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Reddit user /u/QuirkyMagpie's Detransition Story

female
trauma
depression
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  • Emotional Depth and Nuance: The language is complex, empathetic, and directly engages with the recipient's trauma and pain in a way that is difficult to automate.
  • Personal Experience: The user references their own history of assault, which adds a layer of personal authenticity.
  • Consistent, Passionate Voice: The tone is consistently supportive yet passionate about the harm caused by medical and psychological authority, which aligns with genuine, angry, or hurt individuals in the community.

The advice given, while strong, is characteristic of someone deeply invested in the issue.

About me

I was deeply hurt by abuse from authority figures in my childhood, and my transition felt like a reaction to that pain, not my true self. My suffering became so great that I attempted suicide, and surviving forced me to completely rebuild my identity. I had to learn to live for myself, which meant cutting contact with my family to escape their harmful influence. I now focus on finding meaning in my suffering by connecting with others and sharing my story. My journey is no longer about gender, but about learning to value myself and the world again despite the pain.

My detransition story

My journey with transition and detransition is deeply tied to a history of pain and a search for meaning. I was assaulted as a child in institutional settings by people who were supposed to have complete authority over me and look out for my well-being. The gaslighting and blame that came after the abuse was the worst and final blow. It created a deep pain that made it hard to see value in the world or in myself.

I think a lot of my actions, including my transition, were a reaction to that pain and abuse, not a true expression of my own will. It felt like I was being controlled by what had happened to me. For a long time, I hated the entire world because of it, but I’ve come to understand that this perspective is a choice, and it is changeable.

My suffering led me to a point where I attempted suicide. Surviving that attempt felt miraculous, and it forced me to reassemble my self-concept from within my new circumstances, much like someone who becomes disabled and has to rebuild their identity and place in society. It is an incredibly painful process that no one would want to do, but it has made me stronger in the ways that matter most.

I have had to learn to live for myself and value myself, to not let my will be bent or be destroyed by those who hurt me. They can cause pain, but they can't keep me down. Separating from my parents and cutting contact was a necessary part of this, so I wasn't living my life in support of their lifestyle.

I don't know if I got surgery and regret it, as that detail isn't in my past comments, but my words show I was speaking to someone who may have. My focus was on finding a way to live despite the pain and the irreversible changes. I believe there is meaning in all suffering, and that meaning can only be found through living. Pouring my efforts into writing and connecting with others, perhaps through sites that take personal stories or by starting a support group, became a potential path forward for me. Finding a non-abusive therapist and looking at other factors like medication side effects or diet were also part of trying to manage the misery.

Ultimately, my thoughts on gender are that my own transition was likely influenced by a need to escape the pain of my past and the abuse I suffered. I don't know if I regret my transition, but I deeply regret the pain that led me to that point and the suffering that followed. My journey now is about living despite that, and finding value in the world and in myself.

Age Event
N/A Experienced childhood assault and institutional abuse.
N/A Attempted suicide.
N/A Made the decision to separate from parents and cut contact.

Top Comments by /u/QuirkyMagpie:

6 comments • Posting since June 22, 2019
Reddit user QuirkyMagpie explains how finding meaning in suffering, similar to those who become disabled, can help someone reassemble their identity after regretting sex reassignment surgery.
18 pointsJun 22, 2019
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There is meaning in all suffering. The meaning can only be found through living. I know it doesn't seem worth it to stay alive for that, for something like meaning, but nothing is more transformative, there is no greater reason to live, than meaning. I don't know your history. I'm assuming you got sex reassignment surgery and regret it. There are many people in the world who become, for example, disabled in one way or another. They get into a car crash, end up with a traumatic brain injury, and lose their ability to think clearly, regulate their emotions, lose their fine motor skills, etc. There are people who lose limbs, people who have terrible chronic illnesses, etc. All of these people lose not only their bodily integrity, but who they are. Their identity, their place in society. They have to reassemble their self concept from within the context of the circumstances in which they've ended up. No one wants to do that, nothing is more painful, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. And yet, that is what so very many people end up having to do. With great strength and effort, you can do it too. It will, in itself, make you so much stronger and make you so much better than you were even before your transition, in the ways that matter most.

