Hey! I started finding out what being trans actually means about half a year ago, and as I look into it more and more, I am realizing just how much of that stuff relates to me, or sounds like what I want to be, and I really wanna look further into it.

I was wondering what are some good resources, stories of trans people or other possible signs, that would help me answer my question.

My main issue is that I do not like my body. I always thought it was because I am fat, but now that it could be something else, I have no idea where to look and see which one it is, which is something that has really been bothering me lately. I also don’t like quite a few aspects of “male” society, but again, that could just be normal.

I just want to know who I am, I wanna be able to question myself and find out things about myself I would’ve not found on my own

Please don’t reply with “you are trans” or “you aren’t trans”, I want the only person that answers that question to be myself.

I’d just appreciate some help, some resources, something to read up on to find out what’s wrong with me

  • LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM
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    1 year ago

    Try messing with your expression. Ask your best friend or someone you trust to call you a different name or with different pronouns for a day. Wear clothes you normally wouldn’t, look at yourself in a way you normally wouldn’t. Just in general explore your gender. It sounds silly but try a faceapp gender swap. Mess around in a game that has a good character creator. Play an MMO and make friends online who don’t know you as the “male” you. There’s a lot of different ways to safely interact with and examine your own gender identity.

    You know, for me rephrasing the question entirely helped a lot at first. Instead of asking whether or not I was trans I asked myself “would I be happier if I was” or “would I be happier if I transitioned”. Then I explored my identity to find that answer.