I'm done

[Jasmine Ellis]

I think this isn't the last time you dress again not for a week or two it may take you a year but you will come back and I'll welcome you back with open arms. But, good luck

[Adrienne Heels]

I didn't dress from June to September because if the kids' school vacation.....but when September came around, I couldn't resist being femme. You'll have the urge again.

[seanmc]

Everything is now packed up and put away.

[Tessa Wire]

Good luck, and I wish you all the best.

As always Loves

[Marg Lindenwald]

I know for sure Why I have quit at least a hundred thousand times.

Luck to You Honey
Marg Lindenwald

[seanmc]

I think this was all just an experiment. I didn't really need to do it at all. Oh well, I can't say I didn't have fun with it. So, this is something else to put on my resume, lol.

[Tina Dixon]

I had the same feeling a while ago but saved my stuff, good thing to, but hang in there it comes back believe me.

[seanmc]

I just feel I can choose either or. I don't have this strong desire to present myself as a woman...I never have. I've never done makeup, wig, gone out, etc. Never felt compelled too. Do I feel men should be more liberated in choice of clothing? I'd be lying if I said no. If this feeling ever comes to where I need to wear women's clothes, you guys will be the first to know.

[Andrea's Lynne]

I've purged several times, and regretted each one. I think the knowledge that my "girly" stuff is in the closet makes me less likely to want to buy more new stuff. Once the house is empty, after a while, I feel the need to "own" some feminine things.

That's how it has worked for me anyway.

Best of luck to you!

[carol ann]

Best of luck Satcy, life will be much more straightforward and simpler without the urge or need to crossdress.

I am inclined to agee with others though, In that I would not dispose of your wardrobe for at least twelve months judging fro mine and others' experiences.

[paulaN]

good luck stacey.

[ashlee chiffon]

ummmm...i gotta throw it back atya on this...
i have a long time friend that recently returned to the fold...hadn't dressed for almost 20 years...and know of others that went for many years and then rekindled the dressing.
i think the urge can be postponed, but it is always there beneath the surface...
the overwhelming statistics show that transgender tendencys are very seldom overcome in therapy and even in its simplest form....crossdressing...is usually only repressesed....
not "cured"...
but i could be wrong!

[GG Vanya]

Stacy,

Unlike the majority, I'm just going to say Congratulations on your choice.

And for the others:

Why can't you just be happy and supportive of this person's decision, instead of tearing down his resolve by insisting that he will fail? Does it somehow lessen your own guilt to insist that crossdressing is INCURABLE? Do you get some sort of thrill when someone does try to quit and fails?

Shame on ya all.

[miche_miche]

... StacyMc 1999-2006

For me, dressing is something which won't ever go away, but I'm not you. You may be "done," indeed. I hope you come back and post and let us know what it's like to be an ex-cd. Maybe the reason we believe that no cd ever gives it up is that the ones that do don't come back to tell the tale!

Wishing you the best whatever you decide!

[Kate_Uhler]

I was just writing to another one of us that I went 20 years through a marriage without any real desire. Then 2 years after my divorce, a girlfriend I was dating put me in her pantyhose one night and 'prest-O-change-O'. Several hundreds of dollars in clothes, shoes, wigs and makeup later :D I don't regret having it open back up.. I just went with it.. I think its a healthy expression of my feminine energy and I'm grateful that I'm willing and courageous at times to express it.

Purge…. Not purge.. its not the issue for me really.. Hell who doesn't enjoy new clothes.

But for me I've found it's important to be honest with my true feelings and desires, otherwise they go underground and unconscious where they can cause the real trouble, like the game 'wack-a-mole' they pop back up in weirder and oftentimes more dangerous and self destructive ways.

stacy, I would say you don't have to decide for the rest of your life actually. I sense that you're trying to convince yourself that you don’t have the desire anymore. I found it was better to say I've had the desire, but just decide I didn’t need to act on it at those times in my life when it’s inappropriate, too stressful, or the consequences too socially embarrassing.

Hope this helps.
Kate.

p.s. what’s your size?

[Lisa Golightly]

Why can't you just be happy and supportive of this person's decision, instead of tearing down his resolve by insisting that he will fail? Does it somehow lessen your own guilt to insist that crossdressing is INCURABLE? Do you get some sort of thrill when someone does try to quit and fails?

Perhaps they speak from experience.

[Sophia Rearen]

And then there is this; Hi all, I'm a long time lurker. I have recently accepted myself as a crossdresser. First I was really into high heels and hose and I thought I'd be happy with just that. Well, turns out I love everything else that goes with it. Being recently self accepting, I don't have hardly anything in terms of clothing. I have a few pairs of heels, and maybe 3 articles of clothing.

Anyway, long story short, I'm glad to have found this place and look forward to posting.

Thanks ladies,
Stacy

Posted by Stacy in her member introductions.

I don't we are trying to tear someone elses resolve. And, when you start a thread that blatently says "I'm done" isn't that a statement that might be lessening to the others here that don't feel the same? "Why can't I feel the same as him? What's he have that I don't?

Stacy's member intro was just in May of this year!
I find it hard to believe that one can turn on and off such deep emotions as if they were some kind of faucet. If it is true, then great for her and I'm sorry to cast doubt. If so, what's wrong with me?

[Sedona]

Hi all,

I don't see why it's not conceivable that Stacy's urges are simply gone. Personally, I've always enjoyed dressing, and I think that most of us will be CDers for the rest of our lives, but I just don't think that everyone can be painted with the same brush.

Something to kick around, but perhaps we're saddened when one of our sorority girls talks of leaving our club?

Thx,

[seanmc]

I did recently accept myself, but I never felt compelled to go all the way. The urge is just no more. Like I said, if I ever feel the need, you will be the first to know. I don't feel like I need to sit here and explain myself anymore. So, I don't think I'll be visiting here anymore since I'm just going to be ridiculed for my choices.

Good luck all.

[Gabriellia_Cd]

Good Luck Stacy,

I sometimes think we would all have an easier life if Cd'ing was not part of it. As much as I love it, it does make things difficult at times. Good luck, and check up on us girls from time to time...

love,
Gabby

[Jaydee]

Good Luck Stacy,
More Power to you. Life is certainly simpler without having to cover your tracks in the closet or taking chances with your SO relationships. I am envious. I had about a 10 year hiatus from any CD thoughts, and then it came back stronger than ever. I hope you have better luck.

Jaydee

[melissaabom]

Stacyme !!

Hold on to your femm wardrobe ...lock it away ffor now....and see if the
urge to dress comes back ....

Melissa

[jessica123cd]

Good luck and best wishes. Life would be easier at times without dressing.

[Janelle Marshall]

Good luck Stacy! Please accept all these comments only at face value. Many of us may wish to do as you are stating and many of us would not make that choice if it was there for us. If you are still not dressing, or have no desires to do so after long period of time, that would be significant information to pass on to us. You see, many here have gone long periods, even decades( in my case) where the desire or ability to dress was not there, only to have it roar back unexpectantly and unbidden. So we do support you, but our own experiences tend to cloud our beliefs and perceptions. Best of everything to you!
Janelle Marshall:2c:

[digitallonestar]

good luck in the future