I have a bit of a pink fog going right now. Haven't really dressed up much at all for several months and now it's coming on strong. I've been doing some reading and thinking about the CD experience. In particular a recurring question that we've all asked at one time or another is why we do this. This is a question that has been asked on this site many time. I have a theory! No proof or evidence I can point to, but simply an idea that fits the puzzle logically.
Let's talk about genetics. Yea I know some of you might be rolling your eyes but bare with me. Sure maybe I'm looking for a scapegoat so I can point to, something out of my control that I can pin this on. I assure you this isn't my motivation. I'm fine accepting my CDing as mine to own. I'm fairly comfortable with my behaviour.
When we look at genetics there are a couple of things needing to be considered. There's the DNA and genes that represent the hardware of genetics. The other thing is the epigenetics which can be thought of as the software. Epigenetics explains things that are inherent in living things and provide certain behaviours and traits. A duck inherently knows it?s a duck and not a cat. As it grows it inherently knows how to paddle it's feet to swim, how to quack, eventually that it can fly, it doesn't try to climb a tree like a cat. Cats don't have these. Cats generally (inherently dislike water), and don't try to fly.
So what if there was a feminine gene (more realistically a set of genes) that can be turned on or off by epigenetics. At birth (and probably in the womb) hormones work their magic and perform their gene switching according to the sex of the fetus. For girls the female genes are turned on and lead to inherent female characteristics and behaviours. Girls are drawn to the many behaviours females exhibit (i.e. primping and preening, mothering, a strong desire/ability to express themselves verbally). Things that typical males don't exhibit.
What if some female genes in our brains got turned on for some reason and cause us to exhibit some of these traits? Our epigenetics and maybe hormones turned on some of the female genes driving our behaviours. Hmmmm?.
The thing I like about this theory is the nature of the behaviour we exhibit bubbles up through our brains uncontrollably. We don't simply wake up one morning and think "aha I have a great idea, let's dress like a girl". The behaviour bubbles up through our psyche. It's automatic. We can't seem to resist it like other habits, it seems inherent as part of our being. We are like moths drawn to a flame (more epigenetics at play). Many of us get wired up as small children. It's as if something got turned on at that stage of our development as humans, and there it is.
Again Just a theory gurls. Absolutely no research supporting this. Just something to ponder on.
Thoughts?
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