Do you get turned on just seeing yourself dressed?

[AmiFL]

I do not want to sound narcissistic, but I find myself getting turned on be the digital photos I have made of myself. Part of my crossdressing enjoyment is the sexual part, but I just enjoy looking at the different versions of me. It is fun to play with different looks and styles. It is not quite as good as the real thing (which I really miss) but it will have to do for now.....

Another thing that came as a bit of a shock, my pictures actually turned on a couple of other members here.... That felt pretty nice actually to be seen as a sexy pretty gurl, even if it was not all me.

[ILV2DRESS]

I defunitely do the sexual part is the best part..

[Samantha_Smile]

Every time I dress I get a sexual kick.

Youre not alone.

[missygatv]

Totally!! Everytime I dress, I stand up in front of the mirror and look at myself endlessly. I also like to touch my breasts and get hard just doing that ;-)

At the end of every dressing up session there is almost always some playing involved...

I do love just feeling feminine, though, and getting looks when I go out, etc. When I get a nice compliment from a posted photo, etc. Also when a GG tells me I'm wearing a cute skirt or she likes my shoes, etc.

[kellycan27]

Nope

[Kate Simmons]

Er--no, not really into myself Hon.:heehee:

[Joni Marie Cruz]

Well, it used to be there was a huge sexual component to it. Now when I look in the mirror it's more like, "Girl, you need to get your ass to the gym and btw, did you put your makeup on with your eyes closed?" So no, not so much.

Hugs...Joni Mari

[Kristitx555]

I think for me there is some of that... although my wife keeps asking me "who is your favorite girl... besides yourself?" LOL

[Karren H]

Nope

Me neither!!! But I did heard it was over rated! :D

[jenna_woods]

to me sex has nothing to do with it

[cindychan]

Not sexually but I do view myself as attractive or more attractive than a normal gal.:gorgeous:

[rayander01]

Turned on? Hell, I can't even find the switch. How ever I do enjoy the feeling of the material. Does that count?

Rey

[Veronica75]

Not to the degree I did when I was younger and, I must say, WAY hotter, but still quite a bit.

When I look in the mirror and don't get turned on by the girl looking back, that's the day I'll hang up my heels.

[Staci G]

Have you seen my picture? I think I have better taste than that in women but I still enjoy seeing myself and thinking dang girl you need work! and then I try harder

[danielle.cd]

somedays yes( more when i was younger ) and somedays its not turned on more like just being normal, in a you look good gurl go out an have fun kinda way,
i guess the more girlie i become the more i feel natural and dont think about getting turned on

[Crissy Kay]

Its a yes for me every once in a while!!! I still enjoy seeing my fantasy girl in the mirror!!!

[Susancd]

No I don't get turned on by looking at myself. But I do get a very warm glow from wearing the clothes and looking feminine. Not sure whether that does it justice as it is hard to put into words how it really feels.
Susan x

[kellycan27]

Me neither!!! But I did heard it was over rated! :D

Maybe I should re-evaluate it then...:heehee:

[kiratvx]

Yes, dressing up turns me on and seeing pictures of myself dressed turns me on too.

[Nicole Erin]

Dressed? Naw not really, I can look in the mirror and feel that I look good or not.

I get turned on seeing myself naked in the mirror. Wait that is another thread.


Me neither!!! But I did heard it was over rated! :D

Karren quit trying to antagonize Kelly, that is my job.

[susan lewis]

I love to look at photos of myself dressed and made up. Those photos have provided me with a lot of pleasure over the years

[Tracey Corset]

I can see where your coming from to a point, with me i have been dressing with a gorgeous wife for so many years, it's easy to be complacent and just dress, i love to dress to the mood she is in on that particular day/night, if she wants a casual night then i dress casual, if she wants a sexy night i dress sexy, the photos are very interesting because i can never plan what i am going to wear, so yes i do look back at some of our photos and get turned on by them because sometimes when on the spur of the moment it's maybe not what i expected to do, but the results are?

[HeatherScott]

When I was very young I got very flustered and panicky which caused some 'excitement' (in case I was caught) but now I'm much more confident and relaxed about the whole thing. Having said that when I take time to scrub up I admit it is a bit of a turn on....

[StaceyJane]

I don't get turned on but I am amazed that it's me in those pictures.

[Lorileah]

Sometimes I get the wave of nausea followed by the irrepressible urge to throw all my make up away and take up a new hobby. Usually I just look at myself and go "That'll do pig" and go watch TV

[Danielle Gee]

Well, it used to be there was a huge sexual component to it. Now when I look in the mirror it's more like, "Girl, you need to get your ass to the gym and btw, did you put your makeup on with your eyes closed?" So no, not so much.

