EmergingEllie

hey folks, I have FFS as an option in the medium term (early 2028) and continue to be on the fence about it. I am not fully passing at this point (about 2 years HRT), but I haven’t been misgendered in about half a year, and I’m mostly correctly gendered as a woman, whether that’s as cis or trans. I still have persistent dysphoria around my hairline, and some intermittent dysphoria around my forehead, nose, and jaw, but it’s getting better, and it doesn’t seem like I need it to mostly be read as a woman. I live in California and it would be covered by my insurance except for my deductible, which also counts my hormone copays, so my total outlay would probably be like $500. My question at this

Hi folks,

I drank pretty heavily in my 20s, moderated down in my early 30s, seriously cut down after making a very positive life change, and have gotten to a point where I'm functionally soberish for the past four months. I've dipped back in by having one drink (exactly one drink!) on five occasions, four of which did not feel worth it afterwards - the feeling of intoxication was unpleasant and I did not like how I felt after - and one of which, a trail beer, did feel worth it. After having each of these drinks, "the door" to drinking more has felt reopened for a day or two, but I've never actually acted on it.

Emotionally, this cadence feels possible to me - one or two drinks on rare, mos

Hi folks,

I drank pretty heavily in my 20s, moderated down in my early 30s, seriously cut down after making a very positive life change, and have gotten to a point where I'm functionally soberish for the past four months. I've dipped back in by having one drink (exactly one drink!) on five occasions, four of which did not feel worth it afterwards - the feeling of intoxication was unpleasant and I did not like how I felt after - and one of which, a trail beer, did feel worth it. After having each of these drinks, "the door" to drinking more has felt reopened for a day or two, but I've never actually acted on it.

Emotionally, this cadence feels possible to me - one or two drinks on rare