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Hello,

I'm Julie and currently I live in Houston, TX (in the Montrose area to be a little more specific). I accidentally found this forum while surfing the 'net' looking for topics about people like us. I suppose that I am lucky in one respect and unlucky in another, as I am unemployed right now; I can dress all day long and not think twice about it, since I feel normal while wearing feminine apparel. I am unlucky since my financial status has severely curtailed my shopping excursions. I must admit that I'm unsure of my status, I think that I am a transsexual since my earliest childhood memories are of being confused about what clothes were appropriate for me. I eschewed most if not all boy clothing in favor of cute skirts, shirts and dresses. I almost always played house with the other girls and was oftentimes forced to put down the Ken and Barbie dolls that I usually played with in favor of playing street football (something I really detested) or sandlot baseball. Since beginning to realize what I am, I have sought to do as much research on the topic as possible and have taken a few online tests to see how I fared. All the tests results were the same, 'transsexual' and the like. I normally do not put a whole lot of stock in online testing since it is possible if not probable that one will answer the questions with a question in mind, such as ' how would a female answer this?'. Since I do not believe too awfully much in psychology, having been to a number of these so called 'professionals' I have ascertained that they pretty much decide to put you into a category and then mold your therapy to whatever category they believe that you belong to. I have found that even though I was being as honest and forthright as possible, they would put me into a category and then tailor any questions around that category. So, instead of wasting time and money on someone who thinks that they can talk you into feeling better, I decided to research this on my own and then return to counseling. Hopefully this will work out better. At any rate, I am what I am (to quote a famous author), and I am happy.

Julie

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Hi Julie:

Welcome to the forums.

We use very strict criteria here, if you're happy, you're probably doing something right.

As far as categories go, we enforce that, too. And if any of the hundred or so don't suit you, you'll have to invent your own.

And why does every third person on these forums come from Texas? Do they put something in the water?

Sorry, being a little bit silly here.

I think that there's a lot to be gained from these forums, I have.

Finding questions to ask yourself and trying coherently to explain your situation are good means of discovery.

Meeting people completely different from you puts a lot of things in perspective.

Welcome again,

Z.

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