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Sorry it's taking me so long to get back to everyone, I do plan on replying to all of you but I have limited internet access at the moment and can only do so much at a time. Thanks for being so understanding and patient with me. It means a lot.

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I would guess it’s more complicated then confusing. I do not believe that there is one answer that fits all. I think that you are doing the right thing in gathering information. As long as I can remember I have had the desire to be a woman. I have periods that last for many months without my gender crossing my mind and I have periods where I can’t stop thinking about it. I live as a male with two wardrobes, I can pass about 80% of the time during the day and 99% of the time at night.

I would suggest that you decide what would make you happy, life is too short not to be happy. Unfortunately, especially with gender dysphoria, your decisions may lead to losing people you love. For me, I could never have told my parents, but after 20 years of marriage I did tell my wife (after a long road she understood).

Best of luck

True, I've never believed in the "One Size Fits All" theory either. I think the most confusing part is all the misinformation out there and the fact that I've been suppressing myself for so long that I don't really know who I truly am. I have only just begun to explore that. I've been hiding behind trying to live up to expectations for too long.

I too have sort of cyclical periods of feeling alright with my birth gender and strongly feeling that I don't fit in my own skin. The thing that sticks with me the most is the feeling that when I'm alright with being female, I'm just content, but not happy. However, when I have dreams at night of being male, it's like I feel happiness that I've never been able to achieve in my real day to day life. It's very frustrating to wake up from those rare moments.

I'm currently trying to figure out what would make me most happy. Trying to find the time to do research is difficult but I am doing my best to gather information on transitioning and all the different options that are there before making any definitive decisions. It's such a big choice to make, I don't want to rush in without a solid education on what I'm doing.

I know that losing people is a real possibility, however, I am extremely blessed with the family I have. At least with my nuclear family, I have already discussed my gender dysphoria and the possibility of me transitioning in the future. Even though they do not necessarily agree with it, they have assured me that they will love and support me no matter what I do. They may not like the decision I make, but I will always be welcome in their home and an important part of their family and they will support me through it all. I know I won't be as lucky with all of my extended family, some, perhaps, but not all. As for friends... I only have very few of those, I've always struggled with making friends, and I don't know for sure what their reactions will be. I suppose I'll have to accept whatever happens and realize that the friends who stick with me are worth having and those that reject me were never true friends to begin with.

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me. I wish you the best of luck with it and look up to you for the courage you showed in confiding in your wife. I know it's not easy to tell the one's you love something so important to you that leaves you so vulnerable. It took me more than twenty years of struggling internally before I was able to finally reach out to my parents. You have my respect.

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ever since I was a kid I all ways felt like a guy, but IDK sometimes I don’t mind being a female. even though I identify as a male. I’m feeling unconfutable so by now.

Am I right in understanding that you are currently a female that wishes to be male? If so, we have that in common, and I know how you feel. Have you told anyone yet about your feelings? A counselor? Family? Friends?

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Outside(cis) people have a hard time understanding gender variance,think of how hard it was for you to come to terms with it,and you(us) were embedded inside the mix of searching for the truth of our existence,and just how to move on down the yellow brick road you(we) found ourselves on,looking for our own private wizard   to make us whole. well kids, good luck in finding your truth.

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Hi Tiana. I aspect of dysphoria is enviromental impact and up-bringing. On the farm with being with a number of brothers, and another sister….. clothing was hand me down and Dad treated us like all the boys…work wise. Being a tomboy (trained by my brothers) didn’t help. Eventually I became a girl too much to the chagrin of my family. Go to a councilor or Psychologist….they can sort things out for you.

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I am seeing a councilor already, I actually made this account while sitting in his office and using his computer. He's the one that told me to try turning to the internet to find other's with similar experiences on this subject.
I know environmental factors and upbringing played a significant part in my dysphoria. I actually know exactly when I started feeling this way and what specific event caused me to start thinking this way. However, contrary to popular belief, knowing is not half the battle. I still don't know how to change this feeling or get rid of it. Though, if I'm going to be honest with myself, I don't want to. I'd much rather find a way to fulfill this need to be male than try to stop wanting it.

