Like many here, I have paid a great deal for my transition, emotionally, physically, and financially, yet I don't think it's helpful to reiterate all my details, most of which are back in the history of my posts, if anyone's interested. But this is a good opportunity to mention what it is that I received, in return, for those investments. In short - a long-sought sense of well-being.
While a picture may be worth a thousand words, how about an actual thousand words? Or, make that several thousand... Following is a link that leads to a wealth of scientific, medical and psychological studies that lay out the many nuances of cost and benefit for those of us who need to transition and actually seek to do so:
http://https://whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-equality/%20what-does-the-scholarly-research-say-about-the-well-being-of-transgender-people%20/
The extremely high cost that many of us have paid for peace and well-being should be balanced, some a bit more, some a bit less, with what we have received. The evaluation of this bargain is strictly an individual matter, but hopefully supported as much or more on factual information, than it is on your emotions. This is likely the most important decision you will ever make, so make it carefully.
