help i dont know what to think
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Well, first of all, I'd say think very, very carefully about that, because it's permanent.
That being said, congratulations on your discovery! The first thing you're going to need to do is see a psychologist/psychiatrist so that they can confirm what you're saying. If you truly want to be a woman, you're going to have to get those doctors on board before many surgeons will give you SRS
That being said, congratulations on your discovery! The first thing you're going to need to do is see a psychologist/psychiatrist so that they can confirm what you're saying. If you truly want to be a woman, you're going to have to get those doctors on board before many surgeons will give you SRS
What sort of relationship do you have with your parents? Do you feel that they would accept you? Are you ready to possibly hear some hurtful things? Ask yourself those type of questions. If you are confident that you can have a healthy dialogue about it, then go for it!
If you're concerned about what your parents will think enough for that to be one of your main concerns I feel that maybe it is not something that you actually wish to do. Your answers and your posts in other threads do stink rather of trolling. I also don't see why this thread is directed to submissives in particular, anyone can be transgender.
However, as Lestat said, you will need to talk to your doctor, who will then refer you to a psychologist.
The psychologist doesn't just check that you genuinly want it and arn't just trolling the nhs they asses if you have a psychological condition which mimics transgerism (apparantly there are some)
Once they're satisfied you'll be refered on to a gender specialist. They will further asses you and either agree with your diagnosis or not.
Then if they agree with your diagnosis you will be required to undergo councilling, at some point you and your therapist will agree that it is time to begin what is known as social change.
What this means is you will begin to present yourself to the world as the sex you wish to change to. You will need to live, dress, work and everything else as the sex you wish to change to for two years (it is only one year in some other countries but here in the UK it's two). At this point also you will need to change your name.
During this time you will be prescribed hormones of the sex you are changing to.
Once you have completed the two years you will be assessed to see if you are eligible for surgery.
As you can probably see form this it's a long process. Probably an absolute minimum of 3 years, but I think 5 plus is far more common.
Some useful links; http://www.tsroadmap.com/reality/wpath-standards.html http://www.wpath.org/ http://www.wpath.org/documents2/socv6.pdf
However, as Lestat said, you will need to talk to your doctor, who will then refer you to a psychologist.
The psychologist doesn't just check that you genuinly want it and arn't just trolling the nhs they asses if you have a psychological condition which mimics transgerism (apparantly there are some)
Once they're satisfied you'll be refered on to a gender specialist. They will further asses you and either agree with your diagnosis or not.
Then if they agree with your diagnosis you will be required to undergo councilling, at some point you and your therapist will agree that it is time to begin what is known as social change.
What this means is you will begin to present yourself to the world as the sex you wish to change to. You will need to live, dress, work and everything else as the sex you wish to change to for two years (it is only one year in some other countries but here in the UK it's two). At this point also you will need to change your name.
During this time you will be prescribed hormones of the sex you are changing to.
Once you have completed the two years you will be assessed to see if you are eligible for surgery.
As you can probably see form this it's a long process. Probably an absolute minimum of 3 years, but I think 5 plus is far more common.
Some useful links; http://www.tsroadmap.com/reality/wpath-standards.html http://www.wpath.org/ http://www.wpath.org/documents2/socv6.pdf
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My advice will not be anywhere as good as that of lestat221 or sum1 but I would start by slowly transitioning individual parts of my life one-by-one. Start small by changing the way you dress. These things can be subtle. Read everything you can get your hands on and seek out groups of like-minded people. This is not a change you can make overnight but one that will take time. Start small and scale up from there.
Good luck!
Good luck!
There is a lot of good information here, I wish I had had this information when I first came to face the fact that I was transgendered. I have had my diagnosis for a year and a half now and I have not been able to start anything because of my personal circumstances. Hopefully in the next few months I'll be able to get things rolling with my hormone replacement therapy.
There is no one clear path and many outcomes. Don't go into it thinking of only one outcome because it will make the whole process a lot more frustrating than it already is.
You have to find psychologists even willing to take a TG/TS case. Once you do they will point you in the right direction for the psychiatrist/specialist. You may have to travel to another city to get the second opinion.
Some people live as TG that never do anything about it, some live on anti-depressants and some transition.
There is a lot of money involved for HRT (hormone replacement theory), doctors, traveling, electrolysis, and possibly eventual GRS/SRS.
I am not trying to be negative about the process or try to scare you off of it because if you truly are then these are challenges that you will be facing. It is a hard uphill battle.
Then there is the coming out to people, family, friends, acquaintances and such. You have to be prepared to deal with all the different reactions.
I will also say this, it is definitely better to find out and deal with it earlier in your life than later.
You can PM if you want, I have lots of websites and support resources online. The ones listed above are very good standards, but I know of a live chat that has counsellors on it and a forum and other well respected websites.
There is no one clear path and many outcomes. Don't go into it thinking of only one outcome because it will make the whole process a lot more frustrating than it already is.
You have to find psychologists even willing to take a TG/TS case. Once you do they will point you in the right direction for the psychiatrist/specialist. You may have to travel to another city to get the second opinion.
Some people live as TG that never do anything about it, some live on anti-depressants and some transition.
There is a lot of money involved for HRT (hormone replacement theory), doctors, traveling, electrolysis, and possibly eventual GRS/SRS.
I am not trying to be negative about the process or try to scare you off of it because if you truly are then these are challenges that you will be facing. It is a hard uphill battle.
Then there is the coming out to people, family, friends, acquaintances and such. You have to be prepared to deal with all the different reactions.
I will also say this, it is definitely better to find out and deal with it earlier in your life than later.
You can PM if you want, I have lots of websites and support resources online. The ones listed above are very good standards, but I know of a live chat that has counsellors on it and a forum and other well respected websites.
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