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Kind of always felt the duel spirit,native Americans speak of. the wrong body for my spirit, that was always my feeling from a very young age.

felt at times i needed to abandon this body,but had to find another path than doing self harm,came close a few times,but here i am now better than ever,having crossed the great divide into my place of peace.

You seem to have a strong spiritual way of looking at your gender identity. I think it's cool that you can align those things. I, on the other hand, am struggling with aligning my spiritual beliefs with my psychological needs. I hope to achieve what you have in my own unique way and I will continue working towards that.

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Hey Tiana,

I am a mother of FTM son Peytin. He is diagnosed with gender dysphoria, anxiety, mood disorders and insomnia. We seen a therapist for the first time 2 years ago and she diagnosed Pey with gender dysphoria. Along the journey and many medical professionals, he got the rest of his diagnosis. It’s a very long journey but a beautiful one to finally be who you are comfortable to be and love. Pey finally loves himself after many months of intensive mental therapy. This therapy was to help his anxiety and suicidal ideation from coming out to friends and family who turned their backs on him. I always tell him those who matter care and those that dont care, dont matter! Keep this in mind when you do decide what you are comfortable with. If you would like to speak to a mother who doesn’t know it all but has been through a lot with my son, I would love to chat. My son is the love of my life and I am in full support of his life decisions no matter what.

Was Peytin born male or is/has he transitioning/transitioned into a male? Just my own curiosity, no need to answer if you don't want to.

May I just say that you are a wonderful parent and it means the world to me, a complete stranger, that you love and support your child through such a difficult thing. I mean that from the deepest part of my heart. Not everyone is so lucky to have good parents that will stick with their child and their decisions, agreeing with them or not. I am one of the lucky few that have good parents, much like your son. So thank you very much for offering your friendship and the opportunity to talk.

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Hi Xelyn, I will never understand why anyone would want to change a beautiful female body into a male body while I have spent over 60 years hoping that I could do the opposite.

I will however offer my full support for you to do whatever you need to, to align your external self with your gender identity and not wait anywhere near as long as I did.

At 66 years old, I am only 18 months into doing what I should have done over 50 years ago.

I do strongly recommend that you plan your own future path while all your options are still open.

You will need professional guidance for this.

I wish you the best outcome for you.

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Heh, I can understand your point of view. There is a reason female's are called the fairer sex. However, it's less about beauty for me and more about.... well, changing other people's expectations of me. People treat you different when you are female, and although there are good things, there are things that don't fit right with how I feel I should be treated. I don't like being treated like a fragile, innocent, "less than", that needs to be protected. I don't like being treated like my only worth is in how many babies I can push out and how well I can cook (which I can't do well at all, by the way, haha). I am aware that part of this is only how I'm treated because I live in a rural area with old fashioned conservative values being the predominant lifestyle of the people I'm surrounded by. But having moved around a lot when I was younger, I've found that even in the more open minded areas, there will always be those people, and unfortunately, no matter where I go, I will always have family that think like this as well. My own father, who promised to support me even if I transition into a male, blatantly stated that "no matter what, you will always be my little girl" which I found both heart warming and terribly, terribly heart breaking. I suppose what it boils down to is that, being female isn't for everyone, just as being male isn't for everyone either. It all comes down to personal preference. Which might be an odd thing when it comes down to gender... not sure. But if so many people feel like they want to be the opposite gender they were born with, it must not be all that odd.

Thank you so much for your support. I hope your personal transition is going well and that you are happy with who you are, both inside and out. I agree with your advice to do something about it early on. Honestly, I've waited too long in starting this journey already, however, I don't want to rush too much. It's a big step, and I want to take it a little bit at a time to make sure it's what I really want and that it goes the way I want it to, or at least a way that doesn't end up being completely catastrophic for me. I'm already seeing a counselor, but we've just barely scratched the surface so far. Hopefully we can speed things up a bit though.

Thank you again.

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