KymberlyOct
03-02-2017, 09:49 PM
I haven't posted for awhile but since yesterday was my first day of full transition I thought I would share. A little bit is self congratulatory but more so I hope that those that are struggling with transition whether it be deciding if they should or just starting to prepare or even afraid to do it you are the ones I want to talk to.
So I intentionally scheduled yesterday to be a fun day. Scheduled a hair appointment and followed that with an eyebrow appointment. figured if I am doing this I might as well look as good as possible. But the real message is that if you are struggling with fear believe me you can overcome it. I am still nervous in public and I have been part time since last June. Now it is 24 7 365 no hiding. And although it is only day 2 I swear it gets easier. I went to an appointment at a very crowded hospital today. No angry villagers no pitchforks. No one even looked twice at me and I don't pass. I am going to update my profile pic momentarily as proof with a pic from today.
So after the hospital I went to Target for 90 minutes of shopping. It was crowded. Yeah I got a few looks but not very many. And the staff that assisted me were very nice. This type of post is common..... went out ... everything went well.... blah blah.
What I want to get across is that no matter how scared you are I guarantee you are not more scared than I used to be. If you feel the need to do this of course see a therapist and do the smart things but also plan ahead, pace yourself, baby steps but do not stop moving forward. Its early on but I am so glad I did this, and next week my name will legally be Kim. YAY
So I intentionally scheduled yesterday to be a fun day. Scheduled a hair appointment and followed that with an eyebrow appointment. figured if I am doing this I might as well look as good as possible. But the real message is that if you are struggling with fear believe me you can overcome it. I am still nervous in public and I have been part time since last June. Now it is 24 7 365 no hiding. And although it is only day 2 I swear it gets easier. I went to an appointment at a very crowded hospital today. No angry villagers no pitchforks. No one even looked twice at me and I don't pass. I am going to update my profile pic momentarily as proof with a pic from today.
So after the hospital I went to Target for 90 minutes of shopping. It was crowded. Yeah I got a few looks but not very many. And the staff that assisted me were very nice. This type of post is common..... went out ... everything went well.... blah blah.
What I want to get across is that no matter how scared you are I guarantee you are not more scared than I used to be. If you feel the need to do this of course see a therapist and do the smart things but also plan ahead, pace yourself, baby steps but do not stop moving forward. Its early on but I am so glad I did this, and next week my name will legally be Kim. YAY