Out to mum and best mate :)

[ukftminneed]

Heya all im an ftm
I came out to my mum and my best friend whos a guy who is alil homophobic so I thought he'd run a mile
I came out to my mum , by just explaining how I feel when she asked me what was wrong with me , shes supportive in that she didnt tell me shes disowning me , its not great but I feel better

I came out to my mate when we were being silly and I said '' im a man ''
and he said '' what your a ->-bleeped-<- now'' thinking I was joking
- '' no but I do have gender indentity issues ''
he just laughed and carried on with what he was doing but not wanting to let it go I said '' see I told you I am ####d up ''
he said im not , so told him again , '' but I do have gender indentity issues ''
he asked me to explain , and said he'd be my friend no matter what :]

its good , im only seeing my doctor next week to come out to her then and try and get on T

some times I feel really low about being trans , im finding it hard , maybe thats because coming out is making me accept it more and its a hard thing to accept ? is there a point that it gets better ?
also any tips for depression gender related ?

thanks!

[Ltl89]

Congrats on the acceptance!

I know what you mean about having difficulties accepting being trans.  The best coping strategies I have found is embracing this as best I can and reaching out to others in the community to feel normal.  Also, I have found therapy to be very helpful.  Does it get better?  For many here it has.  I'm early into this, but my life has made some good improvements since I came out and started.  While it's still difficult and I'm newly in the process, I'm happy with my decision to transition despite very real hardships.  Having said that, being that I am not a veteran, I can't share a long term perspective like others.  What I will say is that there a wide range of experiences on the forum and everyone deals with gender issues differently.  So, you may find everyone views it and deals with it in a different fashion.  I'm wishing you lots of luck and hope it all goes well moving forward.