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Worried about being transgender?

Postby anonymous56dgh894h » Wed Mar 07, 2018 1:41 am

Hi, I'm a straight, teenage male, and I was born a male, and I like being male, but I'm worried that I'm transgender and in denial about it. I read that this could be OCD, so that's why I'm posting it here. I have always liked being a male, but for the past few days, I have been worried about being transgender. I have been worried about other stuff in the past, like being a sociopath, which now I don't think I am, so I'm no longer worried, and I have also been worried about having health conditions like having a bran tumor, or heart failure. I'm worried that I don't feel masculine enough, I have longer hair, and I put a picture of myself into that website that guesses your age and gender, and it said that I looked like a female, and that worried me. It also said I looked slightly older than I am, but that didn't really bother me. I hope i'm not transgender. I feel like the worry comes in waves, it goes away for maybe a few hours, but then it comes back as a real worried feeling in my chest.
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Re: Worried about being transgender?

Postby AlwaysThinking » Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:51 pm

I relate with the pain in your chest bit, like whereas most people with actual dysphoria experience this feeling of emptiness and hatred for their own chests we experience something along the lines of dread (at least that is what I feel whenever i go through another round of an ocd boxing match).

I've had this since august of last year and I'll tell you, it does wonders to seek professional help. Do I think you're ocd? maybe, but at the same time curbing those thoughts before they do anymore damage to you is essential.

One thing I do advise though is not to read about any stories relating to trans people and their experiences because you might end up taking their own stories and unknowingly comparing whatever you endure to those stories as proof that you might be one thing or another.

besides that I can only wish you luck! You are always free to talk on this board for support because were all in this together.
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Re: Worried about being transgender?

Postby anonymous56dgh894h » Wed Mar 07, 2018 6:09 pm

Yeah, it's a feeling of dread and worry in my chest. Do you think I'm actually transgender, or not? I hope I'm not actually transgender. I feel like that if I am actually transgender, I will be someone different than myself, and I don't want that. I remember thinking less than a week ago how confident I was that I was a male and that I liked being a male, and then I'm not sure why, but the thought came into my head "what if I'm transgender?" and then I really started to worry.
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Re: Worried about being transgender?

Postby anonymous56dgh894h » Sat Mar 10, 2018 12:30 am

I've also been afraid of looking like a girl. Like I've been worried that I look like a girl. People say I don't, but I still worry that I do.
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Re: Worried about being transgender?

Postby anonymous56dgh894h » Sat Mar 10, 2018 2:19 am

Do you think I'm transgender, or is it TOCD? I hope I'm not transgender.
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