So today, I got my first binder. I haven't been able to try this before now for a few reasons, one being i'm not well and truly "out" yet.
I just tried it on, and. Uh, well, holy cr*p.
I mean, wow.
I can't stop looking at myself. Sounds narcisstic, but for a guy with very little regard for the D sized meatsacks on his chest, seeing them gone is really, really great.
I put on clothes over it and then started dancing around the house. That's how happy I am right now.
I was really nervous in the days it took to arrive, since I wasn't sure whether it would fit, whether it would cause chest pains ect., but now I feel like it was worth it a hundred times fold. It only makes me feel more like this descision is "right" for me. I feel somewhat more ready to face the world with my secret.

So, my question is this: Any of you guys feel like this recently?
Not nessessarily in a "I got my first binder" way, but does anyone feel that they've made any major strides in their transistion, and are happy with it?
Because it might be small to some, but this step is only one of my first, and it feels terrific to look how I feel, for once.


[So much space in front of my chest now, I can actually hug myself...]

My first binder arrived last week and I have size D meatbags too... I know exactly how you feel still feels awesome now.
/high five

(If you haven't checked out the trans parrotfish tumblr, they're all really funny.)

Congrats on the binder!  Being flat never gets old. 

@malinkibear- /highfive

@sambre- So glad to hear that it keeps getting better further down the the line! I know what you mean about getting those random compliments- I just skyped one of my friends (one of the few people that know i'm FtM) and they were like "Jeez Seb, you look like you just got a mastectomy. You're glowing, dude." . It doesn't even begin to describe how chuffed I am...I wanna go places! I wanna do things!

@Lee- Damn, that parrotfish is watching me Will do, those sound halarious!

Awesome!  Congrats on getting your first binder

That feeling truly is amazing, having a flat chest.  For the longest time (recently renewed after surgery), I couldn't stop looking at myself sideways in the mirror.  So it may be slightly narcissistic of us, but who cares? 

My obligatory "Debbie Downer" comment:  Just remember that it needs to come off sometime (especially for showering and to sleep).  It may be tempting to keep it on 24/7, but binding for excessive periods of time is dangerous.

Quote from: Lee on July 06, 2011, 12:48:01 PM

Oh god, so true 

Quote from: Adio on July 06, 2011, 06:32:11 PM
My obligatory "Debbie Downer" comment:  Just remember that it needs to come off sometime (especially for showering and to sleep).  It may be tempting to keep it on 24/7, but binding for excessive periods of time is dangerous.

Doubling this... I'm always so tempted to leave it on all the time, but I also know the chest needs a rest. 

Ahhh, I remember that feeling! I felt so amazing the first time I managed to squish the E's down and suddenly not have them there.

I'm having that feeling again now; I just started T a couple of weeks ago, and even though there aren't really any changes so far, I feel so much better in myself, and more confident. I've been walking around the mall at my work like I own it.

Getting my first binder was the most freeing experience of my life...I have D meatsacks too and to see them gone was great!  I started getting sir'd a lot more -- it was awesome.  Now, 1 1/2 years later I still feel better when I put my binder on in the morning.   My wife has said to me and the therapist it was like an overnight transformation when I put my 1st binder on -- I became more confident, happy, and relaxed.

So glad to hear that everyone else's experiance with binders was as positive as mine! I was worried that I was getting too excited over something that was a temporary solution, but even my mum noticed my posture was better ( curved spine from hiding the things...), I was grinning like a crazy person, and I was in a really good mood all day.

Bwahaha. I can't wait to try this out in public  I feel awesome...

When I got my first binder I felt fantastic. I literally couldn't stop smiling. It just felt amazing to see my chest that flat.

I remember trying on my first binder too. I got it off my roommate after he had his mastectomy, and he's been passing them on to me since. I stopped wearing them for a while but I went to Toronto Pride with it and to my interview this morning and felt wonderful all over again

My chest is small, I'm almost a B, but I'm fat too so the binder really squares up my torso and makes me look jacked

So jelly right here, I got t kingdom 1700 and I was so disappointed when I tried it on >:| got size D mansacks too, and my binder hides them about as well as putting a book infront of them or something.

Hopefully when I get an underworks one I'll be happy with it, right now my binder is my mortal enemy! Sorry to be the wet blanket xP

Hahahah, aww don't worry Devin, when you get the underworks one everything will be awesome. My underworks binder covers my E's well enough that I only wear a T-shirt over, so I'm sure yours will work wonders for you!

I felt pretty much the same, I think I actually cried. I layered both of mine a few weeks ago and threw a t-shirt over it because my friend wanted to shoot some pictures of me, and I cried again when I saw the pictures because I finally looked 'right', at least to myself.
I'm finally getting past my "It's not binding well enough" paranoia, so when I went to the mall a few days ago, in the 90 degree grossness, I doubled them up and wore just a t-shirt...and didn't get any weird looks, or anything. I was so happy that I didn't even give a damn about the humidity. Which is saying a lot.

Quote from: DevinJW on July 07, 2011, 11:12:10 PM
I got t kingdom 1700 and I was so disappointed when I tried it on .... my binder hides them about as well as putting a book infront of them or something.

yep, was pretty disappointed with my t-kngdom 1700 binder... but it does the job for now... will be ordering underworks binder at the end of the month... just not the same feeling, i am sure, as actually seeing them gone as i did in my dream a few months ago: i could not stop touching my flat chest in my dream and smiling. the feeling i woke up with was euphoric, definitely.

I felt great when I got my first binder. I took pictures and sent them to my bff! I couldn't stop looking in the mirror either. My binder doesn't flatten enough for me but for my first binder and seeing myself nearly flat for the first time was euphoric.

I also look forward in the next month or so getting my first underworks binder.

I got my first binder last year, it was the most epic experience. Didn't have the insane dysphoria of sports bras, or the frustration of aces. It's wearing out a bit, but not enough to matter.

First packer: The Second Coming. X'DD