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[-] GnomeKat 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I am no longer able to tell if people are being friendly or not. I am not sure what it is or why.

When I presented male I for the most part just expected a general level of friendliness and I was mostly calm in interactions with strangers. I didn't really have a constant fear or paranoia associated with interaction.

Now presenting as a trans woman I feel im like hypervigilant and fundamentally can not parse if people are being friendly or hostile towards me. People are like a shifting cypher of mystery where I am constantly over analyzing what people are saying or doing. NGL it might be a trauma response not sure.

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