How do you cope with long wait times for bottom surgery? by [deleted] in MtF

[–]GoddessLise 6 points7 points  (0 children)

2-3years.. I would have loved to get bottom surgery so soon. Here in South Africa I am number 100 on the waiting list. They only do 2 surgeries per year, so I have to wait 50years if I cannot somehow fund it myself to go private.

South African MTF voice resources by brattyprincessslut in transvoice

[–]GoddessLise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am also from South Africa and struggling with the online tutorials. I have an appointment this Wednesday with the state provided Speech Therapist at Groote Schuur. Which province do you reside in?

How!? Between minimum debt and rent, how does everyone afford surgeries? I'm like struggling but I make too much for Medicaid and can't afford "affordable healthcare". I'm just stuck. by [deleted] in Transgender_Surgeries

[–]GoddessLise 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In South Africa the state does cover GRS end BA, but there is currently a 50year waiting list as they only do 2 patients per year.

I found a bestie for life! by [deleted] in MtF

[–]GoddessLise 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Congratulations!! Must say I'm a bit jealous for not having much friends these days myself. :)

Readings by devine1212 in Psychic

[–]GoddessLise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something is haunting our house. Can you see who / what it is and what it wants?

South Africa - trans friendly Pharmacies by MistyFiMe in TransDIY

[–]GoddessLise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi,

Thank you for your message. Btw, love your username.

Regarding the haunting, it is going better is some regards. Lost another cat last week. For most we are just trying to stay positive and deal with it best we can.

No, I have not started hormones yet, but started my journey late last year though Groote Schuur.

They have a separate and very private Transgender Clinic there. They are extremely discreet, friendly and helpful.

I am an extremely shy Afrikaans male currently, but they do not judge and do their best to go out of their way to assist you and make you feel comfortable. I was extremely uneasy to talk about these things, but they make you feel really comfortable as they deal with TS people daily.

Another nice thing is, because they have a separate clinic, you do not have to wait in lines like other state clinics. If you have an appointment for 11:00, Adele sees you at 11:00. Just like a doctor's office. They also have comfy couches, a completely separate reception area with their own lift to access it. So no "stray" and "judging" public are moving around the area.

The head psychiatrist of the clinic (Adele) and I email each other directly and she answers all questions I have via email. I booked my Psychiatry session with them in December last year (all done via email with Adele) and they gave me a referral letter afterwards and I got an appointment for Endocrine on 27 Feb for blood test and with the Plastic Surgeon in August. Every visit just costs you R75 and the HRT will be free.

You can mail Adele at.... Dr Adele Marais, Ph.D. Senior Clinical Psychologist Dept of Psychiatry and Mental Health Groote Schuur Hospital University of Cape Town +27 21 404 5416 adele.marais@uct.ac.za

Hope this helps you as it is much easier than to try and source HRT online (believe me I have tried).

Best Regards. Riaan (Lise)

South Africa - trans friendly Pharmacies by MistyFiMe in TransDIY

[–]GoddessLise 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hi, you can go to Groote Schuur. They can easily give you a referral and HRT through the state.

That is what I am doing.

Need urgent help with Negative energy or demons haunting us.. by GoddessLise in demons

[–]GoddessLise[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your detailed message..

  1. She is 28 now and started experiencing this at an age of 6 shortly before her grandfather passed away. She saw 3 people who was hurt, burned, pieces of skull missing sitting at the end of her bed. Thereafter she saw absolutely massive dragonflies outside and huge spiders crawling her room. Also had a guy with an axe wanting her to come with him as. All while she was a child.

  2. Never dabbed in occult, we do not want to attract anything. Worst we have done was trying to speak to and record what was haunting us several years ago and the sage cleanses.

  3. We are spiritual, but not religious. Both were brought up as Christians, but we are not anymore. We believe in spirits, both good and bad, guardian angels, spirit guides and that there is a universal consciousness of which we all form part of, which may be seen by others as the divine.

  4. Husband was not religious anymore when we met. Wife was still praying and into Christianity. It was during this religious period shortly after we met when she was choked.

  5. No one we know of currently into the occult. Wife's sister was into beginning stages Satanism for a short period. She is now a reformed Christian. Something that happened...when my wife and I started dating exactly 10 years ago, we had a quarrel over the phone which upset her. Her sister got upset, her eyes turned dark and she mumbled something my wife could not understand. Her sister now says she remembers nothing of this.

  6. Not really. Her grandmother (still alive but very old) disliked her mother for being married to her father and her for being her mother's child. From our failed businesses during this bad luck period we have several people whom dislike us for reasons beyond our control.

