Stress related

[Maria 60]

We are sitting watching TV and preparing for the week ahead and my wife asked what should she expect this week. She couldn't believe because I was under more pressure and more stress last week I went out for a drive dressed almost every night. I told her I had a bad week, two tests at the hospital and a appointment with a specialist, and to make sure she remembered that one night she asked me for a favour in return for me having a night to drive around.
She said it must be nice that when the going gets tough with my male side I could escape it and be someone else for a while. She said she couldn't believe how my dressing doubled and tripled last week and how much what happens in my male life really reflects my dressing.
I told her I guess I want to get away from me, forget about my male side for a while. I guess Maria has no problems.
I'm just wondering is it the same for anyone else here, does your male side problems change your dressing habits.

[Lana Mae]

I had a few bad days at work. CPR one day. Person died that night. I came home both days. Out of my uniform and got dressed on both days. I had not dressed for a week before that. It was automatic as soon as I got home! I had to change by 5pm when I pick up my daughter from work, but that 1 1/2 hours did the trick both days! Hugs Lana Mae

[Periwinkle]

Whenever I feel too bogged down, I'll get all dressed up and for some reason it helps me sort things out and get things done. For me, it's not so much that my problems seem to go away, but I have an easier time solving them.

[Shely]

it does clear the pallet so to speak. When i have to go 2 or 3 weeks between dressing i get pretty tense and will look for any possible chance to change into something with nylon and spandex. things at work have been better and i am about 12 months from retiring and looking forward to working a little and relaxing in well you know. it is definitely a stress relief outlet!

[Jaylyn]

Dressing and the feelings it gives is very relaxing in itself. I guess pretending to not be us sometimes is an escape also from our real lives.

[tall sam]

Yes absolutely. Wife recently asked for separation (nothing to do with my dressing, she just wasnt to be free - whatever that means?? still confused about the whole thing)
I find I keep thinking about her and us and its very stressing, but then it gets too much and I get a change to dress its an amazing stress relief. The who issue just fads away, and even when I am dressed and I think about it, I think different and feel its all not that bad and maybe its a good thing.
sad but glad - sammy

[Kate Simmons]

Not any more. I have no stress on either "side". Perhaps it's partly due to the fact I'm retired and no longer have to be concerned with other people's agendas. Life is smooth and flexible and that is how I like it. Not to mention that dressing is a total choice for myself and no longer a compulsion.

[Tracii G]

Same here Kate.

[WandaRae2009]

I agree. Dressing is a stress reliever for me. It seems like the more stressed I am the more I need to dress. How only a little Wanda time helps me deal with it all.

[Krisi]

I haven't notice any relationship between stress and crossdressing. I'm retired so I don't have work related stress but there are other kinds of stress that we are all subject to. Some of us have learned to minimize stress better than others and I think I am one of those people.

I dress for fun.

[franlee]

For years it provided stress relief and still does, but now besides that it is just a natural relaxation. The libido is still there with that need but the staying dressed and chilling out is more often and endeared longer and more often. Wife and I simply go about our normal routines with no need to reason why.

[dee anne]

Dressing is calming. I do not know why, but whenever I dress, which is not that often I am very relaxed

[DIANEF]

Dressing has always been a good stress reliever for me. My male life has never been much to write home about and a brief escape from that somehow clears my head and yes, it does make me feel better. The major stress in my life is that I have so little Diane time.

[Alice Torn]

Sometimes dressing brings a different type of stress. Guilt and shame. But sometimes it is very soothing. Then off with everything, If i give in to the sexual release, there is more of G and S. Or if i talk with a person who believes it is sick.

[Kiersten]

Sure I have. When ever my male side becomes weighed down by life, dressing let's me get away from it for a little while anyway.

[Stephanie47]

I've mentioned many times on this forum that dressing is a stress reliever for me. I worked at a job for thirty years that was always adversarial with our client base. There were always unstated production goals to be met. Anyway, when the stress built up I scheduled a day off, a Stephanie day. I called it mental therapy.

I also have issues related to prior combat experiences. I have many veteran friends who found solace in a bottle of booze or illicit drugs. Me? In wearing women's clothing. Which is more injurious to the human body?

[Confucius]

Yes, of course.
I believe our brain is hardwired to release feel good neurotransmitters (serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, and others) when we crossdress. These neurotransmitters are responsible for the sensations of pleasure, comfort, sexual gratification, and self-identity. It helps to reduce stress. For myself, crossdressing is all about getting my feel good neurotransmitters flowing.

When someone asks why I crossdress, my answer is simply: it makes me happy.

[Kendra Sue]

Dressing is a great stress releiver.Love to dress and let life pass me by for a while

[CynthiaD]

My job is pretty stressful most of the time. I dress every day after work, and it pretty much diffuses the stress.

It's not escaping to be a different person. It's more that one of the major problems in my life was figuring out the male/female thing, and how it related to me. I figure I've got that one pretty nearly licked, and compared to that, not much seems very important.

[Kendra Sue]

I can relate. G and S are terrible things. However you know at some point the urge will return.