just feeling unusually happy today, but I attribute most of my happy days to transition (particularly estrogen), and in case it’s helpful or motivating, others should know it really can get better, just keep trying

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  • Lumelore (She/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    15·
    17 days ago

    Same. Sometimes I simply just think about the fact that I am a woman and it makes me feel so happy. I still have occasional dysphoric days but they’ve been getting less frequent the further along I get.

    • dandelion (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      14·
      17 days ago

      I literally could not believe a life like I have now was even a possibility when I started my transition, I guess how I feel is that failed to “plan for success”. I was only prepared to live the rest of my life as a grumpy, man-shaped “woman”. This is so far from that 🥰

      • Bryllyg@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        8·
        17 days ago

        I started HRT last October. It feels like I’ve come a long way in just these few months and I know there’s tons more to learn and form new habits around and I can’t wait to tackle each thing and figure it out. I was never like this before. I never had this much drive to better myself and live each moment treating life like the precious thing it is. 10 or 20 years ago I couldn’t fathom the level of happiness I feel today since coming out. I never saw how deep a hole I was really in back then until I got out of it.

  • Emily (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    11·
    17 days ago

    Same here. I have my down days where everything just feels like to much but, for the first time in my life, I feel happy with who I am. I love the shape and feel of my body, I love my friends, and I’m not crushed by the chronic depression and anxiety that they told me might never improve.