Ty for your work in this thread o7

Also I wish people used manic correctly as it made me identifying it for myself take way longer than it should. Mania isn’t just being an asshole and if someone is actually manic they need immediate intense care. Like go to a hospital if it’s really bad. Even less intense mania still needs care, even milder forms of mania are no joke.

That being said it could also be other mental health stuff, but people still do have a responsibility to get treated if they have the means to do so. Also some things really don’t have an easy treatment but it’s really frustrating when there is some mental health thing and it just gets called mental health disorder of the day instead of actually figuring out what it is

A lot was already mentioned, so I’ll just add a couple of things. One resource I used to help me understand if I was trans was https://genderdysphoria.fyi/en/

Laser can be very euphoric, and if you have the right skin tone/ hair color it can be very effective. Also, lots of places have packages that go on sale or Groupons.

voice training is something you can do wherever you are in your transition, and depending where you are / what insurance you can get a speech language pathologist that specializes (or at least is familiar with) in trans voice training.

Also adding on to the other suggestions about clothing, just be aware that your body changes shape on E, so clothing may start fitting differently as time passes if you end up doing hrt. For me trying cloths before hrt was not as euphoric until after my body started changing shape so if you do hrt it is something to look forwards to. It also can take a while for changes and they don’t necessarily happen in the same order for everyone. For me my boobs started growing in the first month but now it’s been over a year and I have just started noticing fat redistribution in my legs and face.

Social changes are similar and it’s up to you how quickly or slowly you go. For me it was a lot of pressure to explain to people what I was doing (especially because I am not doing a purely binary transition) and one of the best pieces of advice I got is that you don’t owe anyone, including people close to you, answers until you are ready to give them. Similarly you don’t have to be the one to explain what being trans means to you to every person that asks you. Overall, although it can be challenging, transitioning at your own pace can be really fun as you figure things out and get to decide a lot about who you are

Also that actually pokes fun at some of the actually funny parts of the trans experience

Like some of the things we have to go through can definitely be seen through the lens of humor, in a way that a trans person could appreciate

I really wish there was more trans humor like this, that actually references the trans experience