abigailf
07-20-2015, 06:51 PM
So I was reading through my old posts. I do this from time to time to gain perspective of my past self. I came across the following post and it got me thinking: "let future me now answer the question."
Does the feeling fade? (http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?122151-Does-the-feeling-fade&highlight=)
I am post-op and have been presenting full time as my proper gender for over three years.
I was at a wedding this weekend in Lake Placid with a friend. We went hiking, kayaking and did other stuff together. The wedding was a weekend celebration and offered a couple of nights of dressing up. I don't think about being trans much anymore and that was the case during all the activities here. However, I have to say that I still enjoy getting all dolled up. I loved putting on my dress, buckling my shoes, doing my makeup and hair. It is even sometimes strange to me when people refer to me in the third as "she" or "her". I'm like "Oh, that's right, their talking about me."
Most of my days I dress as casual and comfy as possible, being athletic it usually means sports tees, shorts or yoga's. I don't think twice about wearing a bikini at beach volleyball tournaments. It does nothing for me but to allow me to be comfortable. However, dolling up for the wedding felt really good. Maybe not exactly like when I was first cross dressing, but still really good. It's probably because I don't get dolled up that often anymore and that makes it special.
I have also had moments wearing a bikini while sunning that was somewhat arousing to me. Being naked is sometimes arousing to me as well. I still enjoy wearing a skirt or dress and looking cute and sexy. For the most part it is just fun for me. If I am going on a date I will wear something sexy and I can find that arousing, especially if I like the person.
So, yes, clothing can still elicit euphoric feelings, though perhaps not exactly as it did six years ago when I posted the original question. More importantly, the absence of the dysphoria I have since living in the right gender is such a relief that it can sometimes present itself as euphoria.
Does the feeling fade? For me, no, not faded, just changed. It's a great day to be a woman.
Does the feeling fade? (http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?122151-Does-the-feeling-fade&highlight=)
I am post-op and have been presenting full time as my proper gender for over three years.
I was at a wedding this weekend in Lake Placid with a friend. We went hiking, kayaking and did other stuff together. The wedding was a weekend celebration and offered a couple of nights of dressing up. I don't think about being trans much anymore and that was the case during all the activities here. However, I have to say that I still enjoy getting all dolled up. I loved putting on my dress, buckling my shoes, doing my makeup and hair. It is even sometimes strange to me when people refer to me in the third as "she" or "her". I'm like "Oh, that's right, their talking about me."
Most of my days I dress as casual and comfy as possible, being athletic it usually means sports tees, shorts or yoga's. I don't think twice about wearing a bikini at beach volleyball tournaments. It does nothing for me but to allow me to be comfortable. However, dolling up for the wedding felt really good. Maybe not exactly like when I was first cross dressing, but still really good. It's probably because I don't get dolled up that often anymore and that makes it special.
I have also had moments wearing a bikini while sunning that was somewhat arousing to me. Being naked is sometimes arousing to me as well. I still enjoy wearing a skirt or dress and looking cute and sexy. For the most part it is just fun for me. If I am going on a date I will wear something sexy and I can find that arousing, especially if I like the person.
So, yes, clothing can still elicit euphoric feelings, though perhaps not exactly as it did six years ago when I posted the original question. More importantly, the absence of the dysphoria I have since living in the right gender is such a relief that it can sometimes present itself as euphoria.
Does the feeling fade? For me, no, not faded, just changed. It's a great day to be a woman.