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Started by coldHeart, September 28, 2017, 01:34:55 PM

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Allie24

Quote from: coldHeart on October 08, 2017, 05:01:02 PM
It just feels like I'm dammed in my old life & in the new one

Then find a road that is in between. You don't have to transition to do "woman" things. Embrace your femininity and just enjoy life as a gender non-conforming person. No pressure to be male or female or to change your body. Feminine men can be just as beautiful as women.
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Rachel

There are many ways to look at things. In time you may see things differently.

I think it is good advise to take HRT and present as it makes you comfortable. Everyone is different and only you can make your transition yours in your own way.

Continue to stay on Susan's and communicate how you feel.

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leah abigale

Sara, I understand what you are going through and at the moment I've had to put my transitioning to one side as my daughter is disabled and my attention and focus is on her , but I'll get there in the end , please stay strong hun

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zirconia

Quote from: coldHeart on October 08, 2017, 05:01:02 PMIt just feels like I'm dammed in my old life & in the new one

coldHeart,

To me your avatar speaks so much it's hard to put in words. I wish there were some magic to help heal the desperation and pain. All I can say for sure is that I know there are people here who will listen, so please do write what you can when you can, if you will.
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tgirlamg

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Hello Beloved Sister Sara!!!

I'm sorry for the delayed response... I was in beautiful New Mexico with my husband, a bit "off the grid" for a few days....

It sounds like stepping back from all this offered you some important perspective.... I think you have found yourself to be what we might call "past the point of no return" as far as returning to male EXISTENCE... and, realize the only acceptable path is forward towards a LIFE... which is a reflection of your inner truth

You have glimpsed life outside of the prison walls and returning to the cell is unacceptable

The path forward will be moving in the direction of that light of hope in the distance that you and I have discussed and... you KNOW you have friends here to walk with you at whatever pace and by whatever route works for you best.

You don't have to have mirrors in you house... You don't need to leave the house right now if that is your choice ...but, I believe that if you don't change that pattern eventually, you are only trading one prison cell for another when there is much more to all this... Wonderful and beautiful things that can't be experienced from the self imposed exile of a cell... You also don't need to discuss your problems here if that is not your way... I have never brought my own battles here to have them solved and I have only mentioned them if I think it may benefit others but, as I have said before... "This is a path best traveled with friends at your side" ...and that is something of real value that you have here...

My hope for the near future is that you start to realize that much is possible in this journey... Happiness, fulfillment and self acceptance can be found along this path and they are not tied to whether or not others in this world see us as being cis-women or attaining some perceived level of physical beauty... Acceptance of self and the ability to express who we truly are lay at the core of what we seek...

I remain ready to run, walk or crawl towards the light in the distance alongside you... You are not alone...

Onward we go brave sister...

Hugs and Love,

Ashley 😀❤️🌻

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment" ... Ralph Waldo Emerson 🌸

"The individual has always had to struggle from being overwhelmed by the tribe... But, no price is too high for the privilege of owning yourself" ... Rudyard Kipling 🌸

Let go of the things that no longer serve you... Let go of the pretense of the false persona, it is not you... Let go of the armor that you have worn for a lifetime, to serve the expectations of others and, to protect the woman inside... She needs protection no longer.... She is tired of hiding and more courageous than you know... Let her prove that to you....Let her step out of the dark and feel the light upon her face.... amg🌸

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coldHeart

You are right Ashley I am pass the point of no return as to going back to my old life, after last week a day & a half was enough to tell me that, I could not never go back to being "him".
Yes I have become a recluse yes I am utterly lonely to the point of feeling sick all the time but I am alive living as the right gender at last.
We can't have it all.
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RobynD

Isolation is not good for us humans. You may have said it elsewhere, but i do hope you are working with a therapist on all of this. They can be so great and important in the process.

Second, the specific things about yourself that are contributing to your self confidence: Could you pick one or two of these to work on? Little changes and victories can do wonders for us.


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Jenntrans

Quote from: coldHeart on October 09, 2017, 06:12:10 PM
You are right Ashley I am pass the point of no return as to going back to my old life, after last week a day & a half was enough to tell me that, I could not never go back to being "him".
Yes I have become a recluse yes I am utterly lonely to the point of feeling sick all the time but I am alive living as the right gender at last.
We can't have it all.

