egg💉irl

I might be a tad nervous about the prospect of starting hormones.

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If you were faking it you'd know because you'd have a concrete reason why you were faking it
A quick way to know if you're 'just faking' is to have them anyway and see how they make you feel a few months in. Maybe won't work for everyone or everymany but it worked great for us.
- I am glad they’ve worked so well for you! 😊 And I am hopeful that they’ll work great for me too. I think part of my anxiety is that I’ll start taking them and then not like how they make me feel, because I’d be sad if I don’t get to transition.
  
  Just know that if you get to a spot where the medicine isn't something you wish to continue for whatever the reason, that doesn't mean you have to stop transitioning and living your authentic self. There are definitely transgender people out there that transition and are medication free and they are just as valid.
  I wish you all the best! You are doing great!
  
  You can still transition even if you don’t take hormones! There’s no rule that all trans people have to be or stay on hormones their entire life. Some people will stay on HRT a while and then stop because they’re satisfied with the changes that happened and don’t want more, or they can’t continue HRT for health reasons, etc.
  
  I totally get why you feel that way so please don't think I'm mocking you, but I had to smile at this peak egg logic <3
  I doubt you need it, but I thought of a few rebuttals:
  You can keep taking it anyway, even if you don't like it
  If you're dysphoric now, it's hardly going to make you feel worse
  Better to try it and find out then spend the rest of your life wondering "what if"
  If it turns out you don't like how you feel on E I will eat my Blåhaj
Just try it, it’s reversible under a year :3
It will be very clear to you because cis people will feel uncomfortable and dysphoric. Plus it’s a good opportunity for self discovery.
- I don't think this is good advice tbh. I tried this myself, after 5 weeks I felt no mental changes (good or bad) and DID get seemingly irreversible boob growth.
  
  There is overwhelmingly evidence that proof breast growth is reversible (to a degree, the fat, not the bud).
  Maybe give it some time? It will shrink over time. I wish you best luck :3
  Also, there are non-binary HRT that allows you to have all the benefits of estrogen without breast growth (to a degree). It depends on your goal.
if youre worried about faking it, you probably aren't
I'm not sure there is such a thing as faking it. If you're happier on HRT, then awesome. If you're not, then stop. It's your body, go nuts.
doesn matter. do it! it doesn brake anythin! ur safe! <3
Imposter syndrome is real. You're not faking it. You are who you are. :)
A lot of trans people face imposter syndrome. It’s worse when people don’t support you.