Quote from: stephaniec on October 24, 2018, 09:29:29 PM
life

Short but sweet. 

I'm 3 years into the process that is never ending, but what I've come to understand is myself.

I look forward to living as I always knew I should and doing that without thinking about my gender.

Dysphoria and the anxiety of transition is diminishing and hopefully in 6 months, at this rate, it will be gone completely.

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Quote from: ChrissyRyan on October 24, 2018, 07:21:16 PM

Then all that fussing to have your hair styled just right, all the hair clips, combing, cutting and so on...   It is a fun experience.  Especially so if you like the results!

Chrissy

I haven't gotten to go to a hairstylist yet but so far growing my hair out for a little over a year has been becoming more "fun".. It did feel like a huge pain and chore for the most part, and at times it still does. But that's only because for my natural hair type to look good, it has to be a bit on the longer side. It's fine now and I don't mind it much.
I always wanted to grow my hair but I just couldn't mentally deal with it growing out for some reason.

Something I don't want.. It's cliche but a broken heart. It's inevitable at times, I know. I think it's definitely a strong fear.

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Quote from: Allison S on October 28, 2018, 02:15:06 PM

I haven't gotten to go to a hairstylist yet but so far growing my hair out for a little over a year has been becoming more "fun".. It did feel like a huge pain and chore for the most part, and at times it still does. But that's only because for my natural hair type to look good, it has to be a bit on the longer side. It's fine now and I don't mind it much.
I always wanted to grow my hair but I just couldn't mentally deal with it growing out for some reason.

Something I don't want.. It's cliche but a broken heart. It's inevitable at times, I know. I think it's definitely a strong fear.

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How long does it take to grow hair out?  I have no receding hair line or any bald spot, but my hair never grew fast!  And I am watching it now for about two month, and I have the feeling it decided to stop growing for good!
Is there anything one can use to speed up the growing?  Like fertilizer for grass, something like this for hair?

Quote from: Dietlind on October 28, 2018, 02:52:28 PM
How long does it take to grow hair out?  I have no receding hair line or any bald spot, but my hair never grew fast!  And I am watching it now for about two month, and I have the feeling it decided to stop growing for good!
Is there anything one can use to speed up the growing?  Like fertilizer for grass, something like this for hair?

I wish! I think biotin is used by a lot of people but for me the side effect of increased/faster body hair growth just turns me off from it.
I did use biotin for a bit very early on, but I think for me I feel better now that my hair reaches down past my chin on the sides (or my "bangs) and almost down to my neck around my sides and back of my head. This length really feels a bit better for me so far.

I had a very simple #2 or 3 buzz all around my head with my hair slightly grown out a bit more on the top/crown. But not by much at all. That was probably last summer of 2017 when I had my last real haircut at the time. I did mess up and have someone trim my right side and the back of my head, but honestly it was so little that the difference is negligible now (such a relief). I think protein in food might help, but in moderation too. And of course exercise and balanced diet (with some treats of course) are always great things to do...

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Hmm, a question that can not be completely answered quickly or easily: 
What do you like to do (or want to do) as a woman?

I am completely living as a woman...  my household belongings are feminine choices.
My clothes are all women's clothes, I got rid of all of my old clothes and shoes when I came out full-time in December 2016, coming up on 2 years ago. At that important moment I immediately quit my male-mode job and relocated here to start my own woman owned small business.  I am fortunate that through my hard earned education and on the job experience that I have a skill and a trade that makes that possible.... I am no longer working for anyone other than my clients and myself.

I take a shower and clean up in the morning without a thought about being a trans-woman...  I am what I see in the mirror... a woman.... and I still once in a while say WOW to myself as I am getting dried off and getting dressed.   A bra and panties are standard underwear, a dress or skirt and blouse and high heels are standard dress.  Hair brushes and hair styles, fingernail polish, cosmetics...  no longer strange but standard stuff and no longer a mystery.

