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I had to purge right when my current SO first moved in with me. Didn't want any womens clothing hidden that I would have to explain later. Plus I thought that the urge may go away. Lol. So wrong about that and I regret throwing them away. I would recommend to anyone who purges to hide them really good or rent out a locker and store them. You will most likely be wanting them back.
Many, many times....
This last time was the most complete wardrobe I've ever had. I've regretted it at times, but at this point in my life I'm kinda okay with not dressing up. Of course, ask me again in a year and maybe I'll feel different.
For now, I'm totally satisfied looking at my massive personal library of pics I took while dressing up....
I think it would be amazing to find more than a handful of people like us who have NOT thrown everything out in frustration or what have you. I believe that I am up to my third or fourth purge by now. Estimated loss in money ~$9,000. Estimated loss in sanity when buying everything again . . . WAY TOO HIGH!
For everyone who reads this thread, now and in the future; for the love of everything Find some place to store your stuff. The small price in rent you will pay will be nothing compared to the frustration of buying everything all over again.
Yep i have done it a few times also i do regret it like someone else said hide it hide it really because the urge will never go away.
I've purged completely twice and partially three more times. After each occurrence, I came to regret it soon after. My biggest regret was giving away five bridesmaids gowns and 32 pairs of shoes which had been barely worn. I also threw out my favorite wig and two sets of breast forms.
My favorite black velvet dress and my favorite 4" heels.
I've truly purged only once. And at the time, I did regret it. But since then, I have more than made up for it. Now my purges are only for stuff I really don't wear, want, or fit into all that well. I'll either try and sell it all on Ebay, or take it down to Goodwill. Purging is often (I think) an attempt to stop dressing all together, but I'm way too far down the road to believe that will ever happen. So I just accept it, and I no longer get the overwhelming urge to throw everything away.
Purged once, lost some custom-made lingerie and padlock ankle-strap pumps (both fit PERFECT). HUGE regret, now buried in a landfill for eternity.
I threw out some a pair of leather boots today. Does that count? They were getting kinda worn out.
Back about 7 years ago I stopped needing to wear breast forms and tossed them. I could help but chuckle when I thought what the garbage collector might think if they fell out of the trash can when he tried to empty it into the truck. I had images of two boobs bouncing to the ground and rolling down the driveway into the street where they would get ran over by traffic. SMOOOSH!!
Are breast forms recyclable? Maybe I should have put them in the recycle bin instead?
How long does it take a pair of breast forms to decay in a land fill? Perhaps they will be discovered intact at some time in the distant future and give some indication of exactly what kind of people we were? Now that's a scary thought!
I had to throw out everything recently, I have been miserable ever since. Have not slept right since. It has been a sad week and very restless nights.
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yes, then regretted it later. but then again I needed new stuff anyway.
I purged again about ten years ago and I regret it still today. My wife still reminds me of it when I spend money on something new today. I threw out some GREAT outfits.
I purged once about six months ago and still really regret it i lost my favorite skirt that was a gift from one of the only gg's i ever told my secret too so even if I found the same skirt it just wouldn't be the same I hope i never have to do it again it felt like i threw out a part of myself:sad: but it gave me a chance to start a new wardrobe:D
I hate the word "purge".......grrrrr.........am very familiar with it.
Never have and am never going to. Thanks to you older gals for making mistakes and sharing the wisdom learned!
Yes I can relate, I've been known to purge quite a few stuff before I finally accepted myself and realized that I am trans.
I threw out all my stuff a few years ago cause at the time I was in denial about it but last week I saw a beautiful skirt that I had to have so I bought it and came out to my best friend and she was very accepting of me coming out and is glad that I stopped denying myself who I really am. So now I will never get rid of anything again
Three times since I started CD'ing in 1995 approx, but the last time was in 2005. Never again. I haven't had a guilt attack for a long time, and if I do I'm hopeful that I will find less expensive way to assuage my anxieties.
Well, let's see, it's been four, no, five times I've purged to one degree or another. Every time it was to make my wife happy or should I say, less angry. I have promised myself I will never purge again ! All it does is put off the enevitable.
More times than I'd like to remember. When I started dressing again after I turned 40, I developed a plan. I'd would sit down,write the items I would purchase so I could build a wardrobe. But, what would happen is that I would buy, lets say, undergarments, stockings, I'd wear them for a period of time and PURGE.... some months would go by, I'd repeat the process, each time though, I would buy more, wear longer, and PURGE... UGHHHHHHH. I think I'm getting to a point where purging will be a thing of the past. I hope so.
I've been in and out of CDing many times now and just binned my stuff, and never really given it a second thought. However I am really regreting getting rid of a lovely silver satin blouse, and black pencil skirt, on my last purge about 10 years ago. I would dearly love to have those two items back.
When I was about 20 I purged but that was the last time. Thankfully it was not very much clothing.
If I ever felt the urge today it would cost me thousands; I would simply box it all up and wait. Thankfully I have not had the urge to purge since that day so long ago.
Hav'ent we all.......
Although I have never purged, it is always sad to me when I hear how many times many girls have. A very important thing to remember is that while you cross dress with clothing, the clothing doesnt make you a crossdresser. You are a crossdresser with or without the clothing: the clothing simply serves as a tactile visual. If crossdressing is in your heart, if it is part of you, throwing away clothing doesnt "throw" away the crossdresser. That is why the urge always comes back. It will ALWAYS come back because there is nothing that can give us the release or connection that dressing does- not golf, not fishing, not even therapy- nothing...
If your clothing is causing a problem at home, rent a small storage unit or pack your things up and let a good friend put them in their attic. Wives may not know this but we are better husbands when we are close to our feminine side.
Vanity Wilde
No. Perish the thought.