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"I'm Curious" Poll - Your Most Dysmorphic Aspects

Started by A, January 17, 2011, 12:05:26 AM

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GinaDouglas

He may have meant scrotum, not balls.  There's all kind of squishy glands, canals and connective tissue between the sac and the testes.
It's easier to change your sex and gender in Iran, than it is in the United States.  Way easier.

Please read my novel, Dragonfly and the Pack of Three, available on Amazon - and encourage your local library to buy it too! We need realistic portrayals of trans people in literature, for all our sakes
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GinaDouglas

Quote from: Lance M. on January 31, 2011, 10:47:26 PM
Vulva - i HATE my vagina hole, but the vulva outer part actually doesn't bug me. when it's itchy i pretend i'm scratching my balls.

It's interesting.  This is the same kind of mental gymnastics, transposing the physical part for the desired part, that I do in the genital area.
It's easier to change your sex and gender in Iran, than it is in the United States.  Way easier.

Please read my novel, Dragonfly and the Pack of Three, available on Amazon - and encourage your local library to buy it too! We need realistic portrayals of trans people in literature, for all our sakes
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Stephanie.Izann

Here I go...
MTF
1-10 with 10 being the worst.

Accessories and make-up= The fact that I can't wear what I want drives me nuts!

Activities= That I can't participate in a lot of "girly" activities with my girl friends drives me nuts as well.

Body hair= I'm not too worried about this, but it does get in the way of things. The light at the end of the tunnel is LASER and Electrolysis!

Bone size= Hmmm, not sure if it's BONE or Fat that I worry about. 5/10

Breasts= I can't wait for them to pop out a little more!

Facial features= YEP! This is the one that drives me bonkers the most! I see everything bad x 1000! Despite people telling me that I have some really nice female looking eyes and lips I can't stand my Brow and the ratio between my lips and nose! 9/10

Facial hair= It does bug me but not enough since I am taking care of this now.

Fat distribution= I have developed (I'm on HRT)some really nice girly curves and BUTT! So I am not bothered by it at all. 

Friendships= So far so good. There might be one person that I am reasonably close to that may have an issue with me but most of my friends seem to keep loving me. We'll see once I start showing up in a more female appearance how they will react.

Gender-specific clothes= I can dress a little EMO and get away with a lot sometimes.

Hand and foot size= The foot thing bugs me but more because I have to look for larger sizes. Luckily, a size 11 female is big but not THAT big. I can still find that size in most department stores. 6/10

Head hair= I was thinning on top. This was bugging me too but I think that HRT is helping that and I am looking into hair replacement alternatives.

Height= I'm around 6ft. So yes, this does bug the crap out of me.= 7/10

Hips= I'm seeing some curves and I think it's primarily due to the fat distribution thanks to the HRT. I'm not that worried about it.

Hormone-induced comportments= Does this mean the ups and downs brought on by HRT? If so, yes, it can get a little crazy at times and I have to find my head occasionally.

Love= I've never felt so incredibly loved by my spouse!

Mannerisms and moving= I'm getting there.

Muscular mass= I use to compete in martial arts and despite having such cute curves sprouting, the top portion of my body feels a lot bigger than it is.  8/10

Penis and testes= Eh.  I don't know why, but I think that since I know I can take care of this eventually AND the fact that I am already in a relationship where no one cares either way, helps me to not think about this too much. 4/10

Rib cage= Yep too bug for my taste.

Shoulders= TOO BIG. I hate hate hate my shoulders!10/10

Skin texture, colour and thickness= I love what HRT has done in this department! I can't complain.

Voice= I'm getting there!

Vulva= It would be nice.
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Sly

Sure, why not

Accessories and make-up= Not really applicable.  I never wore makeup when I lived as a girl.  It might be fun to mess around with once I've been on T and can pass with makeup on, but this isn't something I think of as 'gendered' anyway.
Activities= I like being physically active and might like to play sports.  But I don't want to be on a women's team obviously, and I can't even run with my binder on... pisses me off.
Body hair= Wish I had more!  But I'm very proud of the 10 or so chin hairs I have.
Bone size= Not too bothered by this.  I'm taller than most girls and not too scrawny.
Breasts= I think I've somehow emotionally detached myself from these so much that I can barely even feel them.  I remember first learning about sex when I was a kid, learning that breasts are supposed to be sensitive... mine aren't, at all.  I don't like 'em.  I've cut them.
Facial features= My eyes are big and kind of feminine, but not so much so that I can't pass.. and I get compliments on them, so maybe it's not so bad.  My face is a little rounder and softer than I'd like.
Facial hair= See body hair.
Fat distribution= My lower area (entire thing; hips, parts, just that whole curvy shape) is my most dysphoric aspect.  I try not to look at it, ever.
Friendships= I'm out to all my friends and they're all really cool about it.  Nothing to worry about here.
Gender-specific clothes= I kept a few women's clothes that I felt were kind of androgynous.  Never liked women's jeans though.  I could never find any that fit the way I want... either they're too tight or just oversized.
Hand and foot size= I've got relatively big feet.  My hands are one of the most female looking parts of me.. I've been told I should be a hand model, but... ew.
Head hair= I'm fine with it.  My hairline looks female, but enough of it is covered by my 'hawk that you can't really tell.
Height= Kind of wish I was taller, but I'm not so short that I can't pass. (5'7")
Hips= See fat distribution.
Hormone-induced comportments= This refers to periods I assume?  Hate them.  The moods they put me in... don't wanna go there.
Love= i don't do that lol
Mannerisms and moving= I never really moved in a stereotypical female way, except for when I was really trying... I don't have to try to move 'like a guy.'  It just feels more natural.
Muscular mass= My shoulders and abs are pretty toned.  Not nearly as much as I'd like though.  Darn subcutaneous fat covers everything up.
Penis and testes= Dude, I clearly remember the first time I saw a penis, when I was about four.  It immediately clicked in my mind that THAT was what I was missing.
Rib cage= Visible.  Not a lot to say about it.
Shoulders= As mentioned, they're kind of big.  I like them that way..
Skin texture, colour and thickness= My skin is oily, and I'm a little worried about getting horrible acne on T.  I guess I'm not too bothered by having soft skin, but it would be nice to not feel so.. delicate, I guess.
Voice= Hate it hate it hate it... it's not even that soft or high pitched, but it's definitely female.  I'm working on it.
Vulva= I do the pretend to scratch my balls thing too.  Only way I can tolerate the damn thing.  I can't even touch it, seriously.

regan

I reached a new one this week...were my breasts bigger, or at least more femalish, I could be happier about my body.  Were my butt bigger, I could be happier with my figure.
Our biograhies are our own and we need to accept our own diversity without being ashamed that we're somehow not trans enough.
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