No longer do I have to worry about passing, I pass 100% of the time which means when people meet me, they meet a woman and that comes with both perks and problems.
I enjoy having doors held open for me.  I like offers of help with handling heavy bags of groceries and boxes.
Developing friends and relationships has never ever been a problem for me but now as a 38 old single woman I find that there is much more interest and people looking at me in ways that may be more that just friendship.   If you have followed my thread it is apparent that I am concerned about how to juggle my 1 male suitor and 2 female suitors... this is all new territory for sure.

When I walk into a coffee shop, a store, or other place with lots of people I do notice that heads are turning toward me... while that is so self-affirming and certainly flattering, it also presents the issue of how to properly and nicely handle unwanted and unsolicited attention.

I won't say that I have "arrived" yet but I am getting closer every day and I am finally living the life that I was meant to live.

I say all of this to you to let you know that if you are not at that point yet, that with time, practice and determination, your time will come in a way that is unique to you.  Enjoy the journey, it is your journey.
I trust that I can offer some optimism and hope to those that are still doubtful about these things.  I was a doubter myself, but no longer.

Danielle

Quote from: Alaskan Danielle on October 28, 2018, 03:32:17 PM
Hmm, a question that can not be completely answered quickly or easily: 
What do you like to do (or want to do) as a woman?

I am completely living as a woman...  my household belongings are feminine choices.
My clothes are all women's clothes, I got rid of all of my old clothes and shoes when I came out full-time in December 2016, coming up on 2 years ago. At that important moment I immediately quit my male-mode job and relocated here to start my own woman owned small business.  I am fortunate that through my hard earned education and on the job experience that I have a skill and a trade that makes that possible.... I am no longer working for anyone other than my clients and myself.

I take a shower and clean up in the morning without a thought about being a trans-woman...  I am what I see in the mirror... a woman.... and I still once in a while say WOW to myself as I am getting dried off and getting dressed.   A bra and panties are standard underwear, a dress or skirt and blouse and high heels are standard dress.  Hair brushes and hair styles, fingernail polish, cosmetics...  no longer strange but standard stuff and no longer a mystery.

No longer do I have to worry about passing, I pass 100% of the time which means when people meet me, they meet a woman and that comes with both perks and problems.
I enjoy having doors held open for me.  I like offers of help with handling heavy bags of groceries and boxes.
Developing friends and relationships has never ever been a problem for me but now as a 38 old single woman I find that there is much more interest and people looking at me in ways that may be more that just friendship.   If you have followed my thread it is apparent that I am concerned about how to juggle my 1 male suitor and 2 female suitors... this is all new territory for sure.

When I walk into a coffee shop, a store, or other place with lots of people I do notice that heads are turning toward me... while that is so self-affirming and certainly flattering, it also presents the issue of how to properly and nicely handle unwanted and unsolicited attention.

I won't say that I have "arrived" yet but I am getting closer every day and I am finally living the life that I was meant to live.

I say all of this to you to let you know that if you are not at that point yet, that with time, practice and determination, your time will come in a way that is unique to you.  Enjoy the journey, it is your journey.
I trust that I can offer some optimism and hope to those that are still doubtful about these things.  I was a doubter myself, but no longer.

Danielle

Truly inspirational and I know you and I have talked several times and he always been helpful and I thank you and I know others will find you very helpful as well

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Quote from: Arianna Valentine on October 28, 2018, 03:37:44 PM
Truly inspirational and I know you and I have talked several times and he she always been helpful and I thank you and I know others will find you very helpful as well

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@Arianna Valentine
Thank you very much for your kind words...  my goal here on the forums is to support and to encourage my like-minded friends ... and if things are going well I will rejoice and be happy for them, if things are not going so well, I will be there with kind encouraging words, and and ear to listen and a shoulder to lean on.
Best wishes to you ... thanks for your comments.
Danielle

Quote from: Alaskan Danielle on October 28, 2018, 06:20:37 PM
@Arianna Valentine
Thank you very much for your kind words...  my goal here on the forums is to support and to encourage my like-minded friends ... and if things are going well I will rejoice and be happy for them, if things are not going so well, I will be there with kind encouraging words, and and ear to listen and a shoulder to lean on.
Best wishes to you ... thanks for your comments.
Danielle

Oh and please excuse the he-she in my previous post unfortunately I use talk to text and my phone might have slight mental problems or something

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Quote from: Alaskan Danielle on October 28, 2018, 03:32:17 PM
Hmm, a question that can not be completely answered quickly or easily: 
What do you like to do (or want to do) as a woman?

