i'm asking for advice on how to seek professional advice. without going into my specifics, how do go about finding a counselor or therapist? is it important to find a person with a medical degree,...
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i'm asking for advice on how to seek professional advice. without going into my specifics, how do go about finding a counselor or therapist? is it important to find a person with a medical degree,...
So true! Of course, the same goes with all media presentations be it porn or mainstream, gay or hetero. Being able to manage unrealistic expectations these days seems to be more and more of a...
I might suggest asking how, when, and why did you start? Then as a follow up, how has it changed for you you over the years.
These are subjects that are popular discussion points on this board. ...
For me it was acknowledging that there is nothing wrong with who I am. It sounds so simple, right? "There's nothing wrong with who I am" Had to keep repeating this mantra to myself for years,...
(As I have always thought of it) Crossdressing for sexual gratification is transvestic fetishism. What I don't understand is why this should be considered a psychiatric disorder, or (sometimes)...
I think its dangerous for either party in a counseling situation to believe the therapist will take sides. A good therapist should open a dialog, not judge behaviors.
Make up would not take me so long if i did not have to keep re-doing it to try to get it right.......
this is a great thread!
i agree with all those who say that you have to come to accept yourself first, then a lot of other things fall into place
also agree on dressing age / occasion...
"Or something where their man doesn't like then doing it but applies the DADT policy."
in the case of my wife its shopping, lol
that was a phase for me, when i was younger, before i was ready to admit to myself that there was nothing to be ashamed of
it all goes smooth and quickly for me until i get to the eyeliner and mascara, i can get bogged down for hours trying to get that right ;)
Sherry, sorry to hear you felt like you were not treated well. It's one thing to be misunderstood or shamed by the muggles, but its another to be shamed with in your own community. we all exist...
i don't think anyone should judge your reasons, they are yours and yours alone to make.. do you feel they are wrong?
"wrong reasons" ??
Well, I left a lot of detail out, but in a nutshell, it began as a fetish and grew more serious over the years (in my imagination at least)
I think its fair to say that I could be accused of harboring transvestic fetishes. Ohhh women's clothing, it was all so seductive, sensuous and beautiful.... As I grow older though, the urgency, the...
"His response was I can't talk about that stuff because I want to spend my life with you and you would leave me if I told you whats going on with me"
Do you think there is more than just the...
Jif Extra Crunchy, gets my motor running everytime
Interesting you should say that, as I think that is what happened to me, except that I do remember, and I actually miss my libido..... What was once kinky to me is now more or less meh
One thing I like about this thread is that it deals with issues that I believe most of us have struggled with. Hiding in shame and striving to resolve our guilt. I think its nearly impossible to...
I completely agree with Jennie! I once read that one of the reasons that cross dressers are so ashamed is that they are deeply invested in their male persona. He's probably spent years trying to...
almost time to break out the pink long underwear :)
when i was born i was identified as a male. as i grew up, i tried to maintain appearances as a male, but i always knew that something was not quite right.
i spent (too) many years of my life...
sounds like a lot of fun! please give us a full report afterwards
in the "Media" section there is a link to a recent NY Time article about late transitioners, its a well written article, you may want to take a look