Hello I am Max (So far not sure if I want to change it to another name Peter is my second choice). I thought I would introduce myself since I have been posting and forgot to post an introduction.
I have just discovered I am transgender I have gone through coming out to friends and family and got a good reaction of support from everyone (even on facebook). I still have not gone to my first councling session yet due to funds
but will be next week. I do cosplaying and attend comic cons every year for fun. I am 32 and just figured all this out I am looking forward to a happier future.

Hi Max. Welcome to the site.

Julia

Hi and welcome,  I'm going the other way,  but many of us here share common stories and experiences. X

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Hello Max, welcome to Susan's!

You're on a roll.  You have come out to family and friends, you're a member of the world's largest transgender support system and you are about to see a gender therapist.  Congratulations on taking control of your future. 

If you received a good reaction from family and friends you are ahead of the curve.  My advice for anyone is to come out regardless of reaction unless personal safety is an issue.  If you want to start living freely as yourself ya gotta do it.  Kudos to you.

I am MTF in the Seattle area, opposite gender destination but we all have much in common.  We have the same goal - to discover and enjoy the best life possible for each of us.  My only regret is I didn't figure this out earlier. 

See you around!

Kendra

Thanks for the welcomes This place is very friendly and helpful. I am proud of myself for taking control of my future as you said. I am pretty happy about it. Just concerned about certain family members reaction but I already got over the first part of it

For coming out to additional family members who might not react as well, I recommend spend time in the Coming Out forum to gather ideas.  And if you let us know what worked well for you, those details can be a great help to others. 

In my own case I believe one thing that helped is keeping a positive mindset and understanding the inevitable rough days are are just bumps along a great journey forward.  If I expect others to see this as good news then I should present it that way. 

 Hi Max or Peter,

  That sounds very familiar. I hadn't settled on a name when I started posting here either. I introduce myself bu  saying" I'm Jeanette or maybe Laura" and  finally am using Laurie.

  Welcome to Susan's Place. Enjoy your visit and come on in to stay.

Laurie

Hi Max or Peter 

Welcome to Susan's Place    Glad to have you here, join on in the fun

Hugs

V M

Welcome, Max!

The future can only get better once you start transitioning. I felt like I had been released from death row 

Thanks again for all the welcomes feeling warm and accepted here It is nice having a place to talk about my feelings it makes me feel better. I will wait until I am starting on the hormones to tell those other family members it will probably be easier for them to accept.

Sorry for the late reply!  I am really bad at keeping up on forums hahaha.

Just wanted to stop in and say hi since you've found a few of my posts helpful lol. 
As for the name, I think you'll find the right one in time. I came out in like october of 2016 to my husband that I am under the trans category but didn't know where I fit, and still go by my birth name... though, I think I am settling on one. Which, because I do have such a strong connection with my birth name despite my name being strongly female, is actually a nickname stemming from it. Plus then, I don't have to deal with the hassle of dealing with legal name changes and so on before I'm ready since I'm not sure how far I'm willing to go in transition, since I could lose a lot by transitioning.
So anyway, welcome aboard Max/Peter or whatever name you may choose in the future, and I hope your counseling proves VERY helpful.

Thanks Rowena just saw your post now. Your other posts have helped me like  the one about having dolls as friends in childhood doesn't make it sad.

I just realized a day ago a thought I had when I was a kid that re affers me that this is what I want.
I was jealous of the boys in the pool that they could have their shirts off and looked down at my bathing suit like "Why must I wear this and why can't I have my shirt off like them?" I never really thought about anything from my childhood as a trigger to want to be a boy until I discovered that while trying to think back.

I had been to one therapist appointment so far that has helped a bit and I am going back again hopefully will get on T soon.

I might be sticking with Max because it is cool and I like it  :p