I didn't get a chance...

[elizabeth22]

Ever since middle school I was either girl or boy.  Hormones were all sorts of wierd.  Attraction made no sense.  Then into adulthood no lie..no HRT just longer hair and comfortable clothes and people were like ma'am while othera say sir... Then impatient hospitals caught on to to more of an emotional shutdown from traumatic bull so they would ask how I dentify.. I gave up because I felt so sociologically screwed and discriminated...an it.. an object.. so I would write the letter F sobbing over the most recent memories.  It wasn't till I lost so much when I finally heard alot about trans acceptance in the news so I found a therapist to get some clarity earlier this year... 

Well how it gave clarity about my life while also inverting and making services a Pain in the Butt.

But since people already guessed it... It messed with every aspect of my life... Thank gawd for SSDI.

[Charlize]

Elizabeth, like you the increased acceptance of trans people has helped me accept myself.  For me the internet was important as well.  Especially this site where i found i wasn't alone.  No-one judged me here.  I could be who i am and others understood and gave good support and recommendations.  Therapy helped me as well.  Folks here had recommended it.  While it turned my life upside down i've found my feet and am enjoying the path as never before.

 

Hugs,

 

Charlize

[elizabeth22]

I was in CBT therapy with it geared more towards identifying dysphoria and accepting myself.  It was then afterwords when after losing so much and thought what else is there to lose, it was the social services and mental health providers being forward with me.  There was literally some people trying to get me into the GLBT advocate for Dallas but instead I literally had names written being bounced between insurance and then some social workers like, I don't get what's going on with your case.  I know right?!!?? So yeah there were different factors just to leave.  Then I find out down here that DFW is known to be transphobic anyways...