Reply To: Should I go to my local Gender Identity Clinic?

[Roz]

Hi Cathy. Of course you can keep suppressing your feelings as long as you don’t have significant dysphoria. I managed until I was 45 and then I lost the ability to suppress it and lost my ability to cope with it. Dysphoria destroyed my mental health, what little was left of my marriage and lost me my children entirely. So my advice would be not to trash your life if you’re coping fine. On the other hand, now that I have transitioned I can say I’ve never been happier in myself. But the price is high. If I hadn’t transitioned though I’d be dead. Good luck and stay well x

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