Hello

[foodisamazing]

I would like to begin by thanking everyone who has made this place possible. I've been lurking and reading, and seeing others here and offering support and validating our existence and our identity has been truly what has helped me get this far. There is so little known about transgender and transsexual, but the fact that we are accepting of such a diverse spectrum of sexual and gender identity is something that I think is amazing.

 

I've been miserable and pretending to be something that I am not. At what age exactly when I became aware of my gender identity is debatable, but what matters is that now I do know who I am. It's not that I think being a man sucks; it's quite great, and I got a nice face and body. But it's just not who I am. I look in the mirror and feel upset, disgusted, and to get over the disgust I go through a lot of various rituals...

 

But regardless, I have started to learn to love myself, with the help of my therapist. As I've seen others on this forum and other trans support sites: Our lives of having been treated and lived/ing as a gender that we are biologically born into has created unique life experiences. Some may argue that even if we choose to transition, we will never fully know what it should have been to be that gender we identify with. That's still ok. We are still us. We can't much help who we are and love ourselves for who we are. 

 

[Jani]

Hi!  Learning to love ourselves is an important step.  There is value in all we do.  Don't get down on yourself.

 

This is a wonderful place with a lot of caring people.  I'm glad you joined us.

 

Jani

[Charlize]

Welcome!  When i found i could communicated with others it helped me feel better about myself.

Your not alone.

 

Hugs,

 

Charlize

[Carolyn Marie]

Welcome to Trans Pulse, hon.  I'm glad you found us and hope you get a lot of good things from our members here.  Please ask any questions, and we'll do our very best to help.

 

HUGS

 

Carolyn Marie

[tracy_j]

Welcome ?

 

Tracy