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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Thank you for responding! Yeah, I'm sorry for not making it open to everyone in the title, I'm still new and not the smartest in the world. If I may ask, how to you feel about transitioning now having done it? How much do you feel it has helped you, and is there anything you regret?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

My mental health is substantially improved with transition, though still not great. If I have a regret it’s not doing it earlier.

That being said I wish I was cis and struggle a lot with the fact that I don’t pass and am generally kind of seen and treated as a freak most places and the I’m almost certainly never going to have a partner now. But I’ve changed what I could reasonably change and I’m much happier in my body now, despite the social cost.

I am no longer suicidal and no longer feel disgusted by existing in my body. But still am sad with the social context and the fact I am ugly. So mixed bag with general improvement I would say.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I relate with much of your experience, I'm sorry you feel sad and still struggle with some things. If I may ask, how long ago did you transition? Or start start transition?

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Hormones I think 7 years now. And I had bottom surgery almost 2 years ago.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Oh OK, so quite a while! We've really had similar experiences in a lot of ways then. Thank you so much for opening up and sharing about yourself and experiences!

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Not a problem at all.