this is me whining
so when i went to the dmv to get my license about a month ago, i was informed that if i wanted to have a male gender marker on my license that i would have to find a psychologist and have them fill out the dl 329 gender change form. my mom said she knew a shrink lady from our church so i went to her and had her fill it out. but the dmv just sent the form back because apparently she is not the right kind of shrink? i guess she is a counselor and not a psychologist? i am not super sure what the difference is, honestly; i am kind of ignorant of that sort of thing. so now i am stressed out because i don't know any psychologists. they said it doesn't have to be someone in california, that i could have whoever i might have seen in portland to do it, but i didn't see anyone in portland. i don't know any psychologists and i have no idea how to go about finding one, which is maybe stupid but that is how it is. i also don't have any money so i am not sure what i am going to do if i DO find one because i can't really pay anyone to fill this form out for me (the church friend did it for free). and, of course, interaction with strangers freaks me out and interacting on the phone freaks me out even more (stupid asperger's) so i am basically at this point where i am not at all sure wtf i am supposed to do. it pisses me off that i haveve to do it in the first place, honestly, because hello, obviously i am male so why the fuck do i need a psychologist to confirm that? i mean, i understand those are the rules of the system but it's still annoying. so i don't know what to do. and i'm am stressed out about it more than i probably should be. i mean, i already have the license and everything and it has the correct gender marker, but i guess it will be invalid or something if i don't find someone to fill out the damned form within the next 60 days. i hate stressing over things that are really not that big of a deal but i can't help it. i just don't know what to do.