Is it normal to feel discouraged
Hey gals I have a question, I myself am strongly considering transitioning. I’ve already told my friends and everyday I’m inching closer and closer to telling my family and I know that when I do I immediately want to start hormones. However I keep having the same thought when I think about it for too long and that’s the feeling of discouragement. I want to start hormones right away because I want to feel feminine and feel like a woman right away, I feel like I’ve waited so long and I don’t think I want to wait any longer. But I start to think that I wish I had started sooner and I get discouraged when I think about certain things I can’t change with hormones like my foot size or other physical characteristics. It’s almost like I’m worried of still not looking like a woman even after hormones. It definitely hurts when I think about but I try to tell myself to give myself some time, at some point I’ll scrunge up the money to get the gender affirming care and surgeries I strongly want but for now I have to start somewhere. However I will say it’s an isolating feeling and i definitely do wonder if anyone other trans women feel the same way. If you do or did what has helped you deal with this.
Posted Jun 8, 2026, 4:58 AM UTC