Quote from: Alicia91 on December 24, 2009, 03:23:43 PM
I was with my therapist, going over my psychological evaluation. He said that because I have too much anger and depression, I can't do HRT.

Mine told me just the opposite, saying I was being uncooperative and hiding my emotions and wouldn't give me an HRT letter - until I was self-medicating and basically transitioned anyway.

Many months later, I became rather emotional when she seemed to be delaying my SRS letter for no rational reason, so she required more and more sessions to sort out my "unresolved emotional issues."

I sold my soul for those letters, as she knew I would.

Quote from: Marie731 on January 02, 2010, 11:43:38 PM
Mine told me just the opposite, saying I was being uncooperative and hiding my emotions and wouldn't give me an HRT letter - until I was self-medicating and basically transitioned anyway.

Many months later, I became rather emotional when she seemed to be delaying my SRS letter for no rational reason, so she required more and more sessions to sort out my "unresolved emotional issues."

I sold my soul for those letters, as she knew I would.

Mine asked me if I wasn't just trying to be different. When I told her that that's the exact opposite of what I have ever wanted, she said "but you do want to be different, you want to be a woman" 

I didn't go to her for long...

Quote from: cynthialee on January 02, 2010, 07:28:50 PM
Not that you would actually do it

on the other hand, if you would not self medicate under any circumstances is hrt really the way to go? I know we say "oh no I would never" but I also know many people who are bona fide hypocrites on this matter.

QuoteI am a medicare case

there is a lot more power there than one would think, isn't there! I am a member of our state health plan and the second I mentioned filing a complaint I was getting calls from supervisors and doctors so fast I could barely make the appointments quick enough.