Can we truly stop? (All responses welcomed)

[ptp009]

I started dressing in my teenage years but wasn't until my late 30's started the dressing and guilt trip that comes with each event. I tried talking to my wife of a previous marriage back then went to therpy, purged tons of great clothes over and over again only to find that I would want to dress for a period of time only to stop and purge again. I bet I've read and talked to everyone that could help me and about the age of 45ish I finally relialized that I would have to accept this dressing as part of my life or I would go crazy. I now have a wear at home somewhat policy dress a little and always underneat, go out dressed one or twice a month, drive dressed go out with other Cd's and really just accepted it as part of my life. COULD I just continue to purge and guess what my choices were? I THINK so but when the time came I have learned to enjoy dressing publicly and with other as part of my life. Some people know some people don't I do know that accepting it has made my life easier to deal with it. My wife has accepted this part of me as long as people in my community don't get to see me but overall its made my life better as a person and though there are times I'd like to dress 24/7 I know that thats not part of my life and I can get on with my life enjoying being a woman on some days and being a man the rest of the time. I guess hat I'm trying to say in this long about way; Learn to accept what you can and Just get along with your life "IT'S NOT GOING AWAY Jenn

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Isha, Why would I want to stop something that gives me so much pleasure ??

It's just like the Mafia, You just can't quit !!

[Shirley Anne]

I have actually stopped dressing for over a year now for no aparrent reason. I am free to dress whenever I like, my wife is fully supportive but for some reason I simply cant be bothered. Over the last year I have bought new items of clothing and make up yet have never worn or used any of it, have stopped all the leg and body shaving and on occasions have grown a beard again, I still think about and plan to dress but when the time comes just cant be bothered and no idea why.

[willow-the-wisp]

I have recently returned to c/dressing after 14 years. Not that I didn't think about it
but the circumstances were such that it would have been letting the secret out for sure.
Recently things have changed and I started again, with the same joy and contentment I
had before. Could I have Stopped entirely............I don't think so.