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Talk about what’s happening queerly in your life - like coming out, getting HRT, questioning, and all that good stuff.

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  • GaveUp [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    10 months ago

    Okayyy, 2 months into HRT and I totally understand why so many trans women become complete hermits during their early transition now

    I still look completely cis and male but being outside today is terrifying for some reason

    All the noises around me are so damn loud and making my brain hurt which never happened before, and my ability to socialize normally has been slowly deteriorating recently and now I can barely speak to strangers/acquaintances jesus

    • kristina [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      10 months ago

      yeah i did a sort of lowkey coma for the first 1-3 months. your nose gets really sensitive too and i got a bit overwhelmed by everything.

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        10 months ago

        your nose gets really sensitive too

        Great when you want to sniff out if your homemade bell pepper dip is still good to eat, not so great at first when you discover that your pre-HRT bathroom cleaning schedule was waaaaaayyyyyy too optimistic for a woman’s accute sense of smell.

    • TerminalEncounter [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      10 months ago

      That’s so interesting! - now saying that it sounds like it really, really sucks to go through lol. I did social transition before HRT so I never got some of that. Stuff got different for me quickly in terms of headspace and emotions and, like, general vibe for sure after HRT. Hopefully stuff starts leveling out for you and you’re able to figure out your new normal - relating to people as a woman is definitely different compared to as an egg, even if you’re early in transition and things haven’t changed really physical. Cis women usually get help and an induction from like a community or their parents over a decade or so, we get the accelerated track lol. Do you have any irl LGBT (or just T) support groups? They might help you work through this.

      • GaveUp [she/her]@hexbear.net
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        10 months ago

        Not really. Half the people in the queer groups act weird once they find out I’m trans and I have literally nothing in common with the trans groups (they’re all much older than me and we come from completely different walks of life and still do live completely different lives)

        Thankfully one of my closest friends is also trans and so just feeling secure that she views me as a woman and being a great resource/advice for transitioning has helped a ton