Trans Talk on Yik Yak | How do you deal with wanting to transition but worrying about what people in your life will think? For example I feel like if I start to transition I can never show my face at the place I volunteer again because I’ll have disappointed everyone there.

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How do you deal with wanting to transition but worrying about what people in your life will think? For example I feel like if I start to transition I can never show my face at the place I volunteer again because I’ll have disappointed everyone there.

Anonymous 2w

At the end of the day, you only got you. You have to choose what’s safest. If people react adversely, they are not people to keep around. Much love

Anonymous 2w

i totally get this. i was pre t when i started my job. i’m almost a year and a half on t and haven’t come out yet. i literally stopped my shots and skip doses bc i don’t want people to know. but at the same time i hate going by deadname and she/her

Anonymous 2w

Or my parents. If I transitioned I know they’d be supportive but I also know they’d be uncomfortable and sad. No matter how kind and accepting they are I’d still be killing their daughter

Anonymous 2w

One of the main things that’s stopped me transitioning for years is this heavy guilt and shame. I get more desperate to transition every single day but I feel like I’m trapped. Like I can never actually do it. So many people will hate me or be devastated

Anonymous

OP 2w

I guess the best thing to do is shift your mindset. as opposed to thinking of it in terms of "killing their daughter" think of it more like... a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. sure it's different, but it's not bad, you'd simply be growing into who you are. also making the choice not to transition could lead to adverse mental health that may also lead to the death of their daughter. ultimately transitioning is a personal journey and it's about your mental health.

Anonymous

OP 2w

possibly thinking of it as solving a health issue would make it more acceptable to you. And yeah there may be some people that don't like it, transphobia will always exist, but you'd be surprised how many people there are that will support you.

Anonymous

#1 2w

Thank you this was really helpful