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At the risk of boring sisters who have heard me say this before, let me again state the position of Jungian psychology (and also another system called Psychosynthesis):

1. Crossdressing, at least...

Alas, to ask this is proof of sanity.

My guess--no, my bet--is that if you wait it out, the urge to tell friends or family will go away.

Talking to a counselor can help, and is much better.
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If you were serious in the first place, you'd understand why your posts are so dubious.

We've seen this kind of thing here often enough before. I've posted the excerpt from your original post,...

MsMichelle22 wrote:

It's hard to take your question seriously when you post things like:


Also, 23 years old with 6-year old twins?

This isn't fair to other members who've spent time trying...

Marlena,

I think you're right about the basic irrational compensation. CDing is likely "overdetermined" in that there are multiple causes or conflicts that simultaneously support it. For...

Yeah, I think that's almost certainly true in some cases. And then there can be a rebound.

Cathy

I found this passage in Carl Jung's commentary on the Secret of the Golden Flower. The idea is that if male (yang) energy is too much emphasized consciously, the female (yin) energy will compensate...

No pain, no gain.

Hi Megan,

To be honest, I think it's not a good idea

The gender "specialists" I've met professionally have been almost without exception totally clueless and unable to separate their own issues...

Which way? I'm not being flip. I think it's essential to pin down exactly what you mean, as all CDs are different.

> She has it in her head that we do what we do as it is obsessive
> behaviour...

I think that's a very good way of saying it.

I would add, though, in my case, that there is "surplus baggage" with the female self-image. The feelings are real, but many beliefs and inferences...

I would try to diplomatically get them to see how they are naive and a bit presumptuous to think they can explain something like this which they have never experienced personally.

However, I might...

Definitely

Here's a theory:

People are usually pretty secure in their sexual preference. Most guys know that they like girls. They might have a much lesser latent gay side, but that itself...

Joy wrote:

> Really spirtual like touching one's soul.

I think that's getting right at it.

Wendy wrote:

> "WENDY" that's how i feel i feel veary "WENDY" when i am dressed

Thanks for all your replies.

Note that I'm not looking for *all* emotional descriptors, just those that relate to the extremely unique feeling of bliss, the magical flow state, the dreamlike,...

Hi All,

For a while I've been collecting terms people use to describe the state of bliss etc. they feel when crossdressing. Here are some:

bliss
buzz
calm
comfortable
complete
ecstasy

However, consistent with my previous post, I guess it would be fair to say that I am very sympathetic to and supportive of the basic aims of feminism, if those are understood as the creation of a...

Donna,

1. I think one issue is that gender nonconformity upsets basic gender schemas. In general, people seek simple schemas and avoid changing them if they can. We see this all over--for...

I am a humanist, not a feminist. I find "feminism" as a theoretical position to be divisive, paradoxical (because it perpetuates the very myth of basic gender differences it wishes to overcome) and...

Yes, but so are things like personailty disorders, phobias, and other conditions for which therapy might be considered in some sense 'elective.'
Further, I would venture to suggest that virtually...

I agree


I guess that might mean wome, some anyway, have a different way to break taboos. Maybe an example is the fantasy of having sex in a public place, etc--it seems that's a more common...

Baby wipes
later, moisturizer & aloe

Rock on.


Never say never.


Personally, I think the media are MAKING these people the center of attention, not the other way around.

It's nothing new IMHO.

Veronica, no argument from me on that.

I think the policy is absurd. I'm only saying (1) I have an idea why it developed; (2) once you understand that, it's a little less strange, and (3) I...

This isn't my theory--it's the unanimous opinion of many intelligent and experienced psychologists over the last 100 years. Jung, it happens, just stated it best: A strong emotional reaction to...