I'm TS so what?

Meldiseus's picture

Today I just feel like I'm not going anywhere in life.

Summer break starting soon, no plans, no friends to call over or talk to, no job, no car, most of my money wraped up in the bank by my mother, the support group I tried to contact hasn't tried to call me back, theres no theripist any where near where I live, and I can't visit my docter to talk to her because I don't know how much it would cost, or how to do it with out alerting my parents.

I'm no where closer to transitioning than I was three or four months ago, and I even if I where closer so what! it summer time, three months of baking heat, sunshine, and the constint erge to jump in a pool. I'v read up on what to expect in the first three months and if I were to start hormones everyone would be sure to notice and on some MtF's breasts grow big early. What if that happened there would be no way for them not to notice.

What about after summer there's school, one more year of high shool, ONE YEAR, just think of all the changes that would happen too me over that period of time.

Any way you look at it it's a powder keg ready to explode.

But I can't put transitioning off for too long what would I do then? My hormone levels wil just keep going up up up till there's no way for me to transition, till my body is to far gone to be able to convincibly pass "oh look momy is that a man?" "why is that man buying things from the woman's section" "don't look at him just keep walking" even if people don't say it, that's what i'll think their thinking. I'll think oh no why did they look away? why did they walk past me without looking me in the eye? do they think that I should just stop pretending, cut my hair, wash off the makeup.

What'll I do? I found this one site online a while back and it's been on my mind for a while now. This woman is selling this packet for mabey around $40 60 day money back thing that shows guys how to naturally grow boobs. The testomonials seem pretty convincing, I havn't been able to find a single thing online that has anything bad to say about it, and in some it provides other feminizing effects, but my mom always taught me that if something seems to good to be true then it's most likely not what you think it is.

Even if I did some day finnaly transition all the way, so what what would I do with my life? Come on what if any thing am I actually good at? I have no skills that I know of that would have any kind of practicle use whatsoever, probly end up as some watress in a small crowded restaurant, where every one is impatient, yelling my face "WHERES MY FOOD" all for some measly little check at the end of the week, and we cant forget about a place to stay, probable a chep little room with no furniture, one neighbor that constantly plays the worst possible music, and another that's obnoxisous, fat, and and try's to hit on me because he thinks he's irrisitable.

(sigh) I think I'm done depressing myself for now but I'll be back
I'm sure of it.

Comments

SydCybertronian's picture

Not a doctor nor an expert on MTF's.

I'm FTM but yeah, I have no idea what I would've done if I'd started transitioning in high school. I don't know if it would have been bad but I don't think it would've been fun. As it is I'm worrying enough about my small-town community college.

If you feel that your quality of life will be better if you transition now then do it. Even if your quality of life only increases AFTER high school you can still say, "I did it and now my life is SO much better."

I don't know about MTF's much, but for FTM's it's not a matter of what age to transition but when you're ready. Are you young enough for hormone blockers, for at least until you get out of high school? That might be enough to stop the 'big' changes. Or maybe a really small dose of estrogen?

If you're seventeen you can schedule your own doctors appointments, and if you sign a paper, you can legally keep the information of your doctor's visit from your parents. (Not that that would help much if you started growing boobs but still, it's a start. :))

If anything I've said has offended you, I'm sorry, I'm still new to the whole Transexual 'stuff' even if I am a part of it, and I don't know a whole lot about keeping people un-offended quite yet. So that's my disclaimer. XD I hope I helped in some small way. And know that we're all here and supportive of your decisions.

SydCybertronian's picture

Also, I wouldn't put much

Also, I wouldn't put much stock into the whole "we can get you to grow boobs" thing. I wouldn't trust it. Estrogen (as far as I know) and surgery are 'probably' your only options. Like I said above, I'm not a doctor nor do I know a whole lot about MTF's.

I also have that feeling of getting people staring at me and wondering if I'm a guy or a girl. I'm also afraid of being assaulted in the male bathroom, (Though as far as it's been explained to me, guys don't really care who's in their bathroom as long as you follow proper 'dude' bathroom etiquette. )

I'm also in the corner of what-the-hell-am-I-going-to-do-with-my-life?! And yeah, when you think about it too hard it can get a bit depressing.

Riku's picture

I've heard of trans women

I've heard of trans women wearing binders at home or in places they weren't ready to come out yet. So that's an option too... Though I totally understand if you really don't want to. Binders aren't great fun for those of us that use them to make our bodies fit closer with how we see ourselves... I imagine using one to do the opposite would be frustrating. Plus, breast growth isn't the only effect of E.

Do you think you could get on androgen blockers without the estrogen? That could be an option too.

Being younger when you start does make it easier in some ways, but being older doesn't make it impossible.

Oh, and there's this blog which has a bunch of pictures of beautiful trans women on it, which you might like to see. The intention of the blog is to empower trans women, and I think it does a good job of that.

Anyway, no matter what your course of actions, you're a strong young woman and I'm sure you'll get through this. Sometimes waiting is our best option, and it can feel like you're not getting anywhere but that doesn't mean that you're not making progress.

I'm sorry that you have to deal with all of this though. *hugs*