Hugs...Joni Mari

Joni, Thats exactly the same thoughts I have (lol). I can pass.....at night.....If it's moonless......from hundreds of feet !!!!!!!:brolleyes:

[MelanieP]

It used to be a turn on to be dressed when I hadn't yet come to terms with myself around who I really was, and why I felt the need to CD to begin with. But since I've 'come out' to myself and acknowledged this very real and important side of myself, dressing feels more natural and not really anything sexual. If anything else, dressing is relaxing and calming for me and provides a way to let my inner feminine self out for even a short amount of time.

[Barbara Dugan]

Sometimes I get aroused but most of the time is a nice warm feeling :hugs:

[Wen4cd]

No part of me gets 'turned on' sexually by beholding, but there is a power transference that feels.... something. Blissful? My affect-higher-self, from the mirror, mesmerizes my affect-lower self, and subjugates it. Just hypnotizes and melts it away with eye contact. This form is designed, in image, partly for this purpose, and is close to the truth.

Then, I am in control. That could feel sexual to some, I guess. When I relieve the thought burden from my lower consciousness into the higher one, the lower experiences thoughtless bliss, and oneness with the higher, then is opened to my suggestions and advice.

I should just get a diary, but this works better, and is necessary sometimes. :D

[SuzyZahn]

I`ll second the motion of a nice warm feeling,,,,Eroticism may raise its ugly head after a few `pops` though,,,,its not the reason for being femme though,,,,at times just a short compliment to the feelings and look,,,

[Dragster]

After 50+ years of this, I still get a sexual thrill from dressing. Only part of it is the feminine look in the mirror, my corsetted waist, my breasts, my OWN legs encased in sheer black nylon and perched on stiletto heels etc. and I suspect that when I eventually get around to make-up and wigs, it will just complete the picture. An equally large part of the thrill is the feel of the clothes; the caress of satin on skin, the restriction of a tight skirt, corset and high heels, the tug of suspenders, especially if I put my long satin gloves and caress my own body all over, then I'm on cloud nine, and in need of release. My particular sexual fantasy would be making love to wife, similarly dressed, but a complete change of atitude to anything CD will be needed before that can happen, sadly.

Tony

[Tiff Rivera]

It used to be a turn on to be dressed when I hadn't yet come to terms with myself around who I really was, and why I felt the need to CD to begin with. But since I've 'come out' to myself and acknowledged this very real and important side of myself, dressing feels more natural and not really anything sexual. If anything else, dressing is relaxing and calming for me and provides a way to let my inner feminine self out for even a short amount of time.


I have to agree with Melanie. Once I made peace and accepted myself it wasn't sexual anymore. I'm a girl and that is what I see in the mirror and the pictures I take.

[docrobbysherry]

As a CD, that is!:heehee:

I'm a 60+ y/o man. I'm TOO OLD for sex!:brolleyes:

But, fortunately, Sherry is about 25 to 35! And she LOVES SEX!:o

I find her pictures; exciting, erotic, and sometimes, UNBELIEVABLE!:eek:
But, I have NEVER had sex with, or because of, pictures!:straightface:

Seeing Sherry live in my bedroom mirror, is another matter entirely! :D We almost always conclude our dressing sessions with her playing with an electric toy!:devil:

[MsJanessa]

touch Myself? well maybe if there is nobody else to touch Me

[sherri52]

I like seeing myself dressed but I wouldn't call it turned on. I'll get turned on when a GG does my makeup.

[Jenni_Aurora]

it all depends on which gender is on inside my head. If it's my maleness.. then yes, its happened. I went into my bedroom once to change out of my girl clothing, and i caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror and started to flirt with myself in the mirror, lol. When my mind is in femaleness, There is no sexual intention with it, its just completing myself, and making myself look how my mind feels.

[AmandaM]

I'm not my type.

[Cindy_Act]

I definitely find it a turn on being dressed and I get a buzz out of posting pictures of myself, but not sure looking in the mirror or looking at pictures of myself is a sexual turn on. So, I guess it's the act of being dressed rather than seeing myself...

[Dee2U]

Oh, I'm way too past it to be turned on by myself. Enjoy your youth. If you have the courage, take hormones. Those with too much testosterone will eventually lose whatever cuteness they had. But then so do GGs. Life is unfair that way to all of us....Dee

[katiemay34]

Mmm hmm!

[Rachel05]

That was what it used to do to me when i was much younger but now I love to see myself dressed and it gives me a nice feeling but not a sexual one

[RobynB]

The last time I looked into a mirror while dressed, it cracked. I do not want to buy a new computer monitor.

[Patty]

No -- too old

[Bobbie Bee]

For me, it's still a turn-on, especially when I dress a certain way, like a short skirt or a LBD.

[tricia_uktv]

It used to be but not any more. I think the more you do it the less the sexual thing comes in. I do look in the morror and think 'sexy girl' now though. I may be mistaken of course

[Veronica Lacey]

I do feel a slight increase in blood flow for certain yet it is more out of excitement to be dressed again than being turned on. :daydreaming:

More than anything I think viewing images of myself dressed simply stokes the fires of yearning to be able to dress in what I want when I want.

