by Snaga » Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:49 pm
And not one to take lightly. At the risk of speaking heresy, I think a person should have a very serious case of gender dysphoria, as verified through a professional, before embarking on transitioning. I know that I myself, while I could wish to be the other sex, don't in fact have that kind of dysphoria that I have in mind. I see a lot of folks over in the OCD forum that are gripped by a fear of being trans, and while they're obviously not transgender, still I think it's become almost a fashion these days- one that could snap up folks who simply don't seem or feel very gender-normative (I would place myself in that camp) and make them feel almost as if they have to, or if one-size-fits-all reasons/theories behind why someone is unhappy with their birth sex, works for all people, which I think does not. I think it's one of the most important decisions a person could possibly make and shouldn't be taken lightly.
All of which is to agree with Izza- the decision has to come from you, the decision is one that has to feel very 'right' and you have decided that you simply could not have a life with meaning, without it. There are many who have regretted transitioning. There's also people I know from these forums, that are immeasurably happier for having begun their transition- they're like a completely different person! The hard part, is discerning what's right for you.