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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Gaia][quote=Anonymous][quote=Gaia][quote=Anonymous]Do you think there would have been any way to continue living as a man and being accepting of yourself?

Is there any way you can describe what it feels like to feel like your gender and sex don't match up?[/quote]

No. I might have been able to suppress my feelings enough to get by on a day to day basis, but I would have been very unhappy.

Every trans person has a different experience, so please understand that my views and history are mine alone.

I felt uncomfortable growing up. I'm a very sensory person, so I've described it as constantly feeling like there was a tag itching me on my clothing, or that uncomfortable toe seam on socks. I was never truly at ease. I didn't hate my penis, but hated that having it meant that I was automatically supposed to subscribe to traditional masculine thoughts and actions. I felt like I was pretending. I would study what boys and men did and then replicated the behaviors that I saw, but constantly felt like I was playing a character.

Transitioning has changed me from wearing an itchy wool shirt to the smoothest, softest silk shirt that feels wonderful when I wear it.[/quote]

Not the PP. Thanks for educating all of us. I love this thread.

Do you now study women and try to replicate their behavior? [/quote]

I study women now to some extent, though I've found that being feminine and doing "woman-y" things comes so much more naturally to me than doing "man-ly" things. A lot of behaviors I see women do, I've found that I instinctively do.

When my hair finally grew out enough, I practiced doing hair flips and felt like such an amazing goddess of a women the first time I did it. That was a great experience.

Despite watching women do it everyday, I cannot manage to walk in heels. It's embarrassing to watch me try. I'll stick to my beloved flats![/quote]

Thanks for sharing. I am a Cis woman, tomboy. I felt like I had to study how women act (still do) because it did/does not come naturally. Give me sweats and running shoes anyway.

When you walk in heels you have to toe walk (not heal walk) and you have to move your hips or it looks robotic. It looks best if you act like you are walking a straight line, your foot goes right in front of you. Runway models have to be taught this. I bet there are videos on you tube. All my girlfriends practices this in private (or with friends) in front of a mirror before they go out, like for homecoming or prom. It's is not natural for most people. You scrape the bottom of the shoe so it does not slide on slick floors.

I like to find common ground with people. Cheers!

:lol: [/quote]

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