[Celeste]

Yes,it's a feeling I always want to be there.In a way, it's a confidence builder as well,a reassurance that I'm doing something right.I feel,we don't have to crucify ourselves about being turned on.I don't get exited every single time I dress,but when I do, I surely welcome it.

[KristinSkye]

Yeah, you're definitely not alone. I hate admit it, but I'm a little vain :heehee:

Sometimes while in drab I just like to pull up some of the photos I took. I find it really cool to look at them and see a different person.

Unfortunately I also do get a little sexual kick out of it, which is making me a bit nervous to go out for the first time.

[kellycan27]

After careful re-evaluation... I am going to stick with no. Boys turn me on, not girls :heehee:

[Melinda G]

I love to look at photos of myself dressed and made up. Those photos have provided me with a lot of pleasure over the years

That's a big AMEN, Hon. I also get a big kick out of seeing myself in a store window at night. They are like giant mirrors, you know. Just sort of stand there, like you're window shopping, or lookig at some product in the window.
But my videos are the best.:D

[baby beluga]

absolutely not

[Sexy_Girl]

Every time I dress I get a sexual kick.

Youre not alone.

same here. That's why I always say that I am a porn star when I dressed

[KimberlyJo]

No part of me gets 'turned on' sexually by beholding, but there is a power transference that feels.... something. Blissful? My affect-higher-self, from the mirror, mesmerizes my affect-lower self, and subjugates it. Just hypnotizes and melts it away with eye contact. This form is designed, in image, partly for this purpose, and is close to the truth.

Then, I am in control. That could feel sexual to some, I guess. When I relieve the thought burden from my lower consciousness into the higher one, the lower experiences thoughtless bliss, and oneness with the higher, then is opened to my suggestions and advice.

I should just get a diary, but this works better, and is necessary sometimes. :D
:yt:



Usually I just look at myself and go "That'll do pig" and go watch TV

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
BEST POST EVAR!!!

I dress to relax, actually I find my libido to be more subdued when dressed.

[Briana Blonde]

Transvestic fetishist so I the answer is yes...:o

[Lady Davida]

As a woman trapped in a mans body I identiy with and have declaired myself a lesbian. Back in the day when I dressed alone, I used to get extreemly sexualy aroused. It was so bad that I could barly even put on a pair of panties. I still get aroused sometimes but not as much as I used to. Now what I really enjoy when dressed is when the wife is in a good mood. My Relationship with my Wife is still a work in progress. It has been 4 or 5 years now and she still isn't fully accepting of my female self. But when she is accepting and gets attracted to me when I am in Girly mode...Watch Out because I am in for a treat - Drives me insane.

[Bella Young]

I definitely am turned on when I first slip on some silk panties. Theres a thrill to it :)

[KimberlyJo]

must be har.....uh...difficult putting on panties when you're aroused. :heehee:

**Don't answer that***

[vickianne]

i am in the school that i don't get really sexually turned on when i dress. i get a strong fem rush as i feel the things go on and then see myself dressed so nicely. Its that fem rush that makes me feel so good and want to do it more and more. Its so hard to explain but its so nice...and would so love to share it with a gg.

If that makes any sense at all!!

[rachelcdtvcd]

It's a yeap for me, since I get turned on every time I dress. It's always been sexual for me, well, ever since I learned what sex was. Nothing better than being able to be able to please yourself, especially when no one else is around.

[StarrOfDelite]

This thread reminds me of the scene in "Silence of the Lambs" where Ted Levine is dancing around in his altogether while posing in a mirror, and mouths the eternal sentiment of the bi-CD/TV, "I'd f**k me!"

I used to be a lot more excited by looking at myself dressed, but I still have that little male animalistic bit of my personality which causes me to look into my full length mirror and ask if I would fancy myself? Unfortunately, as I grow older the amount of makeup, accessorizing, primping, and hair/wig styling which go into the effort to get the question answered affirmatively has increased exponentially.

I am a terrible narcissist, anyways. I can get excited while posing nude as a guy and thinking how hot I could be in bed with myself if I were in TV mode. How sick is that?

[SamanthaS]

For a long time I thought I was the only one who got turned on by their own photos, LOL. It's not just you.

You are very lucky to have a spouse who dresses with you. Mine won't even take a pic with me :(

[Nicola2876]

Don't get aroused when I look in the mirror when I'm dressed just happier with what I see. I remember the days of waiting until I was alone in the house and going wild in a pair of tights but I just don't get that anymore. I dress to be me not to excite me

[Sarah Doepner]

Well, sometimes it's a real kick if my mind is in that special place, and the photo is a really good one. But most of the time I don't find my photos to be something that are anything more than someone modeling women's clothing and trying to look presentable.

Long ago when all this was new to me those photos seemed to be a lot more exciting than they are now.

