Hi everyone,
My name is Mia. I'm a 44 y/o mtf from the UK. After far too many years of trying to fool myself and repressing my feelings, the walls finally started to break down about three months ago, and when they broke, they came down fast! I guess the girl inside has waited for too long...
I'm happily married with two adult step-children, none of whom know yet, although my wife is aware that something is going on (and better still has always been very tolerant of LGBTQ issues), so we will be having 'The Conversation' pretty soon, I think. Otherwise, living in a small town means there is no visible trans community and that makes me lonely and isolated. That's why I joined up – just to talk to others who know and understand what I'm going through.
I'm 'out' with my doctor, and am currently twiddling my thumbs on the NHS waiting list for Talk Therapy and Gender Therapy. That's frustrating – a lot of the time it feels like nothing is happening, although it was a huge relief when my doctor and therapist both agreed that I was suffering from gender dysphoria.
As for hobbies and interest, I love music, especially live music, and have a large collection of vinyl (Rock/ Alternative is generally my 'thing', although I'm a sucker for anything eighties or Bowie-related). I enjoy Fantasy/ Sci-Fi/ Action/ Comic Book films and TV shows. I have two pet rabbits that seem to rule my life and love animals in general. I enjoy reading and video games.
As I try to cling on in the whirlwind of emotions and thoughts that seems to be growing in strength as I start to come to terms with being transgender, I have often visited this site to try to find reference points. There is so much good advice and support here that has helped me, so thank you.
Mia
