For those that have started HRT, what was the most surprising change you noticed that you weren't expecting? (self.trans)

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I'm still pretty early on in my HRT journey at just under 5 weeks of estradiol IM injections and Spironolactone.

One thing that I kind of was expecting but still took me by surprise was the depth of my emotions increasing.

I kept reading about "a larger range of emotional responses" but feeling it is a whole new world! I feel like my emotions have so much more texture and nuance that I pick up on. I can feel them shift from sadness to anger to determination to whatever so quickly and so intuitively.

Before I started E, the best way I can describe how my emotional state behaved was like these blurry blobs of feelings that were difficult to distinguish or identify. Everything swirled around me without me being able to fully experience them. Now they are a part of me and I would never go back ❤️

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[-] GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

I had previously undiagnosed BPD that went buck fucking wild. Not trying to scare you, but I want you to be prepared.

I would recommend checking into your family/gene donors history for any mental illness, especially those that are more common with women (BPD, in my case) and discuss with your therapist and support network.

For transmasc, check the history of men in your family/gene donors.

[-] onevia 10 points 9 months ago

realizing my mother was diagnosed with BPD and I strongly suspect both of my sisters to have it as well

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[-] GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

If it helps, I feel like if I had seen it coming I could have mitigated most of the fallout, and I'm in a much better place now that I'm past the worst of it.

If you have any questions, I'd be happy to try to answer them~

[-] cowboycrustation 4 points 9 months ago

I have three sisters and two of them have diagnosed BPD. Welcome to the BPD family member club 😎. I got lucky not to have it.

[-] onevia 3 points 9 months ago

Doesn't help that one of my biggest fears was always "I don't want to become my mother!" Lol

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