I finally got off anti-depressants only to find out that I've still got some depression apparently. Reminded me of this comic (credit Haus of Decline):
Either way, guess I'm going back on a low dose of anti-depressants. At least my voice training is going ok!
Same in Australia. Doesn't stop the pious "holier than thou" shits from illegally filling my letterbox with crap advertising their church
I wouldn't say I no longer experience dysphoria when looking in the mirror, on the contrary just a few weeks ago I experienced the worst episode I've had since transitioning (and I'm approaching three years). I would more say that, on many days, I'll catch my reflection and my brain will read it as "woman" (even pretty!). Other days, especially depending on how I'm feeling about myself generally, I'll fixate on what I perceive as the masculine aspect of my face (or mostly my body TBH). It's not perfect, but I'll take the wins when I can get them.
Like I said, I had that happen for the first time around about where you are. But it's really only in the last year or so that it is consistent. I honestly would be quite surprised if you didn't have something similar happen eventually. You'll catch your reflection off guard sometime and your brain will register the gender before it realises its you and distorts it with dysphoria.
Bofa deez nuts
I'm nearly 3 years in. Still not a huge fan of photos (that's mainly because I'm bad at making myself smile, i.e. not dysphoria) but I remember around that time, for the first time in my life, being able to look in the mirror and not absolutely hate what I saw. It's only gotten better from there!
Mozilla's next largest source of revenue is subscriptions and advertising (source 2021 financial report), by a wide margin. That "useless shit" is their other revenue, and they're investing in it because they know they need to diversify revenue to fund Firefox. You're suggesting they kill it because it's not their core (unprofitable) business?
I was so happy when I finally got a cup size large enough that any bras were available in stores. Still barely any cute ones, but the mum ones are more comfy anyway ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Brainworms are abound in transphobes
Thank you for your work and level head Ada. You keep this community a safe and accepting place.
Thank you Emma, genuinely 🩷
Not a man. My pronouns are in my username. Even you can connect the dots here.
I'm pretty happy, aside from my voice. I'm three years in at this point and the HRT has done it's magic. I can tell I at least sometimes can pass visually because men online have started condescending to me and being kinda creepy sometimes. I wanna lose more weight so I can fit into more clothes etc, but am otherwise pretty happy with my appearance (at least on a good day, I still get intense dysphoria sometimes).
My voice sucks. I'm not exactly outgoing and talkative, so getting the practice in to improve my voice has been hard. I'm pretty sick of the weird looks I get when I give my name in my still-masculine voice. Ditto to the staring oldies and the eshays intentionally "sir"-ing me. On the upside my social transition has gone well, my family and friends are pretty accepting, something I'm certainly not taking for granted!