The mirror, if I ignore some very specific problems, lots of very specific problems, can help get me feeling pretty good sometimes. But again, I know that woman in the glass much too well. She needs to spend more time on the treadmill, get her nose worked on, shave better, and even then I know too much about her problems.

Now there are photos of other girls that I find very interesting but that is a different topic.

[divamissz]

I know when I first started it was most definitely a turn on to be dressed. But somehow, it later became less of a turn on and more like a natural thing for me. I DO get turned on when I wear an outfit that makes me look really hot, though.

[Sandy Banks]

If I take a lot of time to look good, sometimes I do get turned on and I want to kiss my mirror and well you know the rest...........................:eek:

[Robyn2006]

Back when I first started dressing, back when I was just a wildly hormonal teen, there was certainly a large part of it that was undeniably sexual. I just couldn't believe or fully take in all that I was able to become there in front of my mother's vanity mirror. The transformation was so complete and hit every chord of my desires. The desire to have been born a girl, the desire to be beautiful, the desire to be kissed and accepted. Poor taste I think to go further, but to say I was able to find satisfaction within it all, though the guilt afterwards weighed heavily on my young spirt.

Over the years, as many of you can undoubtedly attest, the sexual aspect of it wanes and is replaced with a simple sense of becoming complete. Why we are this way, I haven't a clue. But unlike my former child self where it was all so fraught with such anguish and shame, I now luxuriate within my femininity. And if there's a sexual aspect, it is only that the desire to be with a man become more intense.

Robyn

[NoraTV]

I just feel better.

[PetiteDuality]

Why wouldn't I? I'm so hot! :heehee:

[June Laine]

In the past it was the major urge but today just reflecting on outfits and the events and memories of pictures usally relaxes me just as if I dresseed up.:)

[ChanDelle]

One word: Sometimes.

ChanDelle

[sarahcross]

It depends. If I am just in a bra and panties/thong not really. If I put something sexier on then for sure.
Sarah <3

[Rachel Morley]

Do I get "turned on" when I see my femme self in the mirror? .... err no, not at all. I don't get turned on sexually, but sometimes if my makeup is really good and my outfit is cute, and my "hair" looks good, I think to myself, you know ... you look pretty good. In another reality I wouldn't mind a date with her. :D

[AmiFL]

Interesting reponses... I am glad I am not alone in my feelings. But finding this site has made me realize I an truely not alone.... Thanks

[Elsa von Spielburg]

The first time I got all dressed up, I was definitely adoring myself in the mirror. Yeah, a little awkward for the GF when I'm checking myself out, but she's the other half of the girl-on-girl fantasy. It's all good with her these days, because it's a definite "YES" for me.

[gemsay32]

Several years ago I tried to see how I looked. It was a sexual experiment to see if I could get off by how I looked. I didn't think I'd have much luckk. Anyway, my shoulders and back were too big, my arms were too big, and I moved like a barbarian. So no, I didn't get turned on. I'm not a female. I've always felt kind of uglyish and small, but that experience taught me that I am not hopeless! If I'm not turned on by myself, that's a good sign. Since then it's something I infrequently do solely for how it feels and looks. Looking at the material enhances how it feels. Almost like I need to be recharged - so maybe how it looks matters most? I can relive myself just looking at the fabric alone all by itself.

This thread is very selfish/indulgent/narcissistic. Maybe that's why some GG's don't like CDing because their husband doesn't need them anymore to get his satisfaction? I feel guilty posting a reply. I bet people who do get turned on by it feel partly guilty?? Then again, it doesn't matter how you get off, there're a million ways to get off. People get off on everything and anything. Point is, when you CD to turn yourself on, you're telling your wife that you don't need her.

[Danielle76]

I most definitely get turned on looking at myself dressed up. I LOVE buying sexy outfits complete with lingerie and heels and seeing myself. I videotape myself, then get stills from the video for pics to keep. I absolutely love it!!!! To me, if there was no sexual turn on to accompany dressing up, there'd be no point. Just for me, at least....

[Sabrinasatin]

Yes definitely, when I'm dressed up I love yo be effeminate in the mirror, twirl in my wedding dress, stroke myself with my satin nighties and touch myself - it feels just so natural.
I then close my eyes and imagine having such fun with another girl like me.

[Dragster]

This thread is very selfish/indulgent/narcissistic. Maybe that's why some GG's don't like CDing because their husband doesn't need them anymore to get his satisfaction? I feel guilty posting a reply. I bet people who do get turned on by it feel partly guilty?? Then again, it doesn't matter how you get off, there're a million ways to get off. People get off on everything and anything. Point is, when you CD to turn yourself on, you're telling your wife that you don't need her.

