37 years young. Tomorrow, I’m finally asking my home physician to send me to a gender identity clinic to assess whether I have dysphoria according to my country’s standards and policies. If my physician does send me there, then within a few years I might get the much needed diagnosis and then I will finally be eligible for HRT.
MEANWHILE.
I have made a list of things that I can start exploring in order to feel more comfortable with the woman within. Gosh… Please excuse my phrasing. I’m so effing closeted. 😅
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Hair removal - booked!!! Going on the 27th.
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Perfumes - planned!!! Trying some out tomorrow.
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Nails - don’t even know where to start. I have NEVER even given these babies a second’s thought. 😭
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Wigs - I have no hair. If and when I get diagnosed, the state will provide a certain amount every year to buy wigs and they will refer me to a professional wig maker as part of the treatment for dysphoria.
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Makeup - no idea where to start. Is there ANY other way than watching YouTube tutorials? Although I totally accept that this probably is the most effective way.
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Clothes - am I just supposed to try on everything I find pretty? 😅🩷🩵🤍
I wrote such a long reply and accidentally pressed “cancel”. 💔
I guess I’ll just write the most important part for now: thank you so much for your heartwarming response! And thank you for not accepting transgenderness being framed as a medical condition. I easily go along with that jargon because of the hoops I have to jump through to justify myself. I even feel anxious about talking to the physician tomorrow, you know?
Anyhow, thank you for all the great advice!!!🩵
That’s completely valid to feel somewhat anxious about! Luckily, this is no exam, you don’t need to score, you just need to somehow get the point across. You can do this 💪