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How would you rate the totality of your trans experience

Started by stephaniec, November 07, 2016, 10:59:36 AM

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How would you rate your experience being transgender

Mind bendingly awesome
7 (29.2%)
traumatizing
0 (0%)
manageable
1 (4.2%)
weird
1 (4.2%)
not fun , but acceptible
0 (0%)
Hillarious
0 (0%)
tragic
1 (4.2%)
painful
3 (12.5%)
more than one of above
5 (20.8%)
none of above, please explain
3 (12.5%)
learning experience
3 (12.5%)

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stephaniec

November 07, 2016, 10:59:36 AM
Just curious as to how others rate their experience being trans from discovery to beyond. My experience has been all over the board , painful , sad . interesting , frustrating , shameful , etc. Mostly I think frustrating.
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Devlyn

#1
November 07, 2016, 11:09:51 AM
I'd just describe it as a learning experience.  :)

Hugs, Devlyn
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Barb99

#2
November 07, 2016, 12:19:03 PM Last Edit: October 01, 2017, 01:18:36 PM by Charley
All of these at various times! Overall it's been kind of fun, definitely not what I expected.

Mind bendingly awesome

manageable

weird

learning experience

And quit a bit of hard work
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RobynD

#3
November 07, 2016, 12:22:19 PM
It does vary from day to day, but for me awesome is the predominant one.


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Mariah

#4
November 07, 2016, 01:26:51 PM
It's been different. On the most part wonderful because I'm now me and not some shell of a person going around who is barely existing. Hugs
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Sydney_NYC

#5
November 07, 2016, 01:30:45 PM
It's definitely been Mind bendingly awesome and overall a very positive experience. It does take work and dedication, but the results have been so rewarding and in many ways I feel lucky to have experience living in the world as two different genders in a single lifetime, something very unique and gives a unique perspective of life.
Sydney



Born - 1970
Came Out To Self/Wife - Sept-21-2013
Started therapy - Oct-15-2013
Laser and Electrolysis - Oct-24-2013
HRT - Dec-12-2013
Full time - Mar-15-2014
Name change  - June-23-2014
GCS - Nov-2-2017 (Dr Rachel Bluebond-Langner)

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stephaniec

#6
November 07, 2016, 01:41:15 PM
the experience of my past was painful , but since transition it's been awesome
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Veronica J

#7
November 07, 2016, 02:18:20 PM
some days mind bendingly awesome and other days a little overwhelmed. i mean we are learning to do make up and stuff in an extremely short time and that in itself is overwhelming since cis take years. and sometimes the road ahead seems long and the mountain high


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stephaniec

#8
November 07, 2016, 02:29:08 PM
I was thinking about that today growing up cis and learning the tricks to doing hair and fashion and the 3 years so far I've tried to learn everything
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Anne Blake

#9
November 07, 2016, 02:38:17 PM
It has been a very mixed bag. It started out fun and full of learning opportunities. It progressed through scary times when I learned that my being transgender is not something that I could control but that it owned me. This has taken some time to wrap my head around. Since that point it has been a blend of a large dollop of AWESOME mixed with regular doses of pain, primarily from watching the suffering that my friends are forced to experience as they morn my passing. I would not give it up for anything but many time the tears shed show the hurting. My wife and I have gained so so very much but the price has been high.

Anne
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Veronica J

#10
November 07, 2016, 02:47:38 PM
true anne, my sister alternates between accepting and rejecting. imo the price is worth every effort


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DawnOday

#11
November 07, 2016, 03:29:39 PM
My very limited experience is that it has been life affirming, years of knowing something was not right has now turned into a "I thought so". I started praying to be a woman when I was twelve. But God is a sly guy and decided not to answer until I was 64. Those darn Republicans. Taking up all his time.
Dawn Oday

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Sophia Sage

#12
November 07, 2016, 04:27:57 PM
I would characterize it as "over and done with."

What you look forward to has already come, but you do not recognize it.
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jentay1367

#13
November 07, 2016, 05:38:44 PM
one of those choices should have been.......... "beats the damned alternative"............
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PrincessCrystal

#14
November 07, 2016, 07:53:40 PM
Weird
I go through alot of uncomfortable things, have to deal with things that none of my friends understand, and have this odd personalization of some topics.  At the same time, I experience alot of euphoria from this, so...
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