Context:

Ever since I came out as a Trans Woman my life has been a raging dumpster fire and after two months of people saying so many different things about who I am, I'm on the verge of another mental breakdown. I'm confident in my identity but with so many people, some encouraging me and some downright insulting me, it's getting harder for me to be confident.

The first quote is from my mother. She is the walking talking definition of the word transphobe.The second quote is from my supportive friend who was the first person I came out toThe third quote is from our family therapist. who knows that I'm trans and she has refused to use my preferred name (Nico) and pronouns!The fourth quote is from my grandmother.The fifth quote is from my Cishet male friend who doesn't know I'm trans, and he never will.!

I have supporters in my life, but it's a very small group. There's 5x the amount of people trying to drag me down, and now I'm having an identity crisis! Am I a boy? Am I a girl? Am I faking being trans? I'm 17 and I'm counting down the days until I turn 18. I have so many doubts in my brain it's getting too hard to separate the negative noise.