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About me
When I was 15, my therapist convinced me and my terrified dad that my depression meant I was trans and that transition was my only choice. I started testosterone at 17 and had my breasts removed at 18, believing it was the only way to save my life. I now see I was a manipulated child who was failed by the adults who should have protected me. After stopping hormones four years ago, I am living as a woman again, but I am haunted by grief and regret over my permanent surgery. I am now seeking reconstruction to heal from what I see as medical abuse.
My detransition story
My whole journey started when I was 15. I was a teenager who was really struggling, and my therapist was the one who first suggested I might be trans. I had severe dysmorphia and hated my breasts; I felt incredibly uncomfortable with my body. That therapist essentially brainwashed me, making my suicidal thoughts much worse by pushing the idea that transition was my only option to survive. My dad fell for it hard because he was terrified I would kill myself, and he pushed for me to transition. My mom wasn't for it, but she didn't stop it either.
I started testosterone at 17 and was on it for almost three years. I had a double mastectomy right after I turned 18. At the time, it felt life-saving. The trans community and the doctors told me this was the only way to fix my dysphoria and depression, and I believed them completely. I passed fully as a man for a while.
But it wasn't real. It was a placebo effect. I now see that what happened to me was abuse. I was a child who was groomed and taken advantage of by adults who should have known better. The medical professionals failed me. I wasn't old enough to understand the permanence of what I was doing. I was convinced that if I didn't do this, I would be depressed forever, but that was a lie. I would have grown up just fine without any of it.
I detransitioned about four years ago. Coming off testosterone was a long process. It took about two years for people to start consistently seeing me as a woman again. My voice softened out a lot, and now I just sound like a woman with a deeper voice. I’m perceived as a normal woman in society, which is a relief, but the damage is done.
I deeply regret my transition, especially the surgery. I feel like something was stolen from me. I had an organ amputated, and it’s a loss I grieve every day. The trauma from the mastectomy has honestly ruined my life, and I am much more suicidal now because of the regret than I ever was as a teen. I am looking into breast reconstruction surgery, not out of vanity, but because I need to restore my body to its closest natural state as part of my healing. I view it as a form of closure.
I no longer believe in gender ideology. I think it’s all horseshit. Transition doesn't save anyone's life; it’s a placebo for mentally ill people. My dysphoria didn’t come from nowhere—it had an origin in trauma and other issues that should have been treated with non-invasive methods. I think a lot of young people, especially autistic kids, gay kids, and kids with trauma, are being encouraged to transition when what they really need is real help.
I feel a lot of anger toward the trans community and the doctors who do this. They create an environment where you can’t question anything, and if you do, you’re attacked. I think what happened to me and other minors is malpractice and child abuse. I want them to stop.
Here is a timeline of my transition and detransition:
| Age | Event |
|---|---|
| 15 | Therapist suggested I was trans, severe dysmorphia and suicidal ideation began |
| 17 | Started testosterone |
| 18 | Had double mastectomy |
| 20 | Stopped testosterone, began detransition |
| 24 | Present day, 4 years off testosterone, seeking reconstruction |
Top Comments by /u/Downtown-Store-6514:
They’re just coping because they can’t handle that people are being actively hurt. They gotta downplay it in order to feel like they’re different and “actually trans.” In reality, everyone who transitions thinks they’re true trans. Reality will hit a lot of them in a few years.
To be so honest with you, it’s not your fault. You had surgery at 18, right after transitioning as a minor? Classic case of a child being groomed. It’s happened to so many people here. They transition as minors, get told this is the only thing that’ll save them, and get surgery right as they hit legal adulthood.
You weren’t a developed adult. You were a teen. You were NOT old enough to understand what you were giving away. The surgeons who do this are the ones who should be ashamed.
Wish I could help but I’m in the exact same shitty situation. In another universe our issues would have been dealt with productively and we wouldn’t have been egged on to have amputations before we even hit our 20s. Just know this is the product of a shit ton of propaganda and lies. The “choice” of it is really not your burden to bear.
