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A community for transfeminine people and experiences.

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Some helpful links:

The Gender Dysphoria Bible // In depth explanation of the different types of gender dysphoria.
Trans Voice Help // A community here on blahaj.zone for voice training.
LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory // A directory of LGBTQ+ accepting Healthcare providers.
Trans Resistance Network // A US-based mutual aid organization to help trans people facing state violence and legal discrimination.
TLDEF's Trans Health Project // Advice about insurance claims for gender affirming healthcare and procedures.
TransLifeLine's ID change Library // A comprehensive guide to changing your name on any US legal document.

Support Hotlines:

The Trevor Project // Web chat, phone call, and text message LGBTQ+ support hotline.
TransLifeLine // A US/Canada LGBTQ+ phone support hotline service. The US line has Spanish support.
LGBT Youthline.ca // A Canadian LGBT hotline support service with phone call and web chat support. (4pm - 9:30pm EST)
988lifeline // A US only Crisis hotline with phone call, text and web chat support. Dedicated staff for LGBTQIA+ youth 24/7 on phone service, 3pm to 2am EST for text and web chat.

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I'm genuinely laughing. (feddit.org)

submitted 1 week ago by jamie_veal@feddit.org to c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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Here I am, sitting at home, living my life as usual, more or less. Yet, something changed.

I'm looking at memes and I'm actually laughing. I'm watching the same old shows I always watch on the side, and the same old jokes make laugh. Not just a chuckle here or there as I'm used to, but real, genuine laughter. It's not like this was completely foreign to me before, but very unusual.

I've been struggling with my mental state for most of my life. I still am, and probably will keep doing so. 20 years of unhealthy coping strategies leave their mark. There's been therapy, there's been ideas of what might be wrong, though, never a real diagnosis. Nothing excluded as well - "real" diagnosis just didn't happen.

But now it feels... different. I feel different. For most of my life I've been rather disconnected from my emotions. For the last week I've been closer to myself than ever before - maybe besides some drug-induced states. I'm almost crying typing this, the good kind of crying, the cathartic one.

And all it took was the realisation that I am no man?

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[–] jamie_veal@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

Glad to hear it turned out well for you! I'm convinced, definitely going to make that call tomorrow.