Originally Posted by
Kathryn Martin
I thought that you would say what you said here. I think that one of the most difficult things to understand though is the complete change of body chemistry, which essentially begins after surgery (i.e. the difference between suppressed testosterone and absence of testosterone), the dismantling of male sexual aggression and the building of female sexual surrender, and finally the disrobing from male privilege. Many of the experiences that I have had over the last year and a quarter is as if I am immersed in content but incapable of yet speaking the language. Being a woman since as far back as I can remember, I relied on learned behavior to meet the expectations that my world confronted me with. Now at times I feel like a lost child because I have to learn the language to express what I never could express before. That, I believe is the "hard work" that begins after all of the congruence issues and steps have been completed.
