Hi Ladies,

I am by no means an expert on this, even as a CD I have been relatively closeted, having not been out of the house en femme yet or, for that matter, do I have an entire feminine outfit I could wear out on such a trip. So I preface my comments with that. However, my instinct on this is that the issue of CD to TS is more a matter of internal feelings and thought processes, and perhaps some chemistry and brain wiring, so I guess I feel like I can at least comment on it despite my lack of "dressing" experience.

That said I have had thoughts about these kinds of issues since adolescence, and for some unknown reason spent the better part of the last weekend reading the posts on the TS forum and some of the links that are posted there. I am now contemplating what that amount of time spent reading those means. Irregardless, I would strongly advise any CD even thinking that they may be TS to go do just that, because the warnings that a number of the ladies here have made are, from what I read, right on mark.

Are there some inconsistencies in the posts on this thread, and are some of the related topics apparently taken a bit too lightly? Yes, I would have to say there are. But I think the amount of attention this thread has received should show us that is IS appropriate for a CD forum. Why? Well, a few things I read in the TS forum indicate that it is from CD group of the transgendered that most if not all MtF TS persons originate. It was stated that sometimes the person wasn't even fully aware of this aspect of their personality when they began dressing.

Additionally, the whole process of "transitioning", at least as it was described, was about as far from a picnic as we are from the moon. Two descriptions I saw used the analogies of an "atom bomb" and a "tornado" going through your life. Many TS women upon fully transitioning find themselves without their friends, family, SO, money, job and career. Basically ground zero. It certainly doesn't sound like fantasyland to me. Definitely not something to "try out" nor to do without all the right professional advisors beside you. The drugs used ARE potent and dangerous and can (and do) apparently kill a minority of those taking them.

So all I am saying, is if anyone reading this is thinking they might be TS, then go read what they go through and about the tough, arduous and sometimes dangerous path they face. Is it the right path for some? Yes I think so, if done with the proper medical and therapeutic support for the right reasons. As for myself, I think I would be rightfully scared as hell to wake up one morning and be certain I was really TS. That said, I can't rule out the possibility of that happening.

So in closing be fully informed and get the proper help before doing anything like self medicating and such. From what I read anyway, it could just save your life.

>>>hugs<<<

Pauline