Quote from: annette on December 30, 2011, 04:33:25 PM
Hear, hear.
well spoken.
Always look at the bright side of life.

Kia Ora Annette, [Goededag]

I have found that the key to true happiness isn't found in 'things', but in 'realising' how we relate to them !

Metta Zenda

Quote from: Felix on December 30, 2011, 06:54:05 PM

Kia Ora Felix,

Thanks for the video clip...The moral of the song is "hang in there" things can only get better !

Metta Zenda

I think to be fair you'd have to rate the various aspects of your life before and after, therby looking at all the pros and cons of the outcome of transition. Secondly, transition is ongoing for many if not all, so that will sway the numbers too. To generalize, I guess I'd throw down a 7.  Honestly, before I started transitioning, actually made the choice and knew I was going to do it, the scale was just a completely different one than now. 

  On a scale of 1-10? Um like a 6-7 which is a hell of a lot better then before. 

Overall, probably a 5 now. Pre-transition it was a 2.

During transition (after coming out, before testosterone) I got so frustrated by not passing at all for several months, and stressed out by my mom having a major depressive episode as a result of me coming out, that it dropped to a definite 0. And it has dropped down to a one even after transitioning, like last April. But even though things still aren't fantastic, I've had way more up days than I've had in years.

In terms of social comfort it's from a 0 to a 4.
Dysphoria, 1 to 8
Mental stability, 2 to 6.
Other stuff is fairly unrelated to transitioning.

If 1o was the best possibility I could imagine before transition then I would have to redefine the scale. My life was improved beyond anything I could imagine.

Not sure how to answer this. Post transition has wildly exceeded my expectations. My life didn't suck before, just some parts of it did. My life is VERY different but like who I am now which is a BIG improvement. My life doesn't suck now but some parts still do. Being a woman introduces it's own problems you wouldn't plan for or understand until you are one. I guess the main thing I can say is: If I had this all to do over would I take this same path? Absolutely and have NO regrets. My only regret is I waited so long to decide to do this.