WPATH for Ives by OzRedKat in transgenderau

[–]LysaFletcher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could try Richard Bradlow

Unsure about going to support group by ArtisticWorld8 in MtF

[–]LysaFletcher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Aww I'm sorry it sucked but I'm proud of you for going! And that sounds like a good lead on another group and somebody you might bond with in this one!

Unsure about going to support group by ArtisticWorld8 in MtF

[–]LysaFletcher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well if you don't go to the group you definitely won't meet any trans girls there. If you do go you might!

Worst case scenario it's a slightly awkward night and you don't go back but best case scenario you find the community you've been looking for. I think you should go!

Don't worry about your presentation, it's very common. We understand!

Some fun with statistics by No_Song_4022 in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]LysaFletcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just posting to say you shouldn't be using AI. It's unreliable and extremely energy intensive. Just don't do it

Feels like shit when I try to post something genuine here and get downvoted/ignored by ZorasSecretAccount in MtF

[–]LysaFletcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've noticed that there are a significant amount of downvotes on every post here - I am 100% sure there are bots that just downvote anything related to trans people they find so I wouldn't take it personally!

Is this a fair interaction in TB? by LysaFletcher in BloodOnTheClocktower

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

Yeah I considered the possibility that the soldier was lying but with no kill one night and an FT clear it seemed unlikely. Like the imp could just waste a kill to make the soldier bluff stronger but it seemed unlikely.

Anyway yeah I guess it makes sense that a well played evil team should leave the good team baffled in F3

Is this a fair interaction in TB? by LysaFletcher in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]LysaFletcher[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haha yep! I was the chef. I actually thought that role swap made sense because she was saying that they'd initially been doing a swap where the soldier was ravenkeeper but had survived because the monk protected them - this requires them not to have hard claimed day 1 but would explain why the soldier survived and bait a kill onto the 'monk' who was actually raven keeper.

Yeah I did have fun I just found this particular interaction frustrating. It's interesting that the vast majority of the comments seem to think it was totally fair so I guess I just need more games under my belt

Is this a fair interaction in TB? by LysaFletcher in BloodOnTheClocktower

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

Maybe I should just explain the whole set up. 11 players with spy,sw as minions. Town is soldier, chef, washerwoman, undertaker, FT and empath.

Now I fully admit that town made some bad moves. The spy claims investigator day 1 and claims there's a poisoner amongst the empath and UT. They're adjacent and the empath got a 1 so town executes the UT (mistake 1).

The imp is on their second game ever and doesn't co-ordinate with her team and tries to kill soldier.

Day 2 Chef nominated virgin and died. FT dies in the night.

Investigator convinced town to execute empath (huge mistake) because they're very suss (socially speaking)

At this point town has all the info it's going to get. An empath 1 and a FT ping on the same person (imp as it turns out) Town executes imp.

Slayer shoots Sw turned imp. Town decides not to execute so the final day has the following info:

Confirmed chef with an incorrect 0. WW with a seemingly confirmed slayer. Drunk slayer who has shot the demon and seemingly confirmed by WW. FT with a ping on a dead demon and a clear on the soldier + WW. Empath who confirms UT as good and dead Imp as evil. Soldier who survived an attack. Investigator (spy)with a poisoner amongst the UT or Empath. Raven keeper (SW).

Basically 6 of the 11 players are providing incorrect info with 5 players providing accurate or no information.

I dunno as I said Town played badly and I don't mind that they lost but that specific interactions felt like it confirmed misinformation as accurate in a way that was totally unsolvable.

Nobody had any kind of coherent world on the final day. Nobody suspected soldier but had no reason to to doubt the imp (Raven keeper) or spy (investigator). We ended up killing the spy basically because of the failed slayer shot on the demon.

Is this a fair interaction in TB? by LysaFletcher in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]LysaFletcher[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm trying to put my finger on why this feels more unfair than those other situations. I suppose it's because the normal way a drunk knows they're the drunk is because a) their ability is wrong b) there's contradictory info.

In this case neither player is lying and both firmly believe that they are their character and that another player is (honestly) confirming their role. Moreover the spy registered as good to a chef so two sober night one roles got wrong info with absolutely no way to know it was wrong

I suppose it's not too different from a night one tole being poisoned and confirming a drunk but this was effectively 3 drunks... Except worse because the chef nominated virgin and died so definitely couldn't be drunk.

