Same. Sometimes I simply just think about the fact that I am a woman and it makes me feel so happy. I still have occasional dysphoric days but they've been getting less frequent the further along I get.
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I literally could not believe a life like I have now was even a possibility when I started my transition, I guess how I feel is that failed to "plan for success". I was only prepared to live the rest of my life as a grumpy, man-shaped "woman". This is so far from that ๐ฅฐ
I started HRT last October. It feels like I've come a long way in just these few months and I know there's tons more to learn and form new habits around and I can't wait to tackle each thing and figure it out. I was never like this before. I never had this much drive to better myself and live each moment treating life like the precious thing it is. 10 or 20 years ago I couldn't fathom the level of happiness I feel today since coming out. I never saw how deep a hole I was really in back then until I got out of it.
what has helped me more than becoming a woman or trying to become a woman is the simple thought that "there is no such thing as a woman". it's all a made-up category and i live better when i reject the meaningfulness of such a category in the first place. language is all made-up and we can just call things however we like.
i take 500% more selfies since my hair grew longer :)
My hair is not that long (still the longest I've ever had it), but I also totally find myself taking way more pictures of myself than before.
Same here. I have my down days where everything just feels like to much but, for the first time in my life, I feel happy with who I am. I love the shape and feel of my body, I love my friends, and I'm not crushed by the chronic depression and anxiety that they told me might never improve.
im rrlli happi for u <3<3<3<3
thanks smorty!! ๐ซถ
That's so great that you're in a spot where you can feel happy. I'm cis and it took me a long loooong time to get there (occasional happy moments), so double congrats to you.
Good for you!
I've been having more and more moments as well where I just stop and think, "this is awesome".