• Naia@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    I basically had suppressed my emotions my whole life. Since puberty I could count on one hand with fingers to spare the number of times I legit cried before transition and it was usually something like death of a pet or family member.

    Some of thst was from running on the wrong hormones, but plenty of cis men are able feel emotional on T. A lot was being scared of showing I had emotion.

    I’ve faired better as I’m not 2 years into transition and already feel like a different person.

    • Norah - She/They@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      My theory is that because our brains are “wired” to be women, T causes our emotions to be more out of whack. Anecdotally, I’ve met a couple of trans men who felt more attuned to their emotions after starting T.

      But yeah, I know what you mean about feeling scared. I’m really glad your transition is going well. Keep on shining your light!