Patience,
Thanks for carefully wording this question , I admit I did get a little heated some time ago when I saw a member refer to it as a hobby . You're right hobbies don't cause the heartache and despair associated with CDing and being TG .
Could I stop ? Twenty years ago I nearly ended my life over the response from wife so the answer is obvious , I've had a gut feeling from the age of 8-9 years and only put that feeling to rest . To stop now would make no sense, I've only just found a balance and become comfortable with it , I'm finally content and happy with my life .
Asking this question afresh makes some of us look inwardly at ourselves again , I'm sure my answer this time is different to my last .
Krisi,
You have made this comment before , possibly suggesting it's an addiction , that doesn't take into account your level of GD , knowing some of us are born with this trait , knowing it's never going away, denying it's part of your being . The clothes wearing isn't the whole story , to me it's a window to my inner needs, Teresa is a real person not something I can or want to pack away when I tire of her .
