That_Bitch_Is_Cily, that_bitch_is_cily@lemmy.blahaj.zone

Still not sure where I took the guts for that from tbh.

I get that. Some of my friends have told me how brave I am and I’m just like “I don’t really feel brave, I just got fed up”. Thank you for sharing :)

Heyyy Brooke! Good to see ya girl! It’s so interesting posting an introduction after having lurked for so long cuz I feel like I already know so many people lol I plan to be here for a while 💜

P.S. ACAB

Thanks! It’s a nickname my wife gave me based on my actual name :)

After 2 weeks I knew I that this was what i needed

That’s soo good to hear! I didn’t really have that realization until probably about 2-3 months. It took a while to get my hormones to the target levels since I started on tablets. My liver converts the estradiol almost entirely to estrone so my E1 levels were astronomical. My doctor moved me to patches and that point is when I was like “oh hell yeah, this is what life is supposed to feel like”. Having that feeling combined with finally seeing my testosterone levels within the cis range made me absolutely bawl because it was proof that I wasn’t, like, deluding myself or something. That this is actually what is right for me. That plus the fact that my tits started growing about 2-3 weeks in. I am on Spiro so it took a while for my T levels to bottom out.

If the only thing i got from HRT was the emotional changes, I’d still never stop taking it.

Same, girl. I am finally able to feel moved by a piece of art, or inspired and hopeful by someone else’s triumphs, or saddened by tragedy. For all the good and bad, its nice to be able to fully feel. I wouldn’t want to trade it for anything.

Thank you so much, Nissa! I’m happy to be here and more active in the community :)

I read through your introduction post from a few months ago and just wanted to say that a lot of similar events have happened to me as I grew up. I also can remember several episodes of euphoria and confusing crushes and “cross dressing” for halloween as a joke. I love the sense of self validity you seem to have and I’m glad that you’ve found what brings you joy! 💜

Nice to meet you, Julia :) I hope you like it here as much as I have!

I feel like the outlier here, the moment I cracked I pushed for everything transition as fast as I could, still do.

So I consider my egg cracking a different not event from starting to transition.This was me once I started coming out. I speed ran my social transition and just hopscotched from one milestone to another. Its like I spent so much time figuring out what I wanted from transitioning that once I made the decision I was just like “okay, let’s go”.

Glad to see you and thanks for the hug 🫂 :) I’m happy you’re doing great, that’s always so wonderful to hear about! I’m finally getting to the other side of a particularly difficult period so I’m doing pretty good today.

Ooof girl same. I think I’m finally through it though. My hormonal cycles since adding progesterone have been kinda intense. I hope you start to feel better soon too! One of my friends got be a blahaj for Christmas and she’s been subjected to many cuddle and cry sessions.

Hello!!! 💜