I felt like a boy from a very young age, a feeling made much worse by the sexual abuse I suffered, which taught me to hate my female body. I socially transitioned to live as a man in my late thirties and for a while, it felt like a huge relief. But when I considered medical transition, I stopped because I realized it would mean taking away my child's mother. Through deep reflection, I understood my desire to be male was rooted in trauma and a fear of being female, not