I started identifying as non-binary at 25, thinking it was the answer to my deep discomfort and depression. I was convinced to try hormones, but just one month of estrogen caused permanent, painful breast growth and other changes. I realized I had made a terrible mistake based on internal issues, not because I was born the wrong sex. Now, I’m focused on healing and have learned my problems were from trauma and other conditions, not my body. I’m waiting for surgery to fix the damage and am finally learning to just be myself.

I started as a depressed teenager who didn't fit in with other girls and was bullied by boys, which made me hate the idea of being a weak woman. I escaped into anime and began fetishizing gay men, eventually believing I was supposed to be one. My research into the permanent effects of hormones and surgery horrified me and made me realize I could never actually become a man. I understood that I didn't want to be a real man; I just wanted to escape the misogyny I had internalized. Now I'm a happy, masculine woman who worked through my real issues and I'm grateful I never medically transitioned.

I was born male and felt a deep discomfort with my body and social expectations from a very young age. My dysphoria was rooted in my autism and a deep sense of not fitting in, which I later confused with a fetish I developed from online pornography. I realized in my early twenties that my desire to be a woman was a coping mechanism, not an identity. Through years of self-reflection, mindfulness, and rejecting those fantasies, I overcame the dysphoria. I am now at peace as a male and profoundly grateful I never medically transitioned.

I started feeling lost as a teenager and found communities online that convinced me I was a boy. My therapist at the time only affirmed this and pushed me toward hormones and surgery instead of helping me with my deeper issues. I later realized my discomfort was really about puberty and mental health problems, which I mistook for being transgender. I now live with permanent changes to my body that I deeply regret. I am finally learning to accept myself as female and address my real problems without the medical interventions.

I'm a man in my mid-thirties who once believed my sensitive, feminine traits meant I was trans. My confusion was fueled by social pressure and a porn addiction that warped my view of womanhood. I realized my idea of being a woman was based on stereotypes, and that it was better to just be a feminine man. I'm now happily married with a daughter, completely at peace with my biological sex. My journey taught me that accepting my body, not changing it, was the key to my happiness.

I was a female who transitioned to male as a teenager, believing it would fix my deep unhappiness. After four years on testosterone, I felt isolated and realized the life I truly wanted was as a woman. I suddenly decided to detransition and my mental health has improved dramatically since accepting my body. I now see my dysphoria was rooted in other mental health issues, not my sex. I am at peace living as a masculine woman and believe my problems were in my mind, not my body.

My teenage years were so miserable I never thought I'd live to see thirty. I believed my discomfort with being a stereotypical man meant I was supposed to be a woman. I eventually realized the problem wasn't my body, but the pressure to fit into a narrow box, and I learned to accept myself as a feminine man. Now, at 34, I'm happier than I've ever been and I'm grateful I didn't pursue medical transition. I see now that a lot of my struggle was just anxiety, and that life gets so much better when you stop overthinking and start living.

I was a young boy who got pulled into online transgender communities that convinced me my feelings meant I was a girl. I was really just a depressed kid with trauma, and I thought transitioning would be an escape from my problems. I socially transitioned for two years, but my mental health became worse than ever, filled with self-harm and suicidal thoughts. I detransitioned at 13, and while I still struggle, I'm in a much better place now. I'm learning to accept myself as a feminine man, but I live with the lasting physical damage from the puberty blockers I was given.

I started questioning my gender at 20, influenced by my online community and a personal fetish, and I was quickly prescribed estrogen. The physical changes were immediate and permanent, which was traumatic and made me realize my motivations were more sexual than identity-based. I stopped after just two doses, but I’ve been left with lasting breast tissue and sexual dysfunction. My recovery has been a long, difficult process of accepting these irreversible changes. This experience has made me deeply critical of how easily these medical interventions are accessed.

I started transitioning at 19 because I was depressed and felt like a weirdo loner, and I thought becoming a woman would fix everything. I was prescribed hormones almost immediately, but instead of helping, it made me miserable and became the source of my dysphoria. I quit after three years, got diagnosed with ADHD, and started treatment that actually helped the root of my problems. I stopped focusing on my appearance and started weightlifting, which made me appreciate my body for its strength. Now, I'm a happy 25-year-old man, and my life is so much simpler and easier without the burden of gender.