I am a little different on the aspect of being alone. I love my BF but can't wait for him to leave and pray he comes home safe but when he is away at work I have most of my time to myself with no input from anyone. Did I mention I was a little different than most people?

It takes time. I mean for Christ's sake I was called a "sissy" while growing up. I was even called the "F" word many times because some people can't grasp the whole transgender deal. There is nothing easy about it. There are no magic cures or spells. Now I think it is so much easier than when I was growing up and in some ways it is but not really because it forces you to confront something that most people don't and that is yourself and who you are. Your happiness means everything to you and your comfort and assurance in your identity whether it be sexual or gender and everything else is reliant upon you.

Being transgender is somewhat more accepted by society today than it used to be but it is still just as hard as it was when I was getting called sissy and "->-bleeped-<-". It is so hard because you have to know yourself inside. Most people don't even want to scrutinize themselves that closely because they are afraid of what they may find.

Look Sara there are no recipes for happiness, you have to make your own according to you. Live your life and be damned with others and there will be a lot of others. Cis people are not immune to this either. This goes for everyone. Obese people are ridiculed, non pleasing to the eye people are ridiculed, gays used to be and still are in some places ridiculed and trans are ridiculed. No one has a choice but we do have a choice about how we react to it and how much we let it effect us. And who knows because our reactions my change perceptions. So you are just as important and Caitlyn Jenner and Jazz Jennings. You are just as important as Bailey Jay and Laverne Cox. You are just as important and your happiness is just as important as anyone else's. But it still takes work and facing fears. It is scary but you have taken the first steps but only you can decide what makes you feel good about yourself and get to know yourself. Then comes the learning part of behaviors, movements, talking and so on. It is almost like a rebirth.

@ RobynD. LOL. I love to be Isolated. If you have ever watched the show Last Man on Earth, Jesus that would be fine with me but in my case the last Transwoman on earth. Jesus all the makeup and clothing for the taking? ;D But for the most part and you are right because humans are social creatures. Like I said in the beginning I am different though. ???
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coldHeart

The trouble with me being alone is that I have too much to think things over, going over the same problems over & over.
Jenntrans I wouldn't mind being alone for the day while my partner was working but I am by my self now just me the cat & a crazy hound so spending days even weeks not seeing a single soul can be very lonely but if this is the only way to survive.
Yes I am seeing a wonderful therapist who he helped me a lot in believing me to be the woman I am to day but it don't make any different to my self confidence which has been shaped by my ->-bleeped-<-ty child hood & now mainly because this transition has cost me very dearly but I knew this would be risks & self sacrifice but having loss my friends my partner, family & my hobbies so to speak it he hit me hard, only time will tell if it was all worth it.
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Jenntrans

Quote from: coldHeart on October 10, 2017, 04:10:18 PM
The trouble with me being alone is that I have too much to think things over, going over the same problems over & over.
Jenntrans I wouldn't mind being alone for the day while my partner was working but I am by my self now just me the cat & a crazy hound so spending days even weeks not seeing a single soul can be very lonely but if this is the only way to survive.
Yes I am seeing a wonderful therapist who he helped me a lot in believing me to be the woman I am to day but it don't make any different to my self confidence which has been shaped by my ->-bleeped-<-ty child hood & now mainly because this transition has cost me very dearly but I knew this would be risks & self sacrifice but having loss my friends my partner, family & my hobbies so to speak it he hit me hard, only time will tell if it was all worth it.

LOL. What kind of hound? In Arkansas we like Blueticks, Walkers and Black and Tans.

But seriously though. I had a ->-bleeped-<-ty childhood too. I got married to a woman and she divorced me. You will make new friends, you will find another partner as long as you are open to the possibilities and family you may not share any genes with. Hobbies may change. I like shooting especially my handguns. I also like knitting and all the other woman stuff too.

Look at it this way. I really don't know how old you are but when you get my age, friends are lost with the change of life. Family? ->-bleeped-<- my family don't call me. One cousin calls me and that is it but I have a family though. Not blood but family nonetheless.

Time will tell and even if you were cis, time changes everything. I mean I was sissy when I was young and I am a trans woman now, That is not too much difference but time has taken away old friends but gave me new ones. Time has taken away family and replaced them with newer family members that are much closer it seems.

So give it time because one constant in the world is that time will go on. It is about what we make of that time and how we can make ourselves happy is what matters.
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Laurie

Sara I am happy to read you are being helped with therapy.
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