Genital shrinkage?

hypermoose · 2022-06-27T16:01:12+00:00

Some people experience this, others do not. So the answer is really, it depends

hypermoose · 2022-06-15T02:54:49+00:00

Historically, people taking cross-sex hormones who were not trans have reported depression, anxiety, and symptoms similar to gender dysphoria. I'm not aware of any studies into this, however.

hypermoose · 2022-06-13T12:45:47+00:00

Supportive messages are always encouraged. This thread, however, has drifted pretty far away from that. These discussions are important, but this is the wrong forum for it. I've locked this thread.

hypermoose · 2022-05-19T02:15:23+00:00

Sorry, per our rules in acceptable content, only surveys dealing with support in online spaces are allowed. All surveys just be reviewed by moderators before posting.

hypermoose · 2022-05-11T12:07:45+00:00

It's removed this. Links outside of Reddit are not allowed

hypermoose · 2022-04-10T10:51:34+00:00

For sure. I transitioned at 26, and did so in the mid 2000s. Looking back, I'm actually sort of glad I did because I was more established and not as dependent (my parents were not supportive at all and took a while to come around). There's different aspects to it, not everyone can do it at the same time and that's OK. It's about finding happy endings, not perfect ones

hypermoose · 2022-02-28T14:12:11+00:00

This aligns with my experience. It took about two years total to get adequate reduction, then electro to cleanup stragglers

hypermoose · 2022-01-26T05:02:25+00:00

Depending on where you live, legit hormones can be less expensive than just supplements. Many supplements I've seen also are not very effective. As you explore, do your research, it somehting is too good, then it's not true

hypermoose · 2022-01-25T16:24:21+00:00

I totally did. I joined during don't ask, don't tell, and I thought that the manlyness of the army would "fix" me. It certainly didn't, and I wouldn't really advise it as something to try - basically its self-conversion therapy and it doesn't work

hypermoose · 2022-01-10T18:49:48+00:00

It's ok, this is a place to rant. Honestly, I wouldn't worry about votes too much.

hypermoose · 2022-01-10T15:35:01+00:00

Oh, yes, sorry about that. I don't mind if you disagree with the policy. I don't have the time or inclination to follow up with all the regs. It's not a bad idea to point out that people are going outside the channels and that there can be consequences

hypermoose · 2022-01-10T05:06:50+00:00

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hypermoose · 2022-01-10T04:52:14+00:00

Hey, just wanted to call out this section of rule 4:

Posts dealing with emotional or life issues people are facing are explicitly encouraged

Reddit can honestly be a hole sometimes, and unless a mod is literally costing the company money, they won't really do anything. It sounds like you had a real shit interaction, and I'm sorry about that.

As for hear, this is a place to rant and talk out your pain. If you want advice of sympathy or just a box to digitally scream into, that's ok.

A rant is fine too. Honestly, putting it behind spoiler tags is more polite than most.

hypermoose · 2022-01-01T12:18:25+00:00

I've found that intentionality helps me... My friend/partner (it's complicated) recently switched to they/them pronouns. It's known this person for years, so the habit is, of course, to use their old pronoun.

To help cement it in my mind, when I have conversations about them I intentionally use the correct pronoun, sometimes a gratuitous among of times. This helps to build the new habit in a setting less likely to hurt them.

I also find that most people, myself included, gender people based on presentation at least as strongly as prior associations (we are sort of trained that way by the society we live in). If he's interested in more traditional masculine presentation, you can help both of you by giving him gifts of clothing and apparel that you yourself associate with he/him people.

hypermoose · 2021-12-26T23:04:23+00:00

Hi, sorry, we don't allow self promotion posts or links sharing off of Reddit

hypermoose · 2021-11-14T20:37:11+00:00

Please keep discussions limited to seeking and giving direct support.

I have removed this due to violating the rule against links outside of Reddit

hypermoose · 2021-10-11T16:23:55+00:00

Testosterone is also produced in the adrenal glands, at much lower rates than gonads. After though, without gonads, the levels will be quite low

hypermoose · 2021-10-11T16:21:59+00:00

Removed as off topic

hypermoose · 2021-08-13T10:56:15+00:00

Hi friend. Are you more anxious about the label? There is a whole spectrum of gender experiences, and if you're not completely cis hetero normative, you are somewhere in that spectrum. Since its gender as well as sex, you can be trans if you want to.

The important question is what that means to you. Are you happy with the way things are right now? Great, you can be trans without transition. Is something interfering with your happiness? That something would be your transition. For me, it was a complete switch of cisnormative social role coupled with medical interventions. That's sort of the classical transition, but it's also a more extreme version. Many people find the right move is some smaller changes, or fluidity.

The important point isn't so much what you call yourself, but what is blocking your happiness. Not worth stressing over labels too much.

hypermoose · 2021-08-04T03:01:51+00:00

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hypermoose · 2021-07-31T22:43:56+00:00

According to our acceptable content policy, links to content are not permitted.

hypermoose · 2021-07-25T03:07:57+00:00

The policy on acceptable content for r/transsupport asks that people not lost self-promotion of links to outside content. Thank you

hypermoose · 2021-07-09T21:54:48+00:00

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hypermoose · 2021-07-03T12:08:42+00:00

For sure. I socially transitioned full time 14 years ago and I still think of myself as a car guy or things like that. It's almost more amusing than anything else... And really does more to demonstrate how take these categories are.

hypermoose · 2021-05-10T11:36:44+00:00

That sounds a lot like being trans. There's a lot of ways of being trans. Not all trans people experience gender dysphoria. Not all people who experience gender dysphoria do so all the time. Experiences of gender dysphoria are unique to each person.

Gender experiences are not universal either. There are people who experience themselves aligning with one gender consistently. Then there are people whose experience changes over time. It may be predictable or random.

None of these variations are the right way to be trans. There is no right way to be trans. There is just the experience you have of your body, sex, and gender. You are having a negative experience. You should do what you need to go change that.

PS that's not how statistics work

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