I’ve read many posts about ladies having “second thoughts” about her lifestyle or transition path; and as a result throwing out hundreds – or even thousands – of dollars worth of beautiful clothes, makeup and accessories…only to IMMEDIATELY regret the decision and begin anew. My question is: is this something that every girl does at some point in her life? Is it a necessary – albeit DIFFICULT – life lesson in helping to define who we are to ourselves – with the lesson ultimately being that purging the physical things doesn’t purge who we really are?
Your thoughts and opinions would be very interesting to me.
Hugs!
Shawna
I understand some use the word Purge in the negative. Dumping your garments and accessories out of shame, guilt in the attempt disconnect from Dressing. When I say I’m purging. I’m basically clearing out my closet from having too many duplicates. Items that don’t fit quite right. Things I kept, thinking it will fit if I lose a few pounds. I haven’t purged to ditch the Dresser life style but I have purged up to 300 garments at one time. When I first started I had absolutely no idea about woman’s sizes nor the names other than the basics (dress, skirt, blouses, shoes and heels) so grabbed everything that I thought would fit my frame. After the first two years of collecting and learning I had my first PURGE of 300 garments and over 20 pairs of shoes and boots.
