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Therapy?

Discussion in 'Gender Identity and Expression' started by RayXxx, Aug 12, 2014.

  1. RayXxx

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    I was just curious, does anyone attend therapy for their gender dysphoria or transgender issues? I'm sure for those of you in transition have/are.

    How helpful has it been for you, and if you transitioned or are transitioning is it helping you feel better?
     
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    I attempted to bring up the issue with my therapist but he avoided that conversation completely and said something to the effect of " I shouldn't be indulging such thoughts". After 4 sessions with him I "forgot" about my 5th scheduled meetup with him.
     
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    Wow, I'm sorry that you had that sort of experience with a therapist. It sounds like you got one of the bad ones...

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    I have gone to therapy for my transition. At first, I saw it as something that I had to do in order to continue my transition. But, as time went on, I found that I was starting to feel more comfortable with myself and I was becoming more comfortable showing my male side (which before I felt like I had to force it). She helped me once and for all break away from that little voice that kept telling me that I was female and should act that way. Since she works for my college though, I have not seen her since before summer break.
     
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    I have and it helped me tons & tons, I really-REALLY miss my last therapist.
     
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    I've only seen people a couple of times, and while cathartic I'm not sure it was quite what I needed. I need more in real life friends that can better relate to me. But then, everyone can use some good friends.
     
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    I've been in therapy since I was 16, much of the time I was there to weed out my depression/anxiety issues despite my dysphoria being the core of it. Despite much educating of the people I saw, I didn't get far and honestly left more depressed than I was going in.

    I had heard of people who specialized in trans issues around the start, but I never perused them until this summer when I had been without a therapist since November 2013 and was lucky to find someone who worked with local trans people I encountered on a nifty trans website and was very reasonable with a sliding scale ($25-$40).

    It's only been 3 or so sessions now, but things are way better than before. She's really chill and laid back and is associated with someone I saw previously who was really involved with the LGBTQ community and I'm sure I probably could have gotten a letter or more info from her if I still saw her (I had to cancel and ended up forgetting). Despite this, she's fairly reasonable with scheduling (they can be whenever you want; I prefer once a week to get my letter sooner.