That's.. like me looking back at my memories, questioning why on Earth was a young girl who had such deep issues was allowed to take testosterone. It really is eye-opening to how the whole process is honestly not very safe.
It's eye-opening to look at pre-transition photos of myself now. I was fit and quite pretty, but I only saw a disgusting mistake when I looked in the mirror Now I think, holy shit, I was really mentally unwell back then. How the fuck was I deemed well enough to get HRT, surgery?
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The silver-lining for me (always try to find those) now that I've finally gotten to a stage were I can actually look at old photos and see what I actually was - not a disgusting freak - I've actually developed something of a protective feeling for younger me. I want to help her.
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I’m a retired woman so I’ve lived in the world for a while. Forgive me, but you must know that you are a beautiful young woman and life is an exquisite and expensive gift. Whilst managing expectations sensibly: Squeeze the Pips, take the Trampoline not the Tube. Live as you will!
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, I relate a lot. I had the same thoughts when I looked in the mirror but the photos I have show a normal girl who looked fine. In my assessments I'd talk at length about what I thought I saw, the language I used could be very harsh, but they were apparently unconcerned.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I look at you and see a beautiful young woman
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Oh, you
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By the time I was 30 I was size 6/8 and thought I was so fat, I could barely bear to look at myself and yet I felt a compulsion to. I looked in every shop window/mirror and I was disgusted at myself. I still have bad days. I'm glad you can now see yourself as you really were xx
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thank you, I hope you're doing much better now, even with the bad days xx
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Every single detransitioner I’ve spoken to on Twitter has said some variation of exactly that.
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If people who are in love are given 3 photos of their partners - one real, one altered positively, one negatively - they will pick the most attractive as being the real one. Unhappy couples will pick the most unattractive. I’m guessing self esteem works in the same way.
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