CD?ing linked to libido...and always back and forth on it. ARGH!

[Teresa]

Chloe,
Depression and it's treatment is difficult enough to deal with , I was prescribed Prozac long term , the depression didn't subside completely but the problem was I didn't really care . I lost the guilt and anxiety about dressing so felt OK about which was something my wife wasn't happy about . Eventually my wife and my GP persuaded me to stop taking them , so now I had new options to consider , I still had the need to dress but it wasn't going anywhere so I finally pushed for counselling . MY GP was great and sorted it for me , my wife was pleased initially because she thought it meant a cure .

The lesson learnt from this is most of us are born with this trait , we need to deal with it by taking on the role of female to satisfy that part of the brain . For those in this situation with dysphoria , denying it and attempting to stop it is long term very destructive , I nearly ended my life through it and the problem with acceptance from my wife .

Throwing money at it may be a short term fix because you feel it makes you more passable . Forget the passing question , none of us pass 100% , it's more important you find a balance and become comfortable with it . I've been out full time now for over two years , I now have that balance and I'm so happy , what people see me as I can't say but I haven't been misgenderd yet and believe me I don't throw a lot of money at it because I don't have that sort of budget .

When I entered gender counselling , I was prescribed anti-depressants , I took them for a week and the old side effects came back , so I stopped now I don't get depressed because the parts of my life that contributed to it are now small enough to deal with them . Medication has it's place but it doesn't cure the problem to me it glossed over it , one day the reality of the situation has to be dealt with .