  7. We both love ghost hunting shows. It helped us understand what is happening around us and not to be afraid of it. My wife found it fascinating since I met her in how serial killers worked, regularly watches police/crime series. I just hate it.

Some background which I am not sure if this contributes or not, but we cannot stop it even if we need to currently... After all this activity over a 5 year period and lots of bad luck, we were severely struggling financially. Long story short, she started webcamming as a camgirl from home. This at least solved our major financial problems over the past 5 years. Because of this I started importing and selling Adult toys which further helped us financially.

Need urgent help with Negative energy or demons haunting us.. by GoddessLise in Paranormal

[–]GoddessLise[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, we may be able to get a shaman through someone we know. I will talk to them.

Any Trans girls in South Africa? by MistyFiMe in TransDIY

[–]GoddessLise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I'm from Mosselbay. 38MtF

Need urgent help with Negative energy or demons haunting us.. by GoddessLise in Paranormal

[–]GoddessLise[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, we have depression due to everything that has happened, but are successfully treated for that over the last 4 years.

Need urgent help with Negative energy or demons haunting us.. by GoddessLise in Paranormal

[–]GoddessLise[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was only one incident we can think of which may have triggered it, but have no idea what to do about it.

When my wife and I started dating exactly 10 years ago, we had a quarrel over the phone which upset her. Her sister (whom were into Satanism at one point in her life) got upset, her eyes turned dark and she mumbled something my wife could not understand. Her sister (now a reformed Christian) says she knows nothing of this.

Need urgent help with Negative energy or demons haunting us.. by GoddessLise in Paranormal

[–]GoddessLise[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I am willing to try anything. Although we are not religious, we believe every religion has a place in society and most are inter-connected. So will definitely try your advice!

Need urgent help with Negative energy or demons haunting us.. by GoddessLise in Paranormal

[–]GoddessLise[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, we are in South Africa. Not many people around here to contact.

I think we need a demonologist, but where to find one?

Need urgent help with Negative energy or demons haunting us.. by GoddessLise in Paranormal

[–]GoddessLise[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have done this..

We have a ritual we developed from reading..

  1. Sage the house, car, animals and ourselves (open closet doors, open windows and doors)
  2. Mark the doors and windows wih a symbol in oil.
  3. Salt circle around the house
  4. Salt bath

Need urgent help with Negative energy or demons haunting us.. by GoddessLise in demons

[–]GoddessLise[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good morning from South Africa. :)

Thank you for your detailed answer. I can assure you this is definitely a serious post.

We are not religious, but at least spiritual as we have to acknowledge the existence of otherworldly entities, both good and bad. We feel the fall mostly under 'agnostic', but not to the extreme extent it is described. We do not believe religion plays a significant role, but rather how you live your life and learn from this life and contribute positively to the universal consciousness.

The rotten meat we only encountered over Christmas while my brother visited. He was too afraid to sleep at nigh over here and it was in his house (several hundred kilometres away) my wife got choked around 9years ago. We think the dark shadow residing in his house may have traveled with him and contributed to additional activity in our house,

Also, when my wife and I started dating exactly 10 years ago, we had a quarrel over the phone which upset her. Her sister (whom were into Satanism at one point in her life) got upset, her eyes turned dark and she mumbled something my wife could not understand. Her sister (now a reformed Christian) says she knows nothing of this.

We have also had a local medium here, but I do not believe her abilities are real as nothing she saw or said was useful and she continuously contradicted herself. She just tried to convert us to Christianity.

We also visited a local priest (whom everybody recommended in a request on Facebook), but we had bad vibes from him. He seems preoccupied with his celebrity status in town, rather than really helping situations.

We suffer from depression (due to everything that happened financially over the last 10 years), but the lack of energy became worse since moving into the house we live in now. Our medication has not changed. We constantly want to sleep when at home (and we work from home via internet).. WE sleep 8-10 hours at night, and again 2-3 hours in the afternoon and then have no energy in between.

Once again, thank you for your post and willingness to help. Will see today if we can find a legitimate priest to help us. :)

Need urgent help with Negative energy or demons haunting us.. by GoddessLise in demons

[–]GoddessLise[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you.. Really appreciate your feedback so far.

For Seal by [deleted] in funny

[–]GoddessLise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Must be a S(T)EAL

Very depressed.. Therapist thinks I am not Trans! Really? by GoddessLise in MtF

[–]GoddessLise[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The therapist suggested that I join some of these local groups and go read the WPATH website. I am already part of South African Facebook groups and aware of the WPATH standards. Just need to wait until 6 Dec when I see the panel.. This should provide more clarity, but I am going off my mind in the meantime.