I started identifying as a man at 19 because I liked how people treated me and I was struggling with my sense of self from autism and BPD. I was on and off testosterone for two years; it helped my mental health but caused difficult physical changes like a strained voice and health concerns. I finally stopped for good because living as a trans man made my life harder and I missed the ease of being seen as a woman. Now, I've been off hormones for a while and my body has mostly returned to how it was before. I don't regret the journey, but I'm learning to accept being a woman while working through my past issues.

I started transitioning to male at 23 when doctors offered it as the only solution for feeling disconnected from my ill body, and getting testosterone was way too easy. For five years, I lived as a man and liked the respect and strength it gave me, but it always felt like a costume and my underlying mental health issues were completely ignored. My health collapsed from the hormones, and when I treated my physical inflammation at 28, my dysphoria vanished and I realized I could never actually change my sex. I detransitioned out of necessity, not happiness, and I deeply regret the permanent harm I did to my body, like losing my fertility. Now at 33, I'm pregnant and finally making peace with my female body, understanding that true healing meant investigating my problems, not just affirming them.

I started my social transition at 15, feeling it was the answer to a deep discomfort with my changing body. I later realized my distress was more about the trauma of puberty and my autism making social norms confusing, not an innate male identity. I medically transitioned at 21, but testosterone had a devastating effect on my mental health, and I deeply regret the permanent voice change. I detransitioned at 23, finally understanding how my autism and asexuality shaped my feelings, and living as a woman now feels surprisingly right. I'm left with significant regrets about the medical path I took, feeling it could have been prevented with better mental health support.

I was born female and began identifying as transgender at 21. My medical transition, including testosterone and surgeries, was a way to cope with autism, trauma, and low self-esteem that made me feel different from other women. My hysterectomy is my biggest regret, as it left me infertile and with health concerns. Through therapy, I finally understood my transition was a protective mechanism and I have since re-identified as female. I am now a lesbian and am learning to accept my permanently altered body.

I was born female and started identifying as trans at 18, beginning testosterone two years later. While the hormones helped my dysphoria at first, they severely worsened my mental and physical health, so I had to stop after four years. I was denied top surgery, which was devastating and made me feel trapped for a long time. Now, years after detransitioning, I've found peace as a gender non-conforming woman and no longer worry about how others see me. I don't regret my transition, but I had to stop because it was hurting me, and I'm finally living authentically.

I started identifying as non-binary as a teenager because I felt uncomfortable with my female body after a difficult puberty and a troubled home life. My feelings were fueled by depression, trauma, and negative online communities that encouraged me to see my body as a problem. I even scheduled an appointment to start testosterone but canceled it when I realized it wouldn't solve my deeper issues. Through therapy, better health habits, and a supportive relationship, I understood my struggle wasn't with being female. I'm now a happy, gender non-conforming woman working on fully accepting myself.

I am a woman who started taking testosterone at 18 and had a hysterectomy at 20. I now see my transition was a mistake driven by mental health struggles, internalized homophobia, and discomfort with puberty. I deeply regret my hysterectomy and a botched top surgery, which have left me with permanent loss and health complications. After stopping testosterone, I reconnected with my emotions and my true self as a lesbian woman. I am now at peace and rebuilding my life, but I live every day with the consequences of my choices.

I started identifying as trans because I felt my femininity meant people would never take me seriously, and I saw my experience reflected in online communities. My journey was really about deep-seated shame and a need to feel desirable, which I tried to solve by creating an idealized male persona. After losing two friends to suicide, I realized my pain wasn't about gender but about self-loathing that needed a different kind of healing. I've since desisted and now present as a more low-key female, seeing my occasional dysphoria as a signal that something in my life needs to change, not my body. I'm now focused on internal healing and have found more peace through therapy that addresses my whole self, not just my gender.

I started out deeply uncomfortable being male, especially after being bullied by other boys and finding comfort with girls. I became addicted to the idea of being a woman, which felt like a safe and special escape, heavily influenced by anime and online culture. I went on and off hormones, but I realized I never actually wanted to be a woman and that surgeries felt wrong. My journey was really about my mental health and a desperate search for acceptance, not a true issue with my body. Now I’ve stopped all that, I know I’ll never be a woman, and I’m just focusing on being myself without any labels.

I am a female who started identifying as trans in my late teens due to trauma from abuse, as my mind sought safety by becoming male. I took testosterone for two years, but my social dysphoria never fully went away. Through therapy focused on my past, I discovered my transition was a symptom of my search for safety and love. I have now completely detransitioned and live happily as a woman, with all my dysphoria gone. I deeply regret transitioning and believe I needed to address my trauma first.