Not true Gemsay, my wife's libido is nowhere near as high as mine, and CDing to turn myself on goes someway to fill the void. She knows MY favourite fantasy is for us to make love with BOTH of us in sexy lingerie; but she's never going to fulfill that one while she hates anything to do with CD with a passion. In the meantime, I'd settle for lot more "straight" sex, and if she'd wear a few sexy items, it'd be a bonus. I've not stopped working on it, but it's taking a long time!

Tony

[EnglishRose]

I can get a little turned on while dressing, but then when I look at myself afterwords it's more utter happiness, especially if I'm wearing something particularly pretty.

If it's just my favorite staple, a skirt and a turtleneck sweater, then I feel rosy contentment.

[Alice Torn]

Yes and no. I am attracted to the work of art in the mirror, but, being on lithium, and 55, my libido, is almost nil. Several years ago, I always made it sexual, at the conclusion.

Gemsay, I admit to being quite narcissistic, but, i have never been married, nor had a SO. For decades i looked for one, but was always mismatched. Some of us old singles, do this partly because of being rejected, and starved for the feminine touch.

[NathalieX66]

If & when I dress, I'll aim for eye candy, but I couldn't even figure out if I've achieved an objective worth getting excited about.
to me, it's about doing....and liberation. I pick an outfit I like, and I go.
I'm too asthetic minded to the point that more work = better results. That being said, I feel intrinsically satisfied on a self expressive level if I've achieved my objective, and at that point it just seems like too much work to get sexually turned on .

I guess what I'm trying to say is that "I feel like a girl" when I've gone all out, and it's just a neat place to be, but my imagination is so people-oriented rather than self-oriented, that dressing up for sexual pleasure seems so meaningless and not challenging.

[giuseppina]

No, not really. It's escapism for me.

[brokentiger]

Sometimes I get the wave of nausea followed by the irrepressible urge to throw all my make up away and take up a new hobby. Usually I just look at myself and go "That'll do pig" and go watch TV

Yes. Sucks to be us. But you're beautiful. And way ahead of me. And you need to [gently] celebrate expressing yourself, even if only to yourself.

[NicoleScott]

Yes, I like to see photos and videos of me. That's why I took 'em. I think one reason it excites is because it refreshes the memory of how I felt when the pics were taken.
Watching the transformation as it happens, looking at my completed self in the mirror, hearing the click of the high heels and the swish of fillly clothes, the scent of perfume, the feel of applying lipstick...and more...are all arousing for me. And looking at images afterward as well.

[stephi]

it kinda varies - when young thinking about dressing would be enough to get things really going. You - dress, rise, relief, guilt trip, etc.......Nowadays, a few years later not so much. What does happen though is that when I go back to boring bloke aftr dressing my sex drive goes through the roof and my wife knows when I have been dressing as it is linked in direct proportion to "normal" sex (what ever that may be) activity.

Is this sub conscious block when dressed / denial not sure but if I go long phases without hi heels then sex drive wanes. Its almost as if male libido reacts and pushes testo higher at times!!!

I used to analyse this and the whole CD thing continually and go into black places, but now accept it and have a good time.

:o

[jenacd]

I think all of us at one time get excited about seeing ourselves but as you get older you just want to dress.for me it was exciting until about 22 then it was different

[Sweet Jane]

i'd date me, but then i love me for my awesome personality!(hahahahaha)

[shadyterri]

Absolutely. I get turned on by looking in the mirror while I am dressed and I enjoy looking at the few photos I have of myself dressed. I do not really pass very well and I never receive feedback on any of my pictures from others. But I still love to dress for my self expression.

[Susan Thomas]

I love to look at pictures of myself dressed. There is definitely a sexual aspect. Sometimes I am surprised how nice I look wearing just a tee shirt over my padded push-up bra. Sometimes when I go out underdressed, I will forget I am wearing panties and a bra. It is great when I inadvertently make a particular motion and I feel my bra against my body. I absolutely love the feeling of waking up in the morning and realize I am wearing my favorite Vanity Fair panties. Right now I am wearing some brand new shimmery suntan color exercise tights. I wonder if the clerk at Penney's knew the tights were for me?

[stacy-marie hanna]

depends on my mood,the outfit and what i plan to do while dressed.

stacy-marie

[bobbiepoly]

wow what is better then feeling pretty

[ReineD]

This thread is very selfish/indulgent/narcissistic. Maybe that's why some GG's don't like CDing because their husband doesn't need them anymore to get his satisfaction? I feel guilty posting a reply. I bet people who do get turned on by it feel partly guilty?? Then again, it doesn't matter how you get off, there're a million ways to get off. People get off on everything and anything. Point is, when you CD to turn yourself on, you're telling your wife that you don't need her.

You make a good point, although I don't believe that narcissism is the correct term. It is the nature of the beast. Look at just the basic definition of autogynephelia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autogynephilia) for an explanation of what TGs are describing in this thread (and not as a motive for transition as Blanchard originally suggested). This is a concern for many GGs, especially if they want to be present in the sexual relationship. Their TG partners don't indulge in front of them, but show up in the bedroom with low libido. Lots of GGs feel they just aren't 'enough' for their partners and looking at the responses in this thread, I can see why. I'm not making any judgments, and I thank the OP for bringing it up. It is important to bring this out in the open.


or another m2f TG who with the same abandonment, lets go of his manhood and as fully embraces the woman he becomes.

