ConfessionsDay!
Today at school I have to confess up to some stuff which I'm pretty nervous for. I figured for at least some part of this, people can relate, or , if they can't, then you'll know at least where I'm coming from.
Confessions of the Day:
1) (to the school nurse) I think I might have an infection. How can I treat it? Is there anything else that I can do for myself to improve it?
2) (to a teacher): I've been questioning some things recently. I no longer feel like Sofia, I want to be Eli. I am not a girl. I want so much to be a guy. I have been researching...of course not for now, but for the future...SRS (sex reassignment surgery). I hope you support me and can still see me as the same person, except as Eli.
How do those sound? This sounds alittle nervewracking at the moment, and I hope that I can at least get these words out.
Any advice?
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Well...
I'm still confused why #1 is a big deal. Telling someone with a medical purpose that you think you have a medical issue is a no-brainer. It's not really a confession.
#2, be more definitive:
-- I'm not a girl, I'm a guy.
-- I hope you support me and see me as the same person? Dump that bit. Don't tell them their role, they get to decide that. "I need you support now more than ever." Reframes things to be about what you need from them, not how you hope they'll act, etc.
I don't think you need to concern anyone with whether you want SRS. If you are identifying as trans, then that's the end of the story for anyone. You say I'm a boy named Eli now, and that's it, really.
Compared to #2, I have no clue why #1 is on the same list.
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Thanks. #1 is on the same
Thanks.
#1 is on the same list because I'm not good at telling people if I'm in pain sometimes, and this is one of those times. I already chickened out with this once. And I have afeeling I'll do that again.
heh...
If you can't do #1, #2 doesn't have a chance. :-)
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Maybe visit
www.gaydoctors.com They at least will understand your position from the get-go if you have an infection. ??