I was born female and started hating my body as a teenager, feeling a deep anger about being a girl that was so intense it made me suicidal. My journey was complicated by being asexual and having OCD, which made me believe my gender confusion was a parasitic thought loop, not my true self. My Christian faith also gave me a foundation to believe I was made female for a purpose. Now, I've realized the problem isn't my body but society's rigid boxes, and I'm learning to accept myself as a masculine woman. With the help of a therapist who doesn't push an ideology, my goal is to find peace with the body I was born with.

I started out deeply confused, thinking I was a woman trapped in a man's body. Through a lot of research, I realized my feelings were best explained by autogynephilia, a complex condition where I idolized and wanted to become a woman. I considered transitioning but realized it would have been an escape from, not a path to, my authentic self. I decided to focus on my mental health, accept my male body, and build a meaningful life. I'm now confident I made the right choice for my long-term happiness and feel like I've truly found peace.

I never felt like I fit in with other girls, and my discomfort with my body made me think I was a guy trapped in a female body. I was literally at the gender clinic to start testosterone when I realized I couldn't go through with it, mostly because I’ve always wanted to adopt children and knew it would be much harder as a man. I detransitioned and went back to living as female, but because of my masculine appearance, I’m often mistaken for a trans woman and have faced scary harassment and even a violent attack. I now believe my desire to transition came from low self-esteem and the pressure to fit into a gender stereotype, not from being truly transgender. I’m finally learning to accept myself as a woman who doesn’t have to be feminine, and I’m just me.

My journey began as a teenager when I started dressing masculinely and identified as a trans man. I started testosterone at 21 and had top surgery, which actually solved my real dysphoria and made me realize I no longer needed hormones. I now see I'm an autistic lesbian who was always just a woman that didn't conform to stereotypes. I regret my voice change from testosterone, but I don't regret my surgery. My path was necessary to discover my true self, and I've found peace as a non-binary lesbian.

I started transitioning because I felt a deep disconnect from being male, but my untreated bipolar disorder fueled that initial euphoria. The reality of living as a woman brought immense stress, public harassment, and a scary interaction between hormones and my psychiatric meds. I stopped HRT for my mental health, though coming to terms with detransitioning has been hard and filled with shame. I still feel gender dysphoria, but I’ve learned that medical transition wasn't the right answer for me. Now, I'm learning to accept being male on my own terms while managing my mental health.

I almost transitioned as a teenager in the 80s after reading a story about a female becoming male, and I saw myself in it completely. My discomfort was really about hitting puberty as a female and developing a body that felt alien, which I now understand was linked to my autism and childhood trauma. I never took hormones or had surgery, and I feel lucky that it wasn't an easy option back then. I've found peace by seeing my body as a temporary vehicle for my spirit, not something that needs to be fixed. Today, I believe my journey was about healing deep-seated pain, not about changing my sex.

As a teenager, I got caught up in questioning my gender after seeing trans YouTubers and friends who seemed happy, thinking it was the answer to my insecurities. My confusion was deeply tied to my discomfort with sexuality and the pressure to fit in, which made me believe I wasn't a normal girl. I now realize a lot of gender is just stereotypes, and I'm comfortable being a tomboyish female without needing to change my body. I spent years confused, but I've stopped consuming that content and am finally getting to know my real emotions. Ultimately, I've accepted that I am a girl, just on my own terms.

I'm a female who has felt a disconnect from my body and a desire to be male since I was young, but I've never felt a rush to medically transition. A history of childhood trauma and a strong family history of serious hormone imbalances have made me very cautious. I'm taking a logical approach, so I plan to freeze my eggs and wait at least ten years in a social transition before considering hormones. I'd rather be sure than make a permanent decision for my future self now. My only regret is how difficult it is to have open conversations about the complex reasons behind these feelings.

I started my transition because I desperately wanted to be seen as a man, not a woman. I began taking testosterone and for a while, I was happy with the changes to my body. But the constant anxiety of being seen as trans and the fear of violence made me question everything, and I even tried to stop my hormones. I quickly realized that the idea of going back to living as a woman felt far worse than the difficulties of being trans. Now I've accepted that I am a man, and my problem was never with being male, but with how society treats people like me.

I was born male but felt from a very young age that I should have been a girl, a feeling tied to guilt over male privilege and a deep desire to be a mother. I started estrogen as a teenager to stop male puberty because the distress was so severe it made me suicidal. While hormones gave me some relief, they didn't change the truth that I am male, and living as a woman felt like a lie. I now understand my desire for surgery was rooted in grief over my inability to bear children. I live as a gay man, still on hormones to maintain a body I can tolerate, and I see my past transition as a necessary step that saved my life.