How can you tell the difference between such a M2F and someone who doesn't fully let go of his male identity, if the outward appearance is the same? But perhaps we should PM about this since it is a bit off topic.

[serinalynn]

When I was younger I could get excited dressing in sexy lingerie or a nightgon but not any more. I've been CDing to long now.

My wife and daughter (25) and I spent a recient 3 day weekend in Las Vegas, It was fun stnding round in our hotel room just the 3 of us in a bra and panty. I went on this trip with all womens clothing. My wife thought everyone would be standing around laughing and pointing at me in my womens clothing but no one said a word at how I was dressed and I just minded my own business.

[allisonrn06]

I used to get turned on just by getting dressed, in my younger days probably got turned on just thinking about it. Now, it rarely happens, and usually only when I haven't dressed for a long time. With only my wife at home with me, I get plenty of time to dress, and so it has become even more rare.

[Deidra Cowen]

I plead guilty, when I first started dressing and would peek at myself in the mirror I would get arroused. But those days are past and I get no reaction anymore from just dressing.

[LauraCassidy]

100% !!! I over-heat when I see myself in the mirror wearing my shear tights and stilettos. Also, I find putting on red lipstick very arousing and thrilling. When I look in the mirror and see those shiny stilettos and shiny lips I feel that familiar wave of arousing heat passing through my body...

[Lorileah]

Wonder if this can be age related? It seems that when I read posts from people here who are over say 50, they are the ones who don't do the sexy thing anymore and just want to blend in. Are the majority (Docrobbysherry not included) who get turned on, younger? (That may also fit the not as interested in sex in general when you are over a certain age thing too)

[Madilyn A.]

I used to till I joined this site, after seeing so many gorgeous girls I feel like a dog...........lol Madilyn :daydreaming:

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[jo_ann]

early on (teens) absolutely. Heck I'd get turned on from a photoshopped photo of myself. Now, it's more a feeling of the clothes and makeup (being femme) than anything else. I still enjoy looking at myself, but more from a perspective of "How well did I do on makeup and hair, did I do good? am I passable yet? do I look sexy?"

[girlalex]

I used to get turned on by looking at my make up in the mirror more so when i was a few years younger. now days though its more about how i feel inside.

[Tina L.]

I don't think i get turned on but i do get a thrill that i can't explain. nothing else makes me feel this way. so maybe i am turned on in some way.


Tina L.

[t-girlxsophie]

Not for me,I have better taste in women than that :) now my wife dressed up to the nines,thats a different story

[Lexi Cutie]

With me when I first get dressed, I do get excited but after a bit those feelings go away and I just feel pretty and good inside. :daydreaming:
I guess I'm just young but I do really try not to make my CDing a sexual thing.

[Bowmanls2]

I do! Lingerie has that effect on me.

[Sedona]

Uh, yeah. . .

It was moreso when I was younger, but even into my 40s, when I get all girled up, I really "enjoy" looking at myself, especially from the neck down. :o

[diane51]

Oh Yeah! It's still pretty exciting to see myself fully dressed. I can see how over time the excitment might slowly ebb away and be content with the relaxation dressing brings.

[Aleca]

Yes, I get very turned on. More than I would like at times.

[sherib]

Yes, I get turned on to see myself dressed. Maybe its because I don't go out and there is no one other than myself looking at me. To look in the mirror and see how I've transform from guy mode to feminine is a turn on. And I love it.

[Crysten]

Yes, I get turned on to see myself dressed. Maybe its because I don't go out and there is no one other than myself looking at me. To look in the mirror and see how I've transform from guy mode to feminine is a turn on. And I love it.

Couldn't have said it better.

"It better" -- there, I said it.

[Alice Green]

Yes

[Miranda09]

Sometimes I do...but most of the time when I look in the mirror I'll have a feeling of ..... NIIIIICE and Hmmmmmmm, not bad!!!!!!:whistling: (flirty).

[JaytoJillian]

But dressing en femme makes me very happy. If I am really pleased with my efforts when I look in the mirror, or if complimented or hit on when out, I feel sexy, but never sexual. I'm pretty sure there's a difference.

[Cathytg]

My own photos do not move me. There was a time when my image in the mirror would - at the same time - excite me and repulse me. Now days I just admire the work I have done. Older is so much better.

[DeniseNJ]

I get turned on because I like Denise better... lately more and more, some of you girls turn me on also..Sometimes I want to feel like a girl does!!! Then I look at my self in the mirror and call me a sissy and say wow you are such a girl!!

