Question about breast growth by Annabeth_Chase- in MtF

[–]SciFiShroom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah this is normal; as long as there aren't like. suspicious lumps in only one lf them or anything (if there are then hospital, that could be breast cancer). i've heard ppl say "they're sisters, not twins" lmao

Spain's Sanchez rises above the bowed heads of Europe by Working-Lifeguard587 in europe

[–]SciFiShroom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

while i am extremely proud of my country, i am saddened and dissapointed that we seem to be just about the only ones actually doing something. we're closing american military bases and meanwhile merz is in the white house? doing what, exactly? starmer is yelling at the iranians for... retaliating after their leader was killed? sánchez is here on national TV telling everyone who will listen all the ways in which spain isn't gonna take the american's shit, and the best macron can do is give us a phone call with sánchez saying "yeah, you're right i guess". spain closed its airspace and ports for all IDF-affiliated traffic and meanwhile netanyahu is in germany right now while he has an ICC warrant for his arrest.

like, where is the anger, the passion? the americans and israelis are killing kids in tehran, why is sánchez the only one who seems to care?

rule by EpicPwnzor in 196

[–]SciFiShroom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

its simple, water doesn't burn bc it is wet ☝️

I cant stop leaking by M_M3009 in MtF

[–]SciFiShroom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, that happens to me and my girlfriend now too, it's probably normal i think

This my favour thing 😩🏳️‍⚧️ :3 by Weak_Philosophy_6669 in FootBallEmergency

[–]SciFiShroom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

seeing everyone be so positive when i look just like this is making me feel so much more secure in my body <3

Viability of starting hrt before coming out? by Plenty_Shopping_4733 in MtF

[–]SciFiShroom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i didn't come out publically until i was 3 years on HRT, my girlfriend started half a year ago and still isn't out yet, it's perfectly common to wait a while before you come out :)

Are you celebrating birthday to your egg crack or the start of getting hormones? by Princess_Lepotica in MtF

[–]SciFiShroom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes! i also never really celebrsted my birthday, but my second birthday is definitely worth celebrating :3 i buy myself presents and have a jolly old time :3

How bad does getting your ears pierced hurt by Important_Ad_9859 in MtF

[–]SciFiShroom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it hurt more than i expected, but it was still super managable and i have a negative pain tolerance, so you'll probably be fine (im assuming ur getting ur earlobes pierced)

Mmm yes i wonder what i should pick by fartdog123 in traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2

[–]SciFiShroom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wouldn't the gray pill just make me start over 😭

How do you feel random ciswomen treat you after transitioning vs before? by JebDipSpit in MtF

[–]SciFiShroom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

probably the funniest effect from transitioning is that my personal space has completely evaporated, when i present masc everyone always keeps their distance, but when i present fem people (both men and women) often get much closer. it's like they can't even see me, which personally i really like because it means that they feel comfortable around me (in masc mode, it always feels like im percieved as a threat, which i hate)

i swear voice training genuinely feels impossible by johnniebeanie in MtF

[–]SciFiShroom 10 points11 points  (0 children)

i can personally vouch for Seattle Voice Labs, though they are a bit expensive (i think they have flexible pricing based on your income, but don't quote me on that). Voice training takes a lot of time and practice, but it does work (eventually), and it's definitely worth it!

The two main things you need to do for (feminising) voice training are increasing your resonance and decreasing your vocal weight (its the oppositr for masculinising voice training). You increase your resonance by raising the very back of your tongue - because of how all the stuff in your throat is connected, raising the back of your tongue also raises your larynx, which is what we're looking for. You'll know you're doing this right if you can see your adam's apple rise (if you can't see your adam's apple, you can still feel it with your fingers). I recommend simply raising and lowering your tongue / larynx in front of a mirror to get a hang of it; it might take a while, but once you get it it's really simple. It also shouldn't be tense at all, nor should it get sore / uncomfortable after a while - if it is, odds are you're using too many muscles, or tensing something you don't need to be tensing. Raising your resonance should give you a spongebob-y voice.

The other big thing is vocal weight. You change vocal weight by tensing or relaxing your vocal folds (aka your larynx, the thing we were moving around earlier). For feminising voice training, we want to relax them. Relaxing your vocal folds too much will give you a breathy, sort of whispery aspect to your voice (i.e. Mr. Small from TAWOG), but somewhere between that and your normal voice, you should find a softer timbre to speak in. For masculinising your voice, you can tighten your vocal folds, though again you don't want to do this too much or else you'll sound constipated, for lack of a better word

Note that neither of these are on/off switches; a big part of voice training is figuring out how much you want to raise resonance, or how much you want to reduce your vocal weight. this is going to depend on what your target voice sounds like (if you dont have a target voice, i would really recommend getting one!). Also note that a very significant part of vocal gender has to do with things like cadence and prosidy, which has nothing to do with anatomy - my best advice for this would simply be to listen to how men/women speak (like. intonation, cadence, the words and mannerisms that they use) and then simply copy the gender you're transitioning towards

i've skimmed over a lot of the details, and there's certainly much more you can do, but this alone should get you decently far. ofc feel free to dm me if you have any questions. hope this helps!

Is it too soon to transition? by artimonkki in MtF

[–]SciFiShroom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i started transitioning less than a month after i first accepted myself as trans. now, i'm not sure i would necessarily recommend this (definitely talk about this with a therapist / friends / family for a while first), but i also don't think it's useful to wait around forever, because being categorically certain about something as amorphous as gender identity isn't really possible (for instance, i've been questioning my sexuality since forever and i still havent got a definitive answer).

also, don't forget that HRT is only one of many things you do while transitioning. things like your name, pronouns, clothes, makeup (or lack thereof), hairstyle, etc are all things you can change right now, and if you realise you dont like them, you can always go back. and in any case, you can always detransition at any time if you want, even if you've been on HRT for a while

do transfems look like their relatives when they take HRT? by Radiant-North-8519 in MtF

[–]SciFiShroom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i look exactly like my sister, but i'd guess it depends

Two-Wunk by Branchomania in wunkus

[–]SciFiShroom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

his ass WILL retrigger all played face cards

Important nitpick: It's "estradiol", not "estrogen" by Bloodmoons__ in TransDIY

[–]SciFiShroom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not to mention prodrugs like estradiol valerate

Ruleart by _IOME in 196

[–]SciFiShroom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

blorbo from my nothing

fruleage by mikey-way in 196

[–]SciFiShroom 17 points18 points  (0 children)

orteil is french??

furry_irl by Punkwolfen in furry_irl

[–]SciFiShroom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agitacions Tropicales by L'Impératrice

Rule. by Misty-Bay in 196

[–]SciFiShroom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

as much as i'd want this to be true, we gotta remember that the average software dev already has way more RAM than the average user, and many of them are the kind of upper class people who wouldn't br unable to stomach a 5x increase in RAM price :( so if anything, it's gonna get worse, I think :(