• Norah - She/They
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    231 year ago

    As a trans woman who grew up being taught boys don’t cry, it’s taken me the better part of 6 years to learn how to connect with my emotions healthily. I’m so sorry that society treats y’all like this. 💜

    • @[email protected]
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      81 year ago

      I basically had suppressed my emotions my whole life. Since puberty I could count on one hand with fingers to spare the number of times I legit cried before transition and it was usually something like death of a pet or family member.

      Some of thst was from running on the wrong hormones, but plenty of cis men are able feel emotional on T. A lot was being scared of showing I had emotion.

      I’ve faired better as I’m not 2 years into transition and already feel like a different person.

      • Norah - She/They
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        31 year ago

        My theory is that because our brains are “wired” to be women, T causes our emotions to be more out of whack. Anecdotally, I’ve met a couple of trans men who felt more attuned to their emotions after starting T.

        But yeah, I know what you mean about feeling scared. I’m really glad your transition is going well. Keep on shining your light!