Hey! I started finding out what being trans actually means about half a year ago, and as I look into it more and more, I am realizing just how much of that stuff relates to me, or sounds like what I want to be, and I really wanna look further into it.
I was wondering what are some good resources, stories of trans people or other possible signs, that would help me answer my question.
My main issue is that I do not like my body. I always thought it was because I am fat, but now that it could be something else, I have no idea where to look and see which one it is, which is something that has really been bothering me lately. I also don’t like quite a few aspects of “male” society, but again, that could just be normal.
I just want to know who I am, I wanna be able to question myself and find out things about myself I would’ve not found on my own
Please don’t reply with “you are trans” or “you aren’t trans”, I want the only person that answers that question to be myself.
I’d just appreciate some help, some resources, something to read up on to find out what’s wrong with me
Try messing with your expression. Ask your best friend or someone you trust to call you a different name or with different pronouns for a day. Wear clothes you normally wouldn’t, look at yourself in a way you normally wouldn’t. Just in general explore your gender. It sounds silly but try a faceapp gender swap. Mess around in a game that has a good character creator. Play an MMO and make friends online who don’t know you as the “male” you. There’s a lot of different ways to safely interact with and examine your own gender identity.
You know, for me rephrasing the question entirely helped a lot at first. Instead of asking whether or not I was trans I asked myself “would I be happier if I was” or “would I be happier if I transitioned”. Then I explored my identity to find that answer.