Some AGP men have reproductive autogynephilia specifically. I often see them try to claim that they just want to be pregnant “because they want to be moms” and there’s nothing sexual behind it, but that’s a lie lmao. Truth is they just think of women as baby makers and fetish objects and they want to “be” the object.
I saw that one. It feels like projection when an adult AGP guy tries to talk about leaning into desires, or personal responsibility. Obviously a certain degree of personal responsibility is appropriate, but I think a lot of those types who detrans don’t really understand why others transitioned, especially kids. The child transitioners are highly coerced and female transitioners of all ages generally transition as a response to abuse/the threat of being abused as a woman, not as a fetish. An adult AGP guy might feel the need to take responsibility for leaning so heavily into his sexual fixation, but other transitioners have VERY different motivations and circumstances.
I wish I knew, but good luck. I think more and more liberals are becoming critical of gender ideology, specifically minor transition. Almost every liberal I’ve spoken to about this immediately confides in me they have doubts when I tell them I’m a detransitioner who won’t judge them for wrongthink. I’d love group suggestions too.
Soooo relatable. I was completely suffocated in trans spaces. You can’t say ANYTHING that goes against the majority, and if you do, even if it’s the most reasonable thing ever (my big one was that you needed gender dysphoria to transition), you’d be burned alive. I’m so glad I finally left and don’t have to put up with their BS anymore.
I’m sorry, but you say that you are looking into recon and I did also see that you made a post about feeling like no man would be attracted to you because of surgery. I know that I don’t know you, but I’m just commenting here to say that it is OK to regret what happened. You don’t need to go full gender critical or take on a “victim” role. I will say that I believe teenagers cannot consent to this and while they may think they want to transition, they lack the life experience to understand the permanence of the procedures and to understand that their feelings about their bodies WILL change in the future.
From my side of things, I 100% believe what happened to you was malpractice, but that doesn’t mean you have to take on a victim role. I understand it can feel degrading to think of yourself as a victim. I also think in your situation it would be entirely appropriate to be critical of the medical professionals involved in your transition, other influences, etc. if you feel it’s necessary, you can still take some responsibility for yourself while holding the grown adults responsible for errors they might have made. After all, if their actions were completely appropriate, then transition would have been correct for you and you wouldn’t have detransed, right? Why did you have to have an amputation and steroids to feel comfortable in your body? Is it possible you would have naturally grown into yourself without medical interventions? Why were you even permitted to transition before you were even a legal adult? These are all questions I think are worth asking for those of us who transitioned as minors.
Your third paragraph is completely on point. Trans people get convinced this will help them with depression or suicidality, and some people can keep the illusion up longer than others. But none of it is real. I mean… how could it be? Why do you need surgery or hormones to pretend to be the other sex to be happy? How is it possible that can’t be dealt with by using non invasive methods? It’s just all ridiculous.
Tbh… I’m not saying you feel the same way I do, but what I will say is that I was justtt like you for two years of my detransition. Lied to myself that I needed surgery as a teen or I would have been depressed forever and never broken out of my dysphoria. But I realized recently that was a massive cope. I would have grown up just fine, but because I was convinced dysphoria made me suicidal, if acted as a placebo, even into detransition. Just food for thought tbh. Now I fully recognize what happened was abuse and NONE of it needed to happen for me to grow up.
No, I’m acknowledging that teens are teens and don’t understand the gravity of the situation. You are free to have your own perspective and I’m free to disagree with it. I’m sorry, but I don’t believe you that you don’t regret your surgery. Your posts make that clear. It is wrong to transition teens as far as I’m concerned, and a lot of people here share that opinion. Most people outside of trans spaces share that opinion. Do what you have to do, but other people will look at your situation and call it malpractice. And frankly, there’s a good reason for that. I know I’m being blunt, but I genuinely hope you continue to heal and find what you’re looking for.