Woah! *hug*
OldEggNewTricks
joined 9 months ago
It took me a while to understand this comic when I first saw it, but I get it now.
For the longest time I just dismissed the possibility of being trans, because obviously I wasn't. Would sure have been nice to have been born a girl, though...
Fortunately even the strongest denial eventually withers after hearing Actual Trans People talking about their experiences which were exactly like mine. Gee, funny that.
Thank you, but I'm OK for funds <3
A thermometer is a great idea, though!
Sadly the fridge is the only spot that doesn't get well above 30 C in this place. I have a crappy Peltier thing so it's probably only 10 degrees or so below ambient temperature.
That'll keep you goIng through the show
I'm struggling to find a sports bra with long enough straps. The band keeps getting pulled too far upwards, which is really uncomfortable. Possibly a bit more forward projection would solve that, so maybe they're designed that way for lift and I just need to wait? A bralette would be fine, too, but they're all in even smaller sizes. Annoyingly affirming, I guess.
Also thinking about "officially" coming out to everyone I haven't told yet, since at this rate of growth it's going to be pretty obvious something's going on come spring! And I want to wear skirts more, which I don't think will go unnoticed.
Yes. This.
I'd been aware of the existence and effects of feminizing HRT since--well, probably my mid teens? And always thought that I'd really like it, if only I was trans. Funny thing, 25 years later, turns out I'm trans (I was also starting to get some uncomfortably dark thoughts regarding my continued existence). So I never really worried about it, just realized one day "oh right, I can do this now."
And yeah, probably a lot of it is placebo, but I feel so much better on estrogen. When I was in the process of cracking, I read a lot of comments saying the same thing and thinking "yeah, right". But no, starting HRT has been, by far, the best part of my transition so far.
The initial (reversible) effects will definitely let you know if it's right for you.
Three months in is when I started getting "oh shit, this is awesome"-level changes.
I get a very 90s vibe from it. It's nice!
There is also gel, which I found worked fine even for monotherapy. The downside is you have to apply a lot, which is a pain.
Injections give you a peak and drop-off, which more closely resembles cis natural estrogen production. I don't know for sure if that is beneficial, but saturation is a thing.
Funny thing -- I was paranoid about drawing attention, but in my experience so far very few people notice anything out of the ordinary, and even fewer care. Absolutely nobody has said "you smell like a girl".
You can get away with a lot more than you think!
That's just self-doubt. You have my permission to ignore it and go buy a bra. You deserve it <3
NOBODY expects the... wait, wrong show.