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submitted 1 year ago by elfahor to c/mtf

In the process of questioning myself, I discovered that it doesn't seem very natural to refer to myself as she/her at first. How did you yourself experiment it? Did it take some time getting used to? Or was it an instant relief?

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[-] sky@lemmy.codesink.io 13 points 1 year ago

My new name/pronouns felt really foreign to me for a long time honestly. I used they/them for a while until i felt "femme enough" for she/her (whatever that means) and these days i'm they/she.

It just took some time for that to go away. Other people gendering you properly can help reinforce that it's correct.

[-] lizardlike@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was the same way. Was really cautious about it, going from he/they to they/them, they/she before finally just telling folks she/her. I have a ton of respect for the folks that have the confidence to switch right off the bat but for me it was ~a year into hrt before I got truly comfy with it

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