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Hello I’m Jennifer I am new to this site and the first time I have done anything like this. I have been cross dressing since I can remember I am 47 yo now. I have been dealing with anxiety and panic attacks since my teens. I have seen many doctors about this to no avail. Mostly because I was always to afraid to really tell them about who I am inside. So a little over 2 years ago I went to another therapist and told him all about myself unfortunately he was not the therapist I should have told he actually made me feel worse about myself. I stopped seeing him and tried to put this all back deep in the closet. But telling the therapist about the real me although was a bad experience it made me feel good. So I decided to look for another therapist who deals with issues like this and about a year ago I found one. Now a year later I found out that I’m transgendered I always felt that I was a woman but in society that was wrong. My therapist now has me feeling it’s ok to feel this way and there is nothing wrong with being transgender. I can say that my anxiety and panic attacks did decrease and I am on the road to accepting myself as being transgender. 

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Hi Jennifer,

Welcome to TransPulse. I'm so glad you've found us!

 

A lot of us have spent years of our lives hiding ourselves away from society, afraid of how they might react to us. I know I did. It is wonderful to find a place like this, where we take those first timid steps out of our closet and find friendly, understanding people like ourselves waiting with open arms, encouraging us. You will find that the encouragement we get from finding we are not alone anymore is incredible. It helps us find fulfillment in our lives that we never dared dream possible.

 

It's good to have you here, Jennifer!

 

Lots of love and a big welcome hug,

Timber Wolf?

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Hi Jennifer. I have a similar story, but found the right therapist immediately! She was absolutely awesome. After my first visit with her...she encouraged me to come to therapy as myself...so that is what I did.  After that - I always went as Michele ... the real me. Funny...after seeing her for a while, she forgot my boy name and had to go back in her records to find it! That was a huge moment for me!

 

Anyway...I am new here too...and I look forward to exploring this adventure with you and the others here.  Michele

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Hello Jennifer and welcome.  I'm glad you joined us.  Finding a therapist that Clicks is important and it sounds like you're on the right track.  The uncertainty and anxiety will melt away eventually.  There is nothing wrong with you!  

Jani

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Welcome Jennifer.

Being here helped me with the shame and guilt i once felt.

 

Hugs,

 

Charlize

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Hi Jennifer,

 

Welcome :)

 

I am glad you are on your way to understanding and being you!

 

Tracy

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Hi everyone just wanted to say thank you for all the nice responses from all of you. Reading people’s stories out here really helps with that alone feeling. So again thank you all very much 

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Hello Jennifer,

I'd like to wish you a belated welcome to TransPulse. :)

 

MaryEllen

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