Memories of an old life

[victoriacantons]

I was reading the blog of another TS I know who is journeying through the transition process right now as I am. It's quite interesting to me that though there are many similarities with other TS women's experiences we really don't have so much in common as we perhaps might wish we did - in the past I had very much wanted to feel I was not alone in

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"There's a lot I recognise about him but not about her emerging"

[anonymous]

I read it elsewhere as well and I have to say it is an interesting statement:

"There's a lot I recognise about him but not about her emerging"

This may explain the difference tat some of us experience. I knew "her" from my earliest memories and she was the one that was developing. "He" was so badly suppressed as to cause the problem with society.

When I abandoned any pretence of being him, it was an immediate and complete revelation of who I truly was. As somewhat put it (from a metaphorical perspective), I put on the dress and revealed the woman.

I wonder if that explains why some of us just are women?

Re: "There's a lot I recognise about him but not about her emerging"

[alicephilippa]

For me starting transition was just effectively flipping a switch. Any pretence of being him was put to one side, even though I continued to function in society for a further 6 months in male mode, whilst preparing the ground to put him away for ever.

When I cleared out the wardrobes of his clothing it was like sorting out the stuff belonging to a close but departed friend - they weren't my wardrobes.

[rainbowchazer]

Thank you for posting this.

I have learnt so much about differing approaches to coming out trans since beginning to read LJ, it has helped me so much.