Carole Cross
05-25-2009, 12:09 PM
I am not sure this is the right section buit it is related to TS issues.
A very close friend of mine died ten years ago and I am writing this as a tribute.
I met this friend when Iwas twelve years old and his name was Michael. We seemed to hit it off straight away and became very close, like brothers. We had a lot of good times, we went on holiday to spain, sahred a flat for a while and despite my feelings life seemed quite good at the time.
WE started to see abit less of each other when we both had girlfriends, but we always kept in touch from time to time. He seened to be a bit more confident than me and had more girlfriends and eventually found one who he really fell for.
The relationship seemed to be going well but something happened, I don't know what, and she dumped him. This hit really hard and he started drinking and became an alchoholic.
After this I found that all was not as it seeemed and, although I did not realise at the time, I now believe he had GID. I will not go iunto detail of how I know butI have been thinking about it a lot recently and his actions are certainly some I have since read about on this forum and other sources.
He did eventually come to me for help to overcome his addiction and I tried to help even though my gf at the time did not like me seeing him and tried to drive a wedge between our friendship. I think I did help him to control his drinking but when I last saw him he had not quit completely but he did seem a
lot more like his old self.
The one thing I will never forget is what he said to me on one of the last few times I saw him. He said "shall I have a sex change and then I can be your girlfriend", that left me speechless but I wasn't entirely sure whether he was sober or not, so I didn't question him further. I feel that I let him down but not confessing how I felt because a few months later he drowned in the bath while drunk and I might have been able to save him if I had come out.
All I can say is sorry, but I know it won't bring him back. :sad:
A very close friend of mine died ten years ago and I am writing this as a tribute.
I met this friend when Iwas twelve years old and his name was Michael. We seemed to hit it off straight away and became very close, like brothers. We had a lot of good times, we went on holiday to spain, sahred a flat for a while and despite my feelings life seemed quite good at the time.
WE started to see abit less of each other when we both had girlfriends, but we always kept in touch from time to time. He seened to be a bit more confident than me and had more girlfriends and eventually found one who he really fell for.
The relationship seemed to be going well but something happened, I don't know what, and she dumped him. This hit really hard and he started drinking and became an alchoholic.
After this I found that all was not as it seeemed and, although I did not realise at the time, I now believe he had GID. I will not go iunto detail of how I know butI have been thinking about it a lot recently and his actions are certainly some I have since read about on this forum and other sources.
He did eventually come to me for help to overcome his addiction and I tried to help even though my gf at the time did not like me seeing him and tried to drive a wedge between our friendship. I think I did help him to control his drinking but when I last saw him he had not quit completely but he did seem a
lot more like his old self.
The one thing I will never forget is what he said to me on one of the last few times I saw him. He said "shall I have a sex change and then I can be your girlfriend", that left me speechless but I wasn't entirely sure whether he was sober or not, so I didn't question him further. I feel that I let him down but not confessing how I felt because a few months later he drowned in the bath while drunk and I might have been able to save him if I had come out.
All I can say is sorry, but I know it won't bring him back. :sad: