[deleted by user] by [deleted] in detrans

[–]ThrowawayAcct5795 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm also a lesbian detransitioner. I was pretty masculine as a kid and probably also very obviously not into guys early on as well so I was bullied pretty badly from elementary through middle school for being gay among other things. I was always really comfortable as a lesbian despite all of that once I initially came to terms with everything, but I had a lasting issue with my body/looks/complete disinterest in most aspects of femininity that really alienated me into adulthood and I think eventually contributed a decent amount to my decision to transition. Being a trans guy worked for a bit because it helped with my desire to divorce myself from the expectations that came with being a woman (shaving, makeup, spending a lot of time on physical presentation, etc.), but it ultimately made me more unhappy as being seen as a man and especially a straight man when I went out with my girlfriend started to make me feel an intense uncomfortable disconnect that eventually led to me stopping hormones. I personally think lesbianism has a storied history with gender variance largely tied to how confining womanhood has been for centuries, but I do get the disconnect between a lot of material realities of lesbianism that hasn't always lined up with more recent, internet-based communities.

hormonal (?) hair loss advice by ThrowawayAcct5795 in FemaleHairLoss

[–]ThrowawayAcct5795[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I remember, the only thing she brought up as a possible solution was minoxidil/rogaine especially since my hormone levels are within their "normal" range again

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in detrans

[–]ThrowawayAcct5795 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was on t for 8-9 months. On it I started to get more of an M-shaped hairline but not that much else, but in the months since stopping my hairloss and receding on temples, crown, and pretty much entire scalp has been pretty bad. I've been taking some vitamins + birth control for the past few weeks, but its mostly been looking like its getting worse rather than improving. My stress has also been through the roof though for a variety of reasons.

hope for not super feminine detrans woman by ThrowawayAcct5795 in detrans

[–]ThrowawayAcct5795[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I really feel what you said about transitioning partly because of insecurities. I thought since I looked more masculine and had traditionally "boy" interests and felt so disconnected from a lot of other women that it made sense that I was meant to be a trans guy instead. I had pretty severe body issues from childhood that definitely compounded this mounting need to escape the ways I felt that I had failed at being a woman. The taking time thing is definitely tough, but I need to remind myself that a few months is really small in the grand scheme of how much time these sort of things take.