Jump to content
  • Welcome to the TransPulse Forums!

    We offer a safe, inclusive community for transgender and gender non-conforming folks, as well as their loved ones, to find support and information.  Join today!

That person in the mirror


DragonflyGirl

Recommended Posts

I'm good at seeing things that aren't there in the mirror. I know I'm slightly built, but I often see an obese person or a body builder, and I know it's my brain playing tricks on me.

 

Every now and then my brain forgets to do this and I notice a massive change, as though it's happened overnight. Back in March it was my face that seemed to have just suddenly changed one morning. Today it's my body.

 

I looked in the mirror expecting to see Conan the Barbarian as usual, but instead I was absolutely thrilled to see a recognisably female shaped body that's not untypical for thin brunettes! It was a milestone moment, and I have to keep checking it's real! ??

 

If I'm seeing something that's not there again, at least my brain has imagined something that's made me happy this time! ??

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

Congratulations! 

 

Confidence comes next!

 

Hugs!

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

Funny how how i hated the mirror for a long time.  Then it became a love hate thing.  Today i'm simply trying to love whoever i see with as little judgement as possible.  Sure brushing my wig or a little makeup can ice the cake a bit but it still tastes as sweet and maybe it's less fattening without icing.

Times has almost made the mirror my friend.  I no longer feel i will scare people or myself.

 

Hugs,

 

Charlize

Link to comment

It's just so nice to look into the mirror and see a person I can properly recognise as myself for the first time since about 13.

 

That was when I started to retreat into my shell, knowing that people weren't seeing me any more. I'd become hidden behind this man thing that had taken over my body.

 

It's taken me a long time, but now I'm taking it back!

 

Link to comment

That's so wonderful! It's something I am working on in therapy and hope to get there someday. We are so tough on ourselves. I don't know we can show everyone else love, but when it comes to ourselves, we fall short.

Link to comment

We are hard on ourselves because we wish for so much more sometimes and it is hard to see.the bad things or things that don't look quite right.  We do get there eventually and as you do you will be more happy with yourself. Life gets better and better as we become what we want. ?

 

Link to comment

I have not started HRT yet, but once I do, looking in the mirror is going to be difficult for me. I brush out my hair every morning and put it up in a ponytail before work. If I dont shave for a few days, I look like a guy w long hair and boons! *I use breast forms. Sleep in them, drive to work with them, take them out for work, put them back to go home and keep them until I get back to work again. Or showers. Lol! 

 

I love my look when I'm clean shaven, have my forms on and my hair is dressed up. Ive even started learning how to French braid it. Such an amazing feeling! 

 

So proud you are seeing the you that you deserve to see! I hope I maintain that for myself after starting HRT.

 

Hugs ❤️

Kali

Link to comment

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Who's Online   2 Members, 0 Anonymous, 108 Guests (See full list)

    • April Marie
    • Petra Jane
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      80.5k
    • Total Posts
      767.2k
  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      11,939
    • Most Online
      8,356

    Chaidoesart
    Newest Member
    Chaidoesart
    Joined
  • Today's Birthdays

    1. **Angela Charlotte **
      **Angela Charlotte **
    2. Carlie
      Carlie
      (63 years old)
    3. Cbxshawn
      Cbxshawn
      (49 years old)
    4. HannahO
      HannahO
      (31 years old)
    5. JustKatie
      JustKatie
      (40 years old)
  • Posts

    • Mirrabooka
      I hope y'all look at this one. A catchy tune released at the end of Covid lockdown. Scarlett is so cute!!!     
    • Heather Shay
    • Mirrabooka
    • Mirrabooka
      Had a weird dream last night.
    • Mirrabooka
      Morning, y'all. Evening here; we had the regulation three mugs full today. Now it's time to drink something else.     No big plans here either, eldest daughter and granddaughter will be arriving on Saturday, and we will have our granddaughter to ourselves for a week after that. We still have plans though. Tuesday we'll go to the swim center, Wednesday we'll take a road trip to visit my mom, Thursday we'll get some mulch delivered to top up the gardens.   I still make other small plans on a daily basis though. The things I do plan nowadays, which is a bit new for me, is that after pinching a nerve and ending up in a bit of pain and getting some treatment from the physio, I am more motivated than ever to exercise more regularly. Tuesday for example, I went for a short (15 minute) early morning walk, went to the pool for some hydrotherapy, and mowed the lawns. Yesterday I did my exercise reps and spent some time on the exercise bike. Today, I went for a 45-minute walk, tomorrow I will do my reps again and go for a long bike ride. As long as I do at least one thing every day, right? The pleasing thing is that I'm losing weight! I blew out to above 95kg early in the year and I'm just under 91kg now. Yay me!
    • Heather Shay
      What one piece of advice would you give to beginning transitioners or considering transition?
    • Heather Shay
      Positive side of the mixed bag.
    • Heather Shay
      Boredom is an emotional state that comes when a person has nothing to do, and is not interested in anything. To stop boredom, most people do something to occupy or amuse themselves. The first known use of the word boredom is in the novel Bleak House by Charles Dickens, written in 1852, but the saying to be a bore had been used to mean "to be tiresome or dull" since 1768. When referring to the mind, boredom is a bad state in which the person feels a deep lack of interest in what is going on around them, and where it is hard to focus.
    • Heather Shay
    • Heather Shay
    • Heather Shay
    • Mirrabooka
      ^ Your story gives inspiration to others.
    • April Marie
      Growing stronger and confident every day.
    • April Marie
      So, yesterday's epiphany was that girl jeans fit me much nicer than boy jeans. Well, duh! So this girl is switching over to wearing girl jeans pretty much full time. I'll keep my others for work jeans. We went out to dinner last evening and I was in androgynous mode...wearing a pair of Bandolino Amy straight leg denim pants. Score!
    • April Marie
      Good morning, everyone!! The coffee upload has started for me but just in the early stages so I'm barely coherent at this point.   You've been missed @Willow - I hope all is going well with your wife and at work.   @awkward-yet-sweet We love to make beans with rice - one of our favorite meals.   No big plans for me today. Small projects around our place and probably some reading. We're going to have some rain off and on, and the temps are still too low for a lot of outdoor work.   Be safe and enjoy this beautiful day we've been given!!
  • Upcoming Events

Contact TransPulse

TransPulse can be contacted in the following ways:

Email: Click Here.

To report an error on this page.

Legal

Your use of this site is subject to the following rules and policies, whether you have read them or not.

Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
DMCA Policy
Community Rules

Hosting

Upstream hosting for TransPulse provided by QnEZ.

Sponsorship

Special consideration for TransPulse is kindly provided by The Breast Form Store.
×
×
  • Create New...