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Trans Talk 5w
It’s still here the next day. I hope the estrogen can fix everything I don’t like about my body. I’m really worried that it just won’t be able to. Ugh. This sucks it hasn’t been this bad for a while.
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Trans Talk 5w
Guys I am so stressed about everything right now. It’s making the dysphoria worse which is making the stress worse and so on and so forth. Luckily I was able to muster the energy to shave tonight which helped the dysphoria. But I just feel like crap rn.
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Anonymous 5w

If you’re worried about hair loss, you can look into things like dutasteride or finasteride to help with DHT levels and such. Oestrogen in tandem can help undo some loss, as can massaging the area, using minoxidil, or meeting with a dermatologist.

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Anonymous 5w

Estrogen is powerful, but it isn't a miracle, there's no guarantee that it will fix *everything* that you don't like about yourself, in fact it probably won't, and expecting it to will only make you feel worse. that said, even the stuff it didn't totally fix about me, it helped. years of transitioning later, I still have leg hair, but i'm more fine with it now.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

Transitioning is just as much a mental transformation as a physical one, and you can't expect everything to magically heal itself. it takes work, but you can do it, and you have your community here to support you if you need help

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

I’m gonna be honest that was the opposite message I needed to hear right now. I’m not expecting it to be a replacement for therapy or smth I just want it to fix the bit of hair loss I had before I was able to get on hrt. And also make my outline and face more feminine. But tbh mostly the hair I’m super super dysphoric about that. Realism is not the direction I need right now because my tendency is to underestimate what estrogen can do already. So pushing me further into that direction

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

Both doesn’t help and doesn’t even feel accurate

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5w

I don’t wanna be mean but I just already struggle with thinking estrogen won’t do anything so that really just isn’t the thing I need right now.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5w

Yea I’ve already done some of that. I’m just so dysphoric about it.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

estrogen really helped my outlook on life ! like just knowing that i've stopped the masculinization ((which it will do once you're at the right levels)) and am slowly gaining ground towards a more feminine body has been amaaaazing

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