[Danielle76]

Lately, maybe for the last couple of months, just about the ONLY reason I dress up is just so I can get more pics of myself to look at. It's highly pleasurable for me to have many, many photos of myself dressed up. At this point, I'm starting to suspect that I enjoy looking at the pictures more than the act of dressing up, itself. Maybe it's just a phase, but dressing up seems like such an upheaval...just such a damn hassle. Once I'm done and dressed up, I always enjoy myself, but it's hard to find the motivation most of the time...

[Kellie Day]

Sure, some first-time guys experiencing chic chick clothes might be turned on, but here's the secret: *Chicks are turned on too* by the same clothes! Now you understand why they shop so intensely.

Enjoy it, and savour your freedom to do so. Hundreds of generations of women have done so, and now guys may also partake of that freedom.

[jill_cd_girl]

I confess: yes, seeing myself all dolled up through a mirror is sexually exciting.

[NoraTV]

...but it is different.

[Sometimes Steffi]

Sometimes

Sometimes I dissasociate myself from the girl in the mirror. Then the guy in me can think cute chick (as long as I don't have my glasses on).

Other times it's me in the mirror. No turn on there.

I remember when I first noticed the dichotomy. I had painted my toe nails, and then I totally forgot all about it. The next day, I got in the shower, and when I looked down, I saw a pair of feet with painted toe nails, but the feet belonged to someone else. It was only when I couldn't find my (male) feet that I recognized the feet with the painted toes as mine.

[diannecourtney]

I sure do feel like looking and only wish it could be for more than 15 minutesat a time. The gal who says she loves to feel her breasts is a ditto.:):):)

[Desiree8]

yeah... have i mentioned i have a lovely, understanding, accepting wife??

[jill_cd_girl]

Sometimes

Sometimes I dissasociate myself from the girl in the mirror. Then the guy in me can think cute chick (as long as I don't have my glasses on).

Other times it's me in the mirror. No turn on there.

I remember when I first noticed the dichotomy. I had painted my toe nails, and then I totally forgot all about it. The next day, I got in the shower, and when I looked down, I saw a pair of feet with painted toe nails, but the feet belonged to someone else. It was only when I couldn't find my (male) feet that I recognized the feet with the painted toes as mine.

That's a really keen observation. It's happened to me before but I never fully realized it until reading your post. Thanks for sharing!

[abigailf]

I once told my wife that if I had her body, I would play with myself all the time. She said, "yea, I know, you do that with your body."

For me, I think they are mutually exclusive (dressing and playing). Although they sometimes occur at the same times.

I can dress up and have fun and not have a need to play with myself. I just like to be dressed. Sometime I do get aroused, but I believe the arousal would have come whether I was dressed or not.

[MaryAnn40c]

I do get turned on when I look at the photos....I look good....that why I go out from time to time....If I didn't think I looked good I would go out!

[liz007]

some times yes

[MarinaKirax]

Most definitely. The fact that I look feminine in the mirror, and quite ordinary masculine in real life, is like donning a delicious disguise. The less I look like my masculine self, and the more feminine I look, takes me further into an anonymous world, and opens up the possibilities for all sorts of fantasy scenarios.
My wife and I have talked about this; she doesn't quite understand my need to go out en femme - why can't I just dress at home, if I am turned on by items such as bras, hosiery skirts and heels, and if I don't have a gender identity problem, then Home dressing should be fine.
Why do I want anonymous others on the street or in a restaurant to relate to me as an attractive female? I don't have the answer, but part of it is that passing in public, (and being attractive and turned on by your own appearance) are part of the same thing; an acceptance by you or someone else of this femininity you present. I think we crave an acceptance or confirmation that our femininity is real, and that can be either passing in public, or looking in the mirror and saying "Whoa! hot !"

[Nicole Brown]

Well, for what it's worth, I use to get excited and turned on by my appearance either in a mirror or in a picture, but that was quite some time ago. Now, when I view myself in a mirror I tend to appraise the lady that I am seeing and take notice of her clothing, makeup, hair and overall style.

The closer I get to living full time as Nicole the more I focus on how I look and how well I will fit in when I am out in public. Truth be told, I tend to get excited and turned on when I am paid a complement or feel that I am being accepted for who I am.

Nicole

[jenna_woods]

I get excited wen dressed aand enjoy looking ay my self in mirrer

[bobbie_1048]

I don't get turned on but I am amazed that it's me in those pictures.

Myself,I get a good deal of satisfaction when I se my make-up is on right and I picked a nice skirt and blouse or dress :)

[Christine Kelly]

Sometimes

Sometimes I dissasociate myself from the girl in the mirror. Then the guy in me can think cute chick (as long as I don't have my glasses on).

Other times it's me in the mirror. No turn on there.

I remember when I first noticed the dichotomy. I had painted my toe nails, and then I totally forgot all about it. The next day, I got in the shower, and when I looked down, I saw a pair of feet with painted toe nails, but the feet belonged to someone else. It was only when I couldn't find my (male) feet that I recognized the feet with the painted toes as mine.