I am completely living as a woman...  my household belongings are feminine choices.
My clothes are all women's clothes, I got rid of all of my old clothes and shoes when I came out full-time in December 2016, coming up on 2 years ago. At that important moment I immediately quit my male-mode job and relocated here to start my own woman owned small business.  I am fortunate that through my hard earned education and on the job experience that I have a skill and a trade that makes that possible.... I am no longer working for anyone other than my clients and myself.

I take a shower and clean up in the morning without a thought about being a trans-woman...  I am what I see in the mirror... a woman.... and I still once in a while say WOW to myself as I am getting dried off and getting dressed.   A bra and panties are standard underwear, a dress or skirt and blouse and high heels are standard dress.  Hair brushes and hair styles, fingernail polish, cosmetics...  no longer strange but standard stuff and no longer a mystery.

No longer do I have to worry about passing, I pass 100% of the time which means when people meet me, they meet a woman and that comes with both perks and problems.
I enjoy having doors held open for me.  I like offers of help with handling heavy bags of groceries and boxes.
Developing friends and relationships has never ever been a problem for me but now as a 38 old single woman I find that there is much more interest and people looking at me in ways that may be more that just friendship.   If you have followed my thread it is apparent that I am concerned about how to juggle my 1 male suitor and 2 female suitors... this is all new territory for sure.

When I walk into a coffee shop, a store, or other place with lots of people I do notice that heads are turning toward me... while that is so self-affirming and certainly flattering, it also presents the issue of how to properly and nicely handle unwanted and unsolicited attention.

I won't say that I have "arrived" yet but I am getting closer every day and I am finally living the life that I was meant to live.

I say all of this to you to let you know that if you are not at that point yet, that with time, practice and determination, your time will come in a way that is unique to you.  Enjoy the journey, it is your journey.
I trust that I can offer some optimism and hope to those that are still doubtful about these things.  I was a doubter myself, but no longer.

Danielle

Danielle,

Very well expressed.
Thank you.

Chrissy

Quote from: Dietlind on October 28, 2018, 02:52:28 PM
How long does it take to grow hair out?  I have no receding hair line or any bald spot, but my hair never grew fast!  And I am watching it now for about two month, and I have the feeling it decided to stop growing for good!
Is there anything one can use to speed up the growing?  Like fertilizer for grass, something like this for hair?

Healthy head hair grows typically a half inch a month.  Minoxidil and Finesteride may be helpful.

Some say that male pattern baldness may stop, but not reverse, with mtf HRT estrogen.  I do not know if that stoppage is a fact.  Some women have thinning hair too.

Consult hair growth experts for professional advice.

Chrissy

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on October 28, 2018, 07:11:29 PM

Healthy head hair grows typically a half inch a month.  Minoxidil and Finesteride may be helpful.

Some say that male pattern baldness may stop, but not reverse, with mtf HRT estrogen.  I do not know if that stoppage is a fact.  Some women have thinning hair too.

Consult hair growth experts for professional advice.

Chrissy

So now I'm curious that if you know of is there any way to increase hairs health? other than using biotin because obviously you don't want body hair growth you just want head hair growth

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Quote from: Arianna Valentine on October 28, 2018, 07:20:23 PM
So now I'm curious that if you know of is there any way to increase hairs health? other than using biotin because obviously you don't want body hair growth you just want head hair growth

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Well some physicians and some beauty experts would be able to provide definitive answers.
I suggest learning as much as possible about hair grooming and care from many people and articles.

