an emotional rollercoaster for sure, I had an emotional breakthrough, I feel so much better daily, and I'm really motivated to improve myself. estrogen seems to have been a wonderful decision for me :)
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... TWO months HRT (ah, ah, ah) ...
So I got my GID diagnosis at last! I'm now certified Trans, for what it's worth. Switching from DIY to prescription injections next week, yay ~
Plus a surprising (welcome) result in the Japanese election. Hope for marriage equality in the near future?
Difficult, not gonna lie. Everything's become much more real since coming out to my parents, and while everyone I've told has been amazingly supportive I kinda feel like I'm trapped being who I've always been. Each small step is like climbing another mountain. I'm scared I might never get to finally be me (thanks TERF Island). Got a blåhaj to snuggle though so things aren't all bad I guess
I put away my clean laundry pile! And cleaned up my living space a fair bit! Wooo!
And I'm making TACOS!
bad.
I've been struggling like usual. Trying to meet some people so I'm not always alone, but wow, some of the folks I'm meeting are exhausting to be around.
It's been a long time since I've had a friend I can just hang out with and feel like it's not work.
I hear that... don't know that I've much in the way of friends since middle school... 😕
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Ugh, had to wear male clothes because it was quite cold and I can't afford anything. Went to lots of second hand stores and of the little that fit, I just felt it looked terrible. So, boymoding it was.
Over time it really eats away at me, and I just dissociate. And now I have to heal it again. I'll be so happy once I had this all behind me. I at least managed to find something unisex and I tossed the male clothes.
Buy ya, after that ordeal, another. Got lasered, and it makes me look like I have facial hair tattooed on or something for about two weeks. Can't wear makeup.
Can't wait to exit terminator mode.
On the positive side, I'm currently staying in some family's garden in Belgium and they're super supportive. And last week I was in another Belgian family's garden and they were, too. The hrt also remains solid every single day and I don't understand how I ever survived without it.
It's been an intense few weeks. Been offering up space to some other folks in the community and we've been working through some heavy shit. Feels good to be living polyamory as mutual aid, something I've always believed in but hadn't yet implemented to the level I wanted.
I'm also experiencing some really major improvements with fibromyalgia for a few reasons. I've been able to get to the gym a lot more, and having the equipment there to get my joints back in place is helping a lot. Still can't make my way through a workout without feeling really out of place and dysphoric and I'm sure I'm glowering at everyone but nobody's given me shit yet and I doubt they will. I also definitely didn't hear this many dudes before I transitioned at the end of their sets loudly announcing "87... 88... 89..." and racking their weights like they're benching the earth itself.
Psilocybin has also changed things significantly and microdosing has been helping so so much. So glad to have people who helped hook me up.