I agree with this observation.

[Adamska]

I do, definitely.

Today has been the first time in awhile that I've worn a skirt and heels, and I can't stop looking at my legs. I normally don't find myself too attractive, but hearing my heels on the wood floor, I feel gorgeous and a little bit sexy. :B

[RobynBella]

No, it's not sexual for me. I do feel good, but not turned on. I do get turned on when someone else takes them off tho... :D

[shem650]

I used to get turned on; it was the new sensation of sheer, silken fabric that did it. Now, I find myself looking at myself with a critical feminine eye, trying to see what little things I can improve (I am somewhat unpassable so I'm not saying that I don't have a lot to improve; it's just baby steps, baby steps). I will agree with an earlier post though, the times someone else has "lifted my skirts" is a turn on.

[Kathy4ever]

a couple times got too excited in the beginning.now i just look in the mirror and just admire my look. no over excitement about it. as you do it more maybe you will be able to turn that part of your brain off. i did.

[NikkiW1971]

I get extremely turned on after I do my makeup and slowly pull the wig over my head, and then finally gaze in the mirror and admire myself as a girl.

[erickka]

I used to back in the beginning of my crossdressing. Nowadays, it is so natural that I get into that comfort zone very quickly, and simply enjoy the look and feel of being girly.

[Jaclyn NM]

Absolutely, I love walking in front of the mirror when I'm fully dressed. I especially love the way my legs look in stockings and high heels.

[TG_Nicole]

For me growing up i was very hmmm how do i put this ... "restrained" sexually. I didn't have my first date until i was 18. I didn't have sex at all until my first failed marriage. And yes i regret waiting to have sex very much. So when I'm dressed I'm a different person. I'm flirty fun loving (rather ****ty with my wife lol) Nicole. So i get super turned on as soon as i feel the material on my body. And then when i look at myself in the mirror or see pics of me RAWR! LOL so ya i get very turned on when I'm dressed.

[bgirl]

No denying it, this is a part of my sexuality!
I will say that when I look at my photos, I would not normally be attracted to a woman that looks like me, BUT when I look into the eyes and see the smile on that face, my heart goes out to her. Fortunately I don't have far to go to give her a big hug. Not only do I love the idea of being her, I am her. So now I can look in the mirror and say " It's ok honey, I love you, just the way you are."

[Carly D.]

I did get turned on sexually back when I was younger, but then it started to change and my mind changed and I just started to wear because womens clothing feels so much more better to wear..

[LisaAlexander]

Even tho I dont dress just to get aroused (it makes me feel complet basically) I do get turned on.. I dress in what I as a man would like to see which is usually cute sexy stuff...

[immike]

I do not want to sound narcissistic, but I find myself getting turned on be the digital photos I have made of myself. Part of my crossdressing enjoyment is the sexual part, but I just enjoy looking at the different versions of me. It is fun to play with different looks and styles. It is not quite as good as the real thing (which I really miss) but it will have to do for now.....

Another thing that came as a bit of a shock, my pictures actually turned on a couple of other members here.... That felt pretty nice actually to be seen as a sexy pretty gurl, even if it was not all me.
I would love to dress in a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders uniform,the actual vest,blouse&
shorts,pantyhose&white boots,just to see how it feels

[girlygirl02]

yes and no because some of my clothes get me turned on and spme dont it just all depends on what type of clothing it is that i am wearing

[AmiFL]

I am glad this thread got such a big response.... I realize now that I am not alone in how seeing myself as a gurl makes me feel........

[Stacy L]

Heck No!

If I posted my picture in this forum the server would even turn off. :sad:



:)

[Toni rizzo]

Today I bought my first bra panties and nylons. Could not wait to get home and put them on. Bra is a c cup. Should have bought the breast forms with big nipples. Love the panties. I feel very sexy

[Pepper2783]

Yes and and hell yes. But it is good because it's are sexulaty you have to be like your self befor you can like some one els.But that doesn't mean it's not ok to be into your self. I like to dress and feel sexy I wish I had me a fire woman. That would think I was sexy when I was in my close. OH GOD ! We would have the hottest sex! ! I love this Q.

[Gillian]

NO! with some notes below. I do feel relief and contentment however, this replacing guilt and dislike. I also feel fear (of getting caught in one or two times I dress that are risky)

Overall I feel much more sexy and in the past I did get turned on by it but now it feels so normal to have all the accoutrements of femininity the hair the breasts the skirts and heels, that I feel so horrid after stripping back to drab's

[Michelle-Leigh]

The clothes just give me a sensual, special warm feeling at times, but what really gets to me is when I finish my eye makeup, and see my eyes all girled up in the mirror (with my hair always on of course). I happen to have these extremely girly eyes when made up, and they excite me when I first gaze into them.