Gregory's Server@Impossible_PhD As a trans guy on testosterone who previously dealt with suicidal ideation, I can completely believe it. It pretty much worked that way for me. In my teen years, I had plans to end my life after high school graduation because I couldn’t imagine living my adult life as a woman. When I learned that FTM people exist and I realized that I could potentially transition to male in the future, I decided to delay those plans. Starting testosterone is what made me abandon those plans altogether. I love my life and I’m very glad that I’m alive and happy today. I firmly believe that transition is life-saving medical care.
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@SympathyTea That in-between phase (between realizing you're trans and starting physical transition) can be tough, I remember feeling exactly how you felt. You will get there, friend, keep holding on. 🫂 Always here to help if you have any questions or need resources for trans stuff. @catdad thank you so much ❤️ I'm glad you're doing better aswell, hopefully I can get there someday  @catdad @Impossible_PhD this is literally what every #trans person I know about - regardless if masculine, feminine or non-binary - told me about their transition. #HRT is as live-saving as #Insulin and denial of access to it is as fatal as not treating cancer in early stages. @kkarhan @catdad It isn't like that for all of us. It wasn't for me, though transition improved my quality of life immeasurably. A lot of us who transitioned before or absent of reaching transition or die don't speak super loudly about that, because many of us didn't even know we were trans until much later in life. And, right, wrong, or indifferent, there's a chunk of the community that looks down on us for all that. |
@catdad @Impossible_PhD Same here, still currently dealing with suicidal ideation, but mostly because I'm pre-t.It was really bad when I was growing up, and thought I would be dead before I even got to high school and now struggling to even see myself as an adult. I dream of the day I can get rid of the weight off of my chest and have a beard, have a deep voice, and exist as just a guy.