Quote Originally Posted by Jenny Elwood View Post
Hi Dawn

Maybe it is because of living in the 3rd world (where we live more basic lives) that we do not have this penchant for over analysis that people in the 1st world seem to have. Though I have no problem with counselling, I've gone through a lot of it myself with my wife, I have to agree with her: You need to be careful here as well.

I found that one counsellor, whether willingly or inadvertently, steered me in the TG direction and after a while I started believing this to be true.

Like I said before, when we devote so much time to something in our lives it does tend to suck us in more and more. Then you find yourself one day saying: "If I like dressing this much, and I like dressing up more and for longer, I must be wanting to be a woman." Question is, if you were there 24/7, would the thrill run out?
I think this holds true for a lot young CD'ers in their early 20's. I've seen literally thousands of posts on reddit and 4chan from young adults who were questioning their sexual identity. It's hard to draw conclusions, but some said they thought they were in denial and tricked themselves in thinking they might be transsexual. I think it's hard to draw a line, especially when you're questioning pretty much everything. Also, I found those sites dangerous as I felt some people were really cheerleading people to just transition. Telling them they were in deep denial and that they were going to transition anyway.