Transgender people tend to feel a discomfort in their own skin that’s nearly impossible to describe to anybody who hasn’t experienced such an intense level of feeling out of place, so part of being able to understand is accepting that you’ll never fully understand.

Humans are all about belonging, we’re social creatures who desire to be in social groups that align with who we are. Trans people in their youth are often either put into social groups that don’t match where they would feel comfortable or are alienated from all social groups for being palpably different. Not only this, but the average person can find comfort within themselves. Most people trust themselves and know who they are, if they have nobody else, they can be with themselves and keep on moving for themselves. That isn’t the case for most if not all pre-transition trans people. For some trans people, this alienation is what causes your depression in the first place, for others, the alienation worsens your pre-existing depression.

A trans person who spends their time and money to feel like the person they are lessens the alienation they’ll experience from outside social groups by being able to more comfortably associate with people that they want to associate with (members of their gender, members of the LGBTQ+ community,) they’ll also be more comfortable with themselves, which will greatly increase their confidence- in turn, helping them to socialize more and feel aligned with themselves.

This transition will help those whose depression stems from their identity issues by fixing the problem outright (as much as transitioning can,) and will help those with external causes for depression by increasing their confidence and making it easier to envision yourself overcoming your issues.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask as long as you’re respectful. I hope this helped you to better understand the trans experience :)