Quote Originally Posted by Krisi View Post
"Only my VA therapist gets it, a little."

Don't be too certain about that. A therapist is someone you pay to agree with you. If it's the VA, you might not be doing the actual paying, but it's her job to listen to her patients. That's what puts food on her table.
If a therapist is agreeing with you all the time, then they are enabling you and certainly not helping you overcome your problems. A good therapist will challenge you, call you on your bullshit, force you to make decisions to move you forward. Above all else they will understand and hear you, but it won't be to put food on the table. That comment is simply disrespectful to a group of helping professionals.

Alice,
You have to realize someday that your crossdressing is not a problem and is not the problem. If you try to figure out why you cd it will drive you crazy. Ask a guy why they are attracted to girls with pony tails. Ask why some people spend all their spare time raising roses. Why do some people like sci-fi novels? Why do some men like to wear women's clothing? I don't know the answers. And it doesn't matter. I'm not hurting anyone, I'm not late on the rent because I'm blowing all my money on bras. I'm not neglecting my children because I'm dressing instead of spending time with them. So who cares?

So who cares? That's the hitch. My SO lives with me and has become over the past two years 100% supportive. A few others in my life know and support me as well. You're issue may not be crossdressing but finding people in your life who accept and support you the way you are. That may mean moving to a new city and making new friends. It can be done. But don't give up. And don't try to stop dressing (if that's what they mean by "pulls"). It will only cause anxiety and frustration. THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU.