Hi everyone! I've joined this forum for reasons slightly different than most. I'm writing my senior thesis in Psychology on transgender individuals; my goal is to summarize the existing psychological literature, point out the numerous flaws in how clinical psychology treats trans people who seek help, and suggest alterations in procedure and thinking that would better serve trans people who seek counseling.
I want y'all to know that I respect each and every one of you and your decisions, and my goal with this thesis is to potentially contribute something that could make your lives easier to the field. This is not about "curing" anyone; this is about detailing how the system should be altered to meet your needs.
With that in mind, I will be lurking on the boards. My goal here is to get a feel for the transgender online community; it's for personal experience, and nothing that I observe will be included in my paper.
However, if you would like to speak to me directly about  your experience (anonymously or otherwise), I would love to hear from you! Feel free to PM or email me-- I want to hear any story that you have to tell.

Hi tesslacoil

welcome
If I read it well(English is not my native language) you want to know for your thesis how to improve the mental care for TG's.
Well, I think a point is the after care.
In my expirience there is a guidance to the journey of transition but after you had have srs, you're alone.
Nobody tells you what to expect, for the TG it's a matter of trial and error.
I think some guidance for a while after srs could be welcome for some people.
An other aspect is accepting, in my time ir was very hard but when I read the stories here it looks of time stood still.
The problems of rejecting by friends and family.
I know you can't change those people but there might be a way to handle it for the TG with help from a therapist.
I'll hope that I made a small contribute to your thesis.

hugs
Annette

Hi Tessla,

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Janet

Hi Tesslacoil, nice to meet you, let me go get my Van de Graaf generator and we can watch the sparks fly! Tracey

...and I'll get my Wilmshurst Machine out of the attic - hi, tesslacoil!

Hi Tesslacoil,

I hope your observations here will be helpful in your thesis.

I suppose most of us will gladly answer any questions that you may have.

Maegan

Welcome, and thank you for using the term 'transgender'.  (A pet peev of mine )  I hope to be emailing you as soon as I am able.