I was a masculine girl who started testosterone in my early twenties to cope with my deep discomfort with being female, which was heavily influenced by my OCD. I saw it as a form of body modification that gave me a sense of control and relief from my dysphoria. I had to stop when it caused severe bladder and pelvic floor problems, which was devastating both physically and mentally. I now see that I was always a woman using hormones as a medical treatment, not a solution to a gendered identity. I am now detransitioned, managing my health issues and continuing my daily battle with the obsessive thoughts that fuel my discomfort.

I was born male and my discomfort started with puberty, feeling isolated from other boys without a good father figure to guide me. I found communities online that convinced me my feelings meant I was a woman, which became a project to escape my deeper depression and anxiety. During the lockdowns, I realized my desire to transition was entirely about how others saw me and not who I truly was inside. I stopped hormones and have found immense relief in no longer obsessing over my appearance or gender. I've since returned to my faith and learned that real fulfillment comes from fixing what's inside, not by changing your body.

I was born male and began transitioning at 38 to escape the deep pain and self-hatred I felt from my childhood trauma. I lived as a woman for five years, but therapy and spiritual exploration helped me realize my discomfort wasn't with being male, but with my own unresolved pain. I stopped taking hormones and was surprised to find I could finally accept my natural body and its functions. I lost most of my friends from that time, but I've found my real identity and healing through my faith. I now see that true freedom came from accepting my sex and learning to be a good man, not from trying to become a woman.

I was a tomboy who felt overwhelmed by early puberty and my changing female body, which worsened my existing anxiety, depression, and autism. I found a community online that made me feel special and I came to believe that becoming a man would solve my deep self-hatred and trauma from a difficult childhood. I medically transitioned, but testosterone made me feel worse and having my breasts removed left me with profound grief, not relief. I finally realized my struggle wasn't with being female, but with untreated mental health issues and the pain I was trying to escape. Now I am detransitioning, learning to accept myself as a woman while living with the permanent changes from a decision I made when I wasn't well.

I started questioning my gender when I was 18 and even socially transitioned for a while. I realized my feelings were tied to depression and confusion about my sexuality, not to being born the wrong sex. I decided against hormones after hearing from others who detransitioned, which I am now incredibly thankful for. I learned that I don't have to act a certain way to accept being female, and that my worth isn't defined by my identity. Now, I've found peace by focusing on my mental health, my faith, and building a real life offline.

I was a happy girl as a child, but my teenage autism made me feel awkward and early exposure to porn gave me a terrible fear of being a vulnerable woman. I mistakenly thought my fear and discomfort meant I was supposed to be a man, because I saw men as safe and powerful. I stopped when I realized surgery could never give me a real male body and that my feelings came from fear, not identity. Now I'm working to overcome my fears and reclaim my life as a woman, focusing on my hobbies and healing. I'm grateful I didn't medically transition and am finally untangling all the confusion.

I was born female and felt a deep discomfort with my body and the social role of a woman from a very young age. I nearly transitioned because I believed I was a man and hated how society treated women, but I realized I couldn't actually change my sex. I now see gender as a harmful social construct and have rejected it entirely. I am learning to live as a female human, finding strength in things like weight-lifting, and I am at peace with my body. My journey taught me the problem wasn't my sex, but the world's reaction to it.

I started as a boy with fantasies about being a girl, which began around age twelve with secretly trying on women's clothes. My journey was never about severe dysphoria, but more about a deep fascination and envy of femininity. I later identified as trans and planned a medical transition, but realized the online community was making my feelings worse, not better. Now I embrace my feminine side as a genderqueer person without medical intervention. My core issue was learning self-acceptance and finding purpose in life beyond my gender.

I was a teenager when I started feeling out of place and was diagnosed with gender dysphoria, which led me to take testosterone and have surgery to remove my breasts. I thought becoming male would fix everything, but my dysphoria just shifted to other parts of my body, and I realized my discomfort was with society's expectations of women, not with being female. My biggest regret is the surgery, as I miss what I lost and am now permanently scarred with a deep voice and beard. Coming to accept that I am, and always was, a woman was a brutal but freeing truth that lifted a huge weight off my shoulders. I've stopped testosterone and am now focused on my health, trying to make peace with my past decisions and learn to love myself as I am.

I never fit in as a girl, and my discomfort with my changing body and a shame-filled home life made me believe I was a trans man. I was groomed online and consumed a lot of content that convinced me transition was my only solution. I lived as a man for years, but the closer I got to passing, the worse my dysphoria became because I knew I would never actually be male. Now I’ve detransitioned and am learning to accept myself as a butch lesbian, seeing my femaleness as a simple physical fact rather than a social role. My journey taught me that my need was to heal my trauma and internalized homophobia, not to change my body.