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The user's narrative is highly personal, emotionally consistent, and shows a clear, evolving perspective. The details about their medical history (orchiectomy, laser hair removal), substance abuse, and current desire to move away from gender obsession are specific, complex, and human. The tone of frustration and desire to leave the sub aligns with a genuine desister/detransitioner who is tired of the topic.
About me
I started questioning my gender when I was young, but I now see those feelings as a normal part of growing up. My journey was complicated by heavy drug and alcohol addiction from a very young age. I medically transitioned and now live with the permanent changes to my body, though everyone sees me as male. I've completely stopped all substances and my only focus now is on my health and letting my body exist naturally. I don't think about gender anymore and just want to live a simple, peaceful life.
My detransition story
My journey with gender started when I was really young. I had feelings of wanting to be the other gender, but it wasn't a persistent thing. Looking back, I think they were just normal human emotions. A lot of my friends and family who aren't trans have told me they had similar feelings when they were younger that they just grew out of.
I got into drugs and alcohol when I was a preteen, and that became a huge part of my life for a long time. I was a heavy addict. My relationship with my body was always complicated, and I think a lot of my confusion was wrapped up in that. I started using LSD heavily and later switched to just using psilocybin. I'm 26 now, and I've realized I've already done a lot of damage to my body at a young age. I've completely stopped all of that—no more drugs, no more alcohol, I've even stopped drinking caffeine. My only goal now is to let my body exist in its natural state and focus on my overall wellbeing. I just want to enjoy the gift of life while I'm here.
I medically transitioned. I had an orchiectomy and laser hair removal. I have breast tissue from hormones and I can't grow a beard. But I've come to a point where I just live with my differences. Everyone sees me as male, and that's fine. I've realized that most transgender people will always have a build closer to their birth sex. If you live as your birth gender, people will see you that way. It sucks sometimes, but it is what it is. There are so many more important things in life than looks.
I don't want to think about transgender issues at all anymore. I support people’s right to do what they want with their own lives, but for me, constantly seeing posts and talking about being trans or not being trans is annoying. I don't want to obsess about gender one way or the other in any capacity. I just don't think about it.
My advice to anyone questioning is to not convince yourself of anything. If you were born female, you're a female. You don't have anything to prove to the world or to yourself. Life is short and life is long—you never know how much time you have. Just enjoy every day like it could be your last, because it could be. Stop obsessing over gender and stop wishing for the impossible. You need to learn to accept reality. Play with your sense of style; that's something that's actually in your control.
I don't have any major regrets because my journey led me to where I am now, which is a place of just wanting to live simply. But if I could go back, I would tell my younger self to stop and just live without all the labels and the medical interventions. I'm just focusing on moving on the best I can.
| Age | Event |
|---|---|
| Preteen | Started using drugs and alcohol |
| ? | Began heavy LSD use |
| 23-24 | Switched to using only psilocybin |
| ? | Had orchiectomy and laser hair removal |
| 26 | Stopped all drugs, alcohol, and caffeine. Focused on natural wellbeing. |
Top Comments by /u/RosaryBush:
Don’t convince yourself of anything. If you are a female at birth you’re a female, you have nothing to prove to the world or yourself.
Life is short and life is long, you don’t know how long you get on this rock. Just enjoy every day like it could be your last because it could be. Stop obsessing over gender. Stop wishing for the impossible. You need to learn to accept reality. Play with your sense of style, that is actually in your control.
I am a male who had an orchi and laser hair removal. I have breast tissue and can’t grow a beard. I just live with my differences and everyone sees me as a male. Most transgender people will always look closer to the build of their birth sex and if you live as your assigned birth gender people will see you as such. It sucks but it is what it is, all we can do is move on the best we can. There are more important things in life than looks
I don’t want to think about transgender issues at all but support people’s right to do what they want. Honestly I think it’s time I leave this sub because seeing posts about being trans or not being trans is annoying to me at this point. I don’t want to obsess about gender one way or the other in any capacity
No I haven’t but I have no interest either. I just want to let my body exist in a natural state and enjoy the gift of life while I am here on this earth. I have even stopped drinking caffeine. I’ve been a heavy drug/alcohol addict since I got into drugs as a preteen and now that I’m 26 and have already damaged by body to some extent at such a young age I am going to focus on overall wellbeing.
My plans for the future don’t involve drugs or alcohol period.
I have used lsd heavily but the last 2-3 years just psilocybin. I had feelings of wanting to be the other gender at a young age but it wasn’t a persistent feeling. Just normal human emotions, lots of my non trans friends and family have expressed similar feelings they grew out of.