Started therapy today

[Montana023]

Although this was the first visit & there is still a ways to go, I have to say that I left feeling good. I know the road will be difficult but finally taking that first step after repressing these feelings all these years really made me feel good. Up next is some random blood work, joining/forming a support group, & working on accepting/loving myself. I'm very excited, anxious, & nervous all at the same time for what lies ahead.

[Annaliese]

Good for you, stay positive

[kimdl93]

Remember to think of your therapist as a coach. Those therapy sessions are just giving you the playbook. You have to put the work in, the practice, to excel.

[Montana023]

that is kind of what she told me. she said her goal wasn't to keep me in therapy for too long but to present a road map (so to speak) down the right path.

[VanTG]

I have been in therapy for 2 years now. 2 times a month for an hour for a year down to once a month for an hour now down to 30 minutes per month.

You will get there one day, as will I, hopefully

[I Am Paula]

that is kind of what she told me. she said her goal wasn't to keep me in therapy for too long but to present a road map (so to speak) down the right path.

That sounds like a good therapist. One that realizes the importance of getting on with it. Good luck.

[rian]

Dear Montana why it is necessary to see a therapist? does it really help ? I was wondering if it help or not and why ....please give us some insights of how can this helps ...can the therepist help us to understand more of our nature or guide us .....please I need your feedback to understand more,,,,

[Rianna Humble]

Although I am not Montana, I will try to answer your question from my own perspective. You may not have noticed that this thread is in the Transsexual Forum, so the needs will be different to those of cross-dressers.

Therapy helps us to ask ourselves the right questions to know how to handle our transsexuality and to establish where our priorities lie with regard to transition/no transition/ how far etc.

Therapists can also help someone who thinks they might be transsexual to ask themselves the right questions to know if they are just going through some kind of extreme fantasy or do indeed have the medical condition

Where a member has added complications from family ties, working with the therapist can help them to work out how to explain it to wives/children/aged parents/siblings and to work through the inevitable guilt trip that our birth defect puts us through at the thought of what those family members might go through.

In many cases, the therapist will be the one to write the letter of recommendation to enable us to receive the hormone therapy that is necessary to begin experiencing congruity for the first time in our lives.

[Kaitlyn Michele]

In my opinion getting a good support network is the single most important thing to do if you want to transition.

And its also very important to develop smart internal thinking to ensure that your own understanding of yourself is accurate (sounds like gobblygook!! in other words, are you transsexual?? its not always easy to answer that through a pink fog of pantyhose and make up)

a good therapist can change everything in your life