It makes sense to have overall excellent hygiene, a well balanced, nutritional diet (which should give you the vitamins that you need); to avoid things that are not good for your body, such as bad uses of drugs and smoking; to properly take care of your hair, and be in good overall health and fitness.  Avoid excessive chemical treatments to your hair.

Wait for more responses to your healthy hair question too!  They should arrive.  There are many smart and knowledgable women here.

Chrissy

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on October 28, 2018, 07:32:53 PM

Well some physicians and some beauty experts would be able to provide definitive answers.
I suggest learning as much as possible about hair grooming and care from many people and articles.

It makes sense to have overall excellent hygiene, a well balanced, nutritional diet (which should give you the vitamins that you need); to avoid things that are not good for your body, such as bad uses of drugs and smoking; to properly take care of your hair, and be in good overall health and fitness.  Avoid excessive chemical treatments to your hair.

Wait for more responses to your healthy hair question too!  They should arrive.  There are many smart and knowledgable women here.

Chrissy

I know I have talked to my endocrinologist about biotin which she does have some knowledge about and has heard only good things I did get permission to use it if I wish and I also talked to her about either prenatal or a multivitamin and she said that both of those would be beneficial as well prenatal provides a little bit more I think she said Iron then a regular multivitamin would but it would actually be good and of course up to me if I wish to use it or not I can I say this for everybody just what I was informed for me though so please do not take this as permission to go out and automatically start taking biotin or a multivitamin or prenatal vitamin please

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Quote from: ChrissyRyan on October 28, 2018, 07:11:29 PM

Healthy head hair grows typically a half inch a month.  Minoxidil and Finesteride may be helpful.

Some say that male pattern baldness may stop, but not reverse, with mtf HRT estrogen.  I do not know if that stoppage is a fact.  Some women have thinning hair too.

Consult hair growth experts for professional advice.

Chrissy

Thanks, I have no receding hairline or any signs of male baldness (another plus of being intersex).  I just want the stuff to grow faster, because I hate the idea of a wig in this hot and humid climate here!

I better think about a hairdo that looks good with short hair!  But I hope I can run around in male clothing for a year or so (or until I can't hide my breasts anymore), and that should give my hair time to grow.

Things that I like/love as a woman...

• I don't have to wear that male costume anymore
• I love having a good cry in a movie and not trying to hold it back
• I enjoy the sheer variety of clothing choices
• I ummm enjoy my morning more when I wake up without a tent pole in my shorts
• I love being able to have a conversation with women and they don't assume an ulterior motive
• and I really love my feminity.
• Although I certainly have to get used to legs that are a bit more jiggly and an inability to open jars...

Strange I cant open jars with my legs either 

Quote from: davina61 on October 29, 2018, 04:49:39 AM
Strange I cant open jars with my legs either 

Allowing myself to feel, and allowing those feelings to show.


Stephanie

Quote from: Sonja on October 25, 2018, 04:28:04 PM
@Kirsteneklund7

Count me in!!! - just need to find my way over to Ozy AND find the 'perfect outfit'!!

Sonja.

Sounds like you're just a hop, skip, and a jump over the ditch away Sonja, would that be right?

On subject now, I enjoy being able to express myself in what I wearl. Women's clothing is just so much more interesting than the limited couture available to men.
I'm intersex with gynocomasty and a body that's quite curvy but still male-ish, so from most angles I look like a woman and I can certainly walk the walk.
Can't wait to get on HRT and see what it does for me.

I want my ass to look big in this or that, lol.

I enjoy being told how great my legs look and how tbis woman or that would kill for my legs, hair, bum, etc...
But the best and most affirming thing is when straight men treat me like a woman and don't feel uncomfortable being close to me or being seen with me in public.
That really makes me feel so good about myself.

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Life! It's real now. And it's beautiful.

Donica.