  Now I am comfortable in restaurants and movie theatres, when before I would have to wear a coat. 

Yes, it did. I'm convinced it's partly an effect of the hormones and partly out of happiness and increased confidence in how I look. I no longer get very depressed, no longer have mood swings, and am more mellow in terms of anger. Although when I do get angry it's 0-100 in no time flat!

I remember almost as soon as I got on T, just feeling like "this is how life should be". I can't explain it, but I just felt right. All of a sudden, everything was good.

I have much more energy now and am more motivated towards my goals. I'm also more passionate about my relationships with people and am able to show more emotion towards them. I'm also more optimistic than ever.

Pre-T I was the type to suppress all of my emotions, out of a need to not feel like a girl. The estrogen induced mood swings were one of the biggest source of dysphoria for me, so I ended up working hard to not show emotion.

Nowadays, I'm much more balanced and have a healthy emotional life.

Quote from: spro on March 02, 2016, 09:28:50 AM
Yes, it did. I'm convinced it's partly an effect of the hormones and partly out of happiness and increased confidence in how I look. I no longer get very depressed, no longer have mood swings, and am more mellow in terms of anger. Although when I do get angry it's 0-100 in no time flat!

I remember almost as soon as I got on T, just feeling like "this is how life should be". I can't explain it, but I just felt right. All of a sudden, everything was good.

I have much more energy now and am more motivated towards my goals. I'm also more passionate about my relationships with people and am able to show more emotion towards them. I'm also more optimistic than ever.

Pre-T I was the type to suppress all of my emotions, out of a need to not feel like a girl. The estrogen induced mood swings were one of the biggest source of dysphoria for me, so I ended up working hard to not show emotion.

Nowadays, I'm much more balanced and have a healthy emotional life.

That's one of the many things I hoped to gain from being on T. I can't connect with anyone as a woman. "You cant love anyone else until you love yourself".

Exactly! For the first time in my life, I love myself. And that makes me more able to love others, and also makes it easy just to interact with people out in the world.

To be honest? The biggest change really, is that I don't identify as bisexual anymore. I was certain I was pre-transition, but I can't even imagine it now. I'm straight.

Many of my views have changed as I've seen the opinions other guys have. I've always been an egalitarian, but now I have more interest in egalitarianism as well as politics. I find it easier to cope in school and I guess the extra bit of muscle comes in handy for woodwork and metalwork. I'm more stubborn, but also more nervous, so I've had to quit debating (which I loved before - too much stress now.). I don't get offended as easily as before and my humour has changed.

I'm a bit more selfish and a bit more selfless in a better proportion. I even fall for all the old chivalry stuff to be honest... I often find myself doing things for people out of goodness of the heart, but I know how to not be a doormat now. I stand up for myself better, and I'm brave enough to defend other people too. I can have deep conversations and actually listen to the other person now I guess.

  Other than that, I don't cry as much at all, but I get aggressive more easily and more quickly, though I'm in a better mood usually than before.

T definitely made me more calm, less explosive. Estrogen made me crazy.

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I'm pleased with these answers.

i am much more confident and calmer. i am less patient in a lot of ways, but other ways i won't tolerate a lot of things that i may have before. i have less anxiety about things too. as for the physical part, my job is extremely physical and requires me to lift things up to 500 lbs, sometimes more and it also requires me to lift a lot of heavy things at a time. i don't think i could do that if i had this job pre-t, and you do not see a lot of women do my job. i think i'm also better endurance wise and i don't get tired as i may have before and i can bounce back much faster.

Wow that is incredible.  What do you lift that weighs 500 plus pounds?  Are you lifting those things solo. What kinds of things are you required to do with them after you lift them?

Impressed!

Josefa

Quote from: Josefa on May 01, 2016, 12:35:05 PM
Wow that is incredible.  What do you lift that weighs 500 plus pounds?  Are you lifting those things solo. What kinds of things are you required to do with them after you lift them?

Impressed!

Josefa

one time someone came and bought a shed. the box was broken and a forklift couldn't fit under it. the shed easily weighed 500+ lbs so it took about 4 - 5 people to move it. another more recent incident was a guy came and bought a vanity that weighed 500 lbs and was pretty big. we had to load it into his van and it was only him and i loading it. he was older so i got stuck doing most of the work trying to fit it in. other things like fridges can be pretty heavy and can take up to two people to load it.

even things like cement weighs easily 66 - 90 lbs a bag. some things like that i can lift solo and do, but others are more team oriented because of their weight and shape (long and awkward to do alone). either way, i just help people load the items into their cars because they obviously can't alone or aren't strong enough to do it themselves. that's why i knew i couldn't do it pre-t because i did not have the energy or strength to before but now, it seems so effortless.

all i know is, T has definitely made my job easier and going to school to be a firefighter, it definitely has helped make my life in general easier.

 I have hurt myself lifting things over the years and I am now paying for it. 
I was young and strong enough to hurt myself I guess I should have said.

Be careful and don't hurt yourself, hernias and blown out backs are a bitch to get over, if you ever do.  Recover and rehab might set back other plans in transitioning.

hugz,

Josefa     

Quote from: Josefa on May 01, 2016, 11:59:38 PM
I have hurt myself lifting things over the years and I am now paying for it. 
I was young and strong enough to hurt myself I guess I should have said.

Be careful and don't hurt yourself, hernias and blown out backs are a bitch to get over, if you ever do.  Recover and rehab might set back other plans in transitioning.

hugz,

Josefa     

yes i know. my work is very cautious about practicing safety for my sake and theirs. thank you for the concern.

Quote from: invisiblemonsters on May 01, 2016, 12:19:02 PM
i am much more confident and calmer. i am less patient in a lot of ways, but other ways i won't tolerate a lot of things that i may have before. i have less anxiety about things too. as for the physical part, my job is extremely physical and requires me to lift things up to 500 lbs, sometimes more and it also requires me to lift a lot of heavy things at a time. i don't think i could do that if i had this job pre-t, and you do not see a lot of women do my job. i think i'm also better endurance wise and i don't get tired as i may have before and i can bounce back much faster.

I'm impressed. What is your job?