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About me
I started living as a man at twelve because I was bullied and found acceptance in an online community that made it seem like the cool thing to do. I was on testosterone for two years and it changed my body very quickly since I was so young. I stopped a few months ago, and while my voice is permanently deep and I still grow facial hair, my body has mostly returned to its natural female cycle. I realize now my transition was more about wanting to belong than truly being male. I'm finally feeling comfortable and confident as a woman again.
My detransition story
My whole journey started when I was really young, around twelve years old. I was bullied a lot as a kid and never really felt like I fit in. I found a community online that was super accepting, and it felt like a safe space. A lot of the older kids I looked up to were transitioning, and it seemed like the cool thing to do. If I’m being honest, I think I started because I wanted to belong and be accepted, the same reason I started smoking. My dad once said I never would have done it if it wasn't seen as something cool on social media, and I hated him for saying that at the time, but now I think he was probably right. Without the internet, I probably would have just stayed a butch lesbian.
I lived as a man from age 12 until just a few months ago. I was able to start testosterone really easily because I live in a very pro-LGBTQ+ city. I just asked my doctor, got a blood test, and had the prescription. I was on T for two years. The changes happened really fast for me, probably because I was so young and hadn't gone through a full female puberty yet. I didn't have many defining features, so I just took on more masculine ones. I passed really well, even before starting hormones.
My body reacts to things quickly; I can gain and lose weight really fast, and the T affected me the same way. I grew the way a man would and am built that way physically now. I never really had feminine features because I didn’t experience a full female puberty. My period had actually stopped a long time before I even started T, and it stayed away the whole time I was on hormones.
I decided to stop testosterone a few months ago. I went off it cold turkey, which I don't recommend because my mood went haywire for a while. It was a long and draining process to figure myself out, but I finally got comfortable in my own skin. My menstrual cycle came back and is completely normal now, just like it was six years ago. I haven't had any serious health complications from it.
My voice is, of course, still deep. I’m 99% sure it doesn’t go back to how it was, and you have to do voice training if you want to change it. I’m good at manipulating my voice because I sing in private, but I get super nervous around people and it’s the last thing I focus on. I’m afraid to try proper training because I don’t want to end up sounding like a trans woman. For now, if people ask about my voice, I just tell them I have throat problems from stomach acid or say, "I don't know, I just grew this way."
I still grow a lot of hair and have to shave my face every other day, but the crazy growth has stopped. I was always a naturally hairy woman anyway, so it’s not a huge deal for me. Socially, things have been surprisingly good. I actually feel more accepted and confident in my friendships now that I identify as a woman again.
Looking back, my thoughts on gender are that it’s complicated. For me, a lot of it was about escapism and trying to find a place where I felt I belonged. I don’t regret my transition entirely because it got me to where I am now, and I learned a lot about myself. But I do regret how fast it all happened and that I didn't take more time to really think it through when I was a vulnerable kid online. I’m just glad to be finding my way back to myself.
| Age | Event |
|---|---|
| 12 | Started living as a man and socially transitioning. |
| 12 | Began testosterone therapy after a simple doctor's visit. |
| 14 | Stopped testosterone cold turkey and began detransition. |
| 14 | Menstrual cycle returned to normal. |
Top Comments by /u/YourGayDad123:
You look amazing holyyy mollyy!!! That is some serious progress and im so happy for you!! If you don't mind me asking, did you stop T all together or did you slowly decrease it over time till stopping? Just wondering as someone recently detrans. Dont feel obligated to answer if thats a bothersome question, tysm!!!!!
I do have throat problems from stomach acid so thats what I usually say. Or Ill just say "Idk I just grew this way" and sometimes theyll back off but others are very determined to get to the bottom of the biggest and most horrifying secret you could ever have, whatever is in your pants. LOL
I have explored it. I am really good at manipulating my vocals because I sing (in private.) But the only thing is, I get super nervous around people and it causes my voice to be the last thing im focused on haha. Well at least until someone points it out, or I get called a he. But I do want to attempt voice training. Im just afraid ill end up sounding like a trans woman. (not meaning this in a derogatory way at all)
That's amazing, your progress is so admirable!!! Did you experience any mood swings or anything? I am kinda in the same boat, I really hate the idea of doing another injection. but thats like my biggest fear is negative side effects. Thank you so so much for your response!!
In the words of my father, "She would've never transitioned if it wasn't for it being seen as something cool on social media." lol. I hated him for it at the time, but really. As a teen who was bullied a lot growing up, seeing an accepting safe space through the internet for sure pushed me into following the older kids by transitioning. Same as why I started smoking, because the older kids were doing it. I think if I never had the internet I would never have transitioned. Probably just stayed a butch lesbian.
I was on T for 2 years, and I passed pretty well even before that. I lived as a man from the age of 12 till a few months ago. My mood went HAYWIRE jumping off T, but I also went cold turkey so that could play a big part. voice is still the same of course, I am 99% sure that your voice doesnt return to its original state and you have to do voice training. But I love my deep voice and I don't wanna change it lol. My menstrual cycle started again and is normal, the same as it was 6 years ago when I had it last before it went away. I haven't had any problems really. Everything kinda just feels normal to me again, and I havent had any social issues either. I actually feel a lot more accepted socially and confident in my friendships now that I identify as a woman again. I still grow a lot of hair and have to shave like every other day, but the facial hair stopped growing crazy. I am also a naturally hairy woman too so that plays a role lol. Hope this helps!
Yes, I was. 2 years to be exact! I specified the amount of time without a period because I lost my period a long time before starting T. Also I live in an extremely pro lgbtq+ city and state. So all I had to do was ask my doctor, get a blood test, then I had a prescription. No matter age.
And T affected me pretty quickly, but that was because I didn't have many defining features yet due to being a kid. So I just took on some more masculine ones. Also thank you so much!! It was a long and draining process, but eventually I figured myself out and got comfortable in my own. And You too!!
Ahhhh that's wonderful for you!! And I really don't know why it all happened so fast. My body changes really quickly though, I can gain and lose like 30 pounds each month. Im just weird I guess. But I am happy about all the changes, I just feel like an oddball lolll.
i feel odd butting in but yes that is true. While I don't want to explore any surgeries because I am terrified of them. I have had extreme changes from being on hormones from a young age. I grew the way a man wouldve and so I am built that way physically. I dont think I have ever even had feminine features due to not being able to experience female puberty really.