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About me
I was born female and began identifying as trans as a teenager to escape the discomfort of puberty and my own internalized homophobia. I became deeply involved in a toxic online community and made permanent changes to my body that I now deeply regret. After years of living as someone I wasn't, I decided to detransition and return to my birth name and pronouns. I now see my body's natural state as the truth and am working to accept the permanent changes I made. I'm finally living as myself again, a lesbian woman, and my family is supporting me through the process.
My detransition story
Looking back on my whole journey, it’s hard to know where to start. I was born female, and as a teenager, I really struggled with my body and who I was. I hated my breasts and felt incredibly uncomfortable during puberty. I had a lot of anxiety and low self-esteem. I now realize I was also dealing with internalized homophobia; I'm a lesbian, and back then, I think transitioning felt like an escape from that.
When I started identifying as trans, I was very aggressive about it. If my family or friends ever misgendered me, I would have full-blown tantrums, throwing and breaking things in the house. I’m embarrassed by that now. I wish someone had had the guts to sit me down and tell me they were worried, but I also understand why they didn't. They were just trying to support me, and if they hadn't, I probably would have cut them off.
I got deep into the online trans community, and it felt like a cult. The group I was in was mostly young trans women under 25, and there was a lot of toxic behavior. We were obsessed with passing, surgery, and men. There was a lot of pressure and a weird competitiveness. I saw people getting these dangerous, black market silicone injections called "pumping" to change their body shape, and I'm so thankful I never went through with that. The whole environment was filled with internalized homophobia, using slurs and putting each other down.
When I was 18, I made a huge mistake. I was desperate for validation and sold my body to creepy men who paid for me to get breast implants. I regret that so much. The scars are a permanent reminder of that dark time.
I was on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for a while. The estrogen killed my sex drive completely; I became asexual and was only interested in men when I was intoxicated. Now that I'm off it, my natural sex drive has returned with a vengeance. Coming off the hormones was a struggle, and I still get urges to take estrogen again. It feels like an addiction.
My detransition was actually pretty straightforward when I finally made the decision. I just told my dad I was going to stop and go back to my original name and pronouns. He was supportive and has been helping me change all my legal documents back. It felt like a huge deal at first, but after a few months, it just feels normal. I'm sure my family is glad to have their daughter back.
My thoughts on gender have completely changed. I now believe that sex is gender. Male is he/him, female is she/her. I think affirming trans identities just prolongs what I see as a delusion. This ideology, in my opinion, breeds homophobia and misogyny. As a lesbian, I would never consider a trans woman a suitable partner; to me, that's not what being a lesbian is about.
I have a lot of regrets. I regret the anger I had, the breast implants, and the years I spent living as someone I wasn't. My body is permanently changed, and I have to live with that. I benefited from stepping away from the affirming community and thinking for myself.
Here is a timeline of the main events:
| Age | Event |
|---|---|
| 13-14 | Started puberty, felt intense discomfort and hated my developing breasts. |
| 15-16 | Began identifying as transgender. Had angry outbursts if family misgendered me. |
| 18 | Sold my body to pay for and received breast implants. |
| 18-22 | Lived as a trans woman, was on estrogen HRT. Was part of an online trans clique. |
| 22 | Told my dad I was detransitioning and went back to my birth name and female pronouns. |
| 22 (3 months later) | Felt settled into my detransition, working on changing legal documents back. |
Top Comments by /u/Emotional_Escape_516:
They are mentally ill. The real mentally ill ones will freak out cause they really think they’re the opposite sex 😭 It is like telling someone who’s schizophrenic they’re seeing delusions and they might get upset cause they think the delusion is real.
I feel this same way about my chest too. I wish i never got breast implants. I was only 18 years old and i sold my body to creepy men i just wanted validation from them and they paid for my implants. My scars will always remind me of my dark past. Ugh
I’d say it’s just further proof how easily ideology can indoctrinate humans. My stance cannot be changed that I believe we should call people their pronouns based on biological sex. Males-He/Him Females She/Her.
I will not affirm trans identities and most definitely not ever affirming nonbinary pronouns. Affirming these delusions further contributes to people believing transgenderism is a solution. Every medicalized trans person is a victim to gender ideology.
Well when you affirm others delusions about their sexuality, it only keeps this ideology surviving longer. I don’t think it’s morally incorrect to correct the behavior. Also it’s not semantics these are biological truths. Never once in my whole life as a lesbian have I been so desperate enough to sleep with a woman that i’d settle for a trans woman with a penis or dick-less trans woman.
Yeah definitely, so the internalized homophobia was very prevalent among the trans cliques I was in. The younger crowd I was apart of was all “straight” <25 year old trans women. It was the weirdest thing looking back and total cult behavior. Every homosexual transsexual I know uses similar terminology and lingos. There was a lot of slurs being used and calling people “clocky” and unpassable. We were obsessed with talking about surgery and men. Also my group was all obsessed with this thing called “pumping” and getting “pumped” which is basically black market loose silicone injectables in the buttocks and hips. It is irreversible and can never be removed. There’s an old trans woman they all go to out in Los Angeles California for these silicone pumps. I’m so thankful I did not undergo this procedure but so so many of these HSTS have opted for it. I worry for a lot of these people but I cannot remain in contact with them anymore in fear I will be indoctrinated into the cult again.
Sex is gender. Male=he/himsmall gamete. Female=she/herlarge gamete. Humans are a gonochoric species. End the sexism and stereotyping of the two sexes for an excuse to be delusional about reality. This ideology breeds nothing but homophobia, sexism, fetishes, and misogyny.
Can you see yourself being 50 years old still injecting testosterone? Most likely being fully bald? You won’t stay looking cute and twinky, you will genuinely turn into an optical illusion of a man. Testosterone is a very strong steroid. Also have you researched the long term effects of women who take testosterone? It’s very scary and unhealthy
So i went through your posts history and saw you dosed t again a few weeks ago. In my opinion if you wanna recover your natural baseline sex drive you gotta cease all hormones you know? dosing t again will just keep delaying your bodies recovery. Make sure to keep up with bloodwork and maybe see an endocrinologist if you can and aren’t already. I hate recommending more medications but a doctor can prescribe you a low dose testosterone cream for sex drive too
i just told my dad hey i have something to tell you and then i said im gonna start detransitioning. he was just like okay congratulations and whatever you wanna do. so for me detransition was just about going back to my original name and real pronouns. it felt like a big huge deal at first but 3 months later its fine. he’s been helping me change all my legal documents back. as long as you don’t blame your mom she shouldn’t feel bad. its not like our parents had a choice. if they didn’t support us we probably wouldve cut them off. im sure she will be very glad to have her daughter back
From my detrans male perspective when I was on hrt I had like no sex drive. I became asexual and disgusted with men unless I was intoxicated. Now that im off hrt I masturbate like 3x a day (sorry little TMI). Testosterone dominance is the main factor in sex drive i think