Sabrina,
I have had two separate sessions of counselling , one to assess I wouldn't attempt to self harm again and the second to sort my gender issues.The forum has been a great help because it showed me people older than me still dressing so I realised and accepted it's for life, I was born like it and I shall be put in my box like it. From that point I gradually lost any shame and guilt, why should you feel like that when there's nothing you can do to change it. Now I dress and shop and totally enjoy it , I admitted that to my wife, I'm dealing with an inner need, it's part of me , it forms my whole being, I'm as happy or happier being Teresa .
I missed the comments about " Normal Life " once you've accepted yourself it's a normal life to you, once you stop being made to feel guilty by others.
People do have a strange idea of finding a so called cure, my sister in law had discussed with her husband and decided I needed to get out of the house more, I replied that the problem isn't in the house it's in my brain. Now I do get out of the house to shop and drive to my social meetings, and I don't have a problem with that .
