Well, lets do this.
You want to see some fun before and after pictures?
*Slams back a metaphorical shot*
Ok!
Transition has allowed me to live my life somewhat as myself, and for that I'm grateful. With the rise of virtual worlds, and ongoing interest in transhumanism, maybe I'll be able to take it all the way someday.
@NiveusLepus I always love seeing these pictures. Especially how much happier everyone is after transitioning.
@AngryCanadianGamer @NiveusLepus Oh my goodness, yes. Our pre-transition pictures, even if happy, look so forced -- or at least, mine do. (I have several with the Smol from when she was a baby or toddler that, for her privacy, I don't share.)
But the post-transition ones... oh, we have such easily cheerful smiles and such warm looks!
@lenaoflune @AngryCanadianGamer
It was about 2 weeks after I started HRT, that I woke up, and this internal weight and pain, was lesser and it was a revelatory thing. Those few months were quite happy for me. The chemical siege I had been under since 12 was finally broken, and I was finding a new depth and way to be more myself.
@NiveusLepus @AngryCanadianGamer HRT is so magical.
My first night on it -- just a mere 2mg -- changed how I felt. It was like my mind was on smooth jazz, comfortable and calm for once. Colors seemed brighter, even. And in a few days, not only did I start to see changes in my body that I was gleeful for, but also it felt like my senses had awoken and the veil over my feelings that dulled reality, lifted.