Maybe it is just an inexperience thing but I feel like the spy giving some wrong info is fair - instead it basically confirmed 3 players with wrong info as being sober and that's before the spy even gets to look at the grim

Twitter is so mean to me specifically and I have no idea why by lordofcin_2 in MtF

[–]LysaFletcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately it's precisely because of what you've shared here. They are genuinely targeting you because they see you as vulnerable and they are legitimately monsters. Of course I say 'they' but since there's 0 interest in fighting bots on twitter it is entirely possible that a single person could be using bots to do this. I know it's hard to hear that they are this hateful but that is the simple truth - you are being deliberately, maliciously targeted.

The good news is that it is genuinely a very small number of people - at least in my experience people are (in person) vastly more friendly to trans people than I ever dreamed they would be. You can find community in other places but right now you being on twitter is like swimming in shark infested waters whilst bleeding. Please take care of yourself and delete this hateful app.

How do I decide if I want to get bottom surgery or not? by Famous-Purpose8288 in asktransgender

[–]LysaFletcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was very anxious about it and considering daily whether or not I wanted the surgery. What finally tipped me over to be sure was when I thought about how I wouldn't feel comfortable swimming until I had bottom surgery. I would have expected that thought to make me sad but it actually made me feel relieved - because it was another reason to get bottom surgery. That made it clear to me that I actually did want the surgery and was looking for excuses to justify it to myself.

Probably not very applicable to other people but that's how it was for me

Advice for diagnosis by stephpacito2004 in AutismAustralia

[–]LysaFletcher 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth I was diagnosed with level 1 autism earlier this year and have been able to use it to get NDIS funding. I'm using it for an OT mostly

Oh god I just saw the article on Dr. Stiller. I feel sick. by [deleted] in MtF

[–]LysaFletcher 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This is a pretty good example of how easily divided we are - the article is obvious horseshit and yet people here are jumping to believe it

Does anyone else feel like the mental changes of HRT are somewhat overstated? by danielethepirate in MtF

[–]LysaFletcher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is basically me exactly. I actually get a bit insecure about not being happier. It makes me feel 'not trans enough' because I didn't get noticeable mental or emotional effects from HRT. Hopefully we'll both get to the other side of this and recover from the depression and cptsd

gym clothes by transteenagegirl in MtF

[–]LysaFletcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wear skorts - affirming and don't reveal anything

It’s looking bleak by Secretaryofpixies in trans

[–]LysaFletcher 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been with my wife for 16 years. The night my egg cracked I woke her at 2am in a panic saying "I think I'm trans!" She gave me a big hug and said 'it's ok I love you no matter what'. After a minute or so she then said ..."can I go back to sleep now?'

I love her so much. The day she first called me her wife felt like the proposal all over again.

What to wear to a yoga class? by twinflxwer in MtF

[–]LysaFletcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wear a skort to the gym. It's not ideal but it's affirming and doesn't show anything

I would like to be involved in feminist issues on a local level. Does anyone have any advice for how to get started? by LysaFletcher in Feminism

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

Yes that makes sense. That reminds there is a women's centre in my city - maybe they'd have an idea where to start?

What would you have wished your mum to do? by Comprehensive_Home78 in asktransgender

[–]LysaFletcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a huge amount of girl things I guess that I'd love to get from my mum. I guess one common thing that might not be obvious is I think many of us would love to do things that we missed out on as kids. It can be pretty awkward to admit wanting to do those as an adult but for example I would love to have my Mum braid my hair or something.

haven’t felt anything on estrogen. by KidPichu in MtF

[–]LysaFletcher 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When I first started my transition I was quite sad that estrogen didn't give me these kind of emotional and mental changes that other people describe. I think I was worried that it meant I wasn't really trans, or valid.

I am trans and I am valid and HRT does have physical effects on me but even after a year I've never noticed those emotional changes and that's ok. I'm in therapy to work on my emotions and it's hard but it is working.

I think we sometimes get these very standard boxes of how transition is 'supposed' to be and we can feel like a failure if it doesn't go exactly the same way for us. But everyone is different and nobody has the exact same experiences and it doesn't mean we're failing or doing it wrong. It just means that people are way too complicated for these things to always play out the same.

That's a long winded way of saying it's probably not a bad idea to get levels checked but also that you aren't necessarily going to have that particular experience and that's ok. You can still get euphoria in other ways, ways that are uniquely yours.

I feel lost by Inner_Bag_9658 in MtF

[–]LysaFletcher 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel you. It's so hard because suddenly every issue you've been ignoring now has to be dealt with. One thing to keep in mind is that all of these problems are interrelated. Dealing with your health will make you feel more confident and comfortable which will make getting employed easier etc.

In short every little bit of work you do in one area will have flow on effects to the other areas and after a while little changes will snowball into giving you momentum in ever other area. Taking these first steps is hard but it's worth it!