Reddit user QuirkyMagpie explains that suicidality is a reaction to abuse and neglect, not an autonomous act, and encourages living for oneself to break free from the control of those who caused the pain.
12 pointsJun 22, 2019
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I understand. It's the abuse and neglect. I think with that it becomes a matter of living your life despite them, despite what they did to you, despite the fact that they won't recognize or take responsibility for their actions. I don't think killing yourself would make them realize they were wrong, and even if it did, that is basing your actions on them entirely - it's an action taken because of them, so it's not free. It's not autonomous. Suicidality is often a reaction to pain and abuse, not an expression of personal will, and in that way they continue to control you.

I don't know what it's like to walk in your shoes, but I was assaulted in institutional settings as a kid. I understand how painful and destructive gaslighting is from people who have complete authority over you, people you're supposed to trust to look out for your well being, who then end up blaming you after they hurt you. Their inability to take responsibility is the worst and final blow. Ultimately you have to live for you. You have to want to exist for yourself despite everything because you value yourself, you won't let your will be bent by them, you won't be destroyed by them. Sure, they can hurt you, but no one can keep you down.

Reddit user QuirkyMagpie advises a suicidal detransitioner to cut contact with parents, suggests sharing their story on specific websites (Transgender Trend, Hormones Matter), and recommends writing an autobiography for counter-culture publishers.
7 pointsJun 22, 2019
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Is it possible to separate yourself from your parents and cut contact with them, and not live your life in support of their lifestyle in that way? Sites like transgendertrend.com or even possibly hormonesmatter.com take personal stories. Not to mention, since you seem like a prolific writer based off your suicide note, it may be worthwhile to pour your efforts into writing an expose autobiography and submitting it to some counter-culture publishers, who I think wouldn't hesitate to publish controversial content that is likely to spark much interest, whether positive or negative. Do you have any friends you care about? Is there a detransition support group for your area, and if not, would you be interested in starting one, even just online?

Edit: https://thefederalist.com/ would likely take your story as well, as would madinamerica.com, assuming you were also abused by your psychologist.

Reddit user QuirkyMagpie offers support and advice to a suicidal user, discussing potential causes like medication side effects, diet, and the need for a non-abusive therapist.
6 pointsJun 22, 2019
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You did post here though to interact with people, so I think this does matter to you in one way or another, even just a tiny bit. No one here can take away your pain, though if I could, I would. We can only offer you perspectives, words, empathy, advice, etc. I get the immediacy of just needing the pain to end and ultimately it becomes a matter of bearing it one moment at a time until things change. I hope you do. Is there anything else that could be contributing to your misery? Some medications have suicidality as a side effect, and diet can't be underestimated as a factor either. In any case, I hope that, through great strength of will, you're able to hang in there. Maybe looking for a sympathetic non-abusive therapist would be a good idea too, though I realize those are difficult to come by. Sometimes we don't know what we can handle until we're forced to handle it.

Reddit user QuirkyMagpie comments that overcoming suicidal thoughts involves finding value and love in the world, stating that hating the world is a changeable perspective.
4 pointsJun 22, 2019
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Well, what it comes down to then is finding value in the world, finding something or someone(s) in it who are worth saving, worth loving, worth seeing good in. It's hard to live in a world that you hate, but hating the entire world is ultimately a choice. It's a perspective, and that perspective is changeable.

Reddit user QuirkyMagpie offers words of support to a suicide attempt survivor, suggesting their survival is a sign of strength and a miraculous event indicating something may be "rooting for them."
3 pointsJun 22, 2019
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I hope that you do feel less alone and I hope it's not the end. I don't consider not killing yourself to be a failure or a sign of lack of strength. To me, it's the opposite. The attempt you made already was serious and you're lucky to still be alive. I don't know if you have any sort of belief in fate or coincidence, but surviving that is quite miraculous in itself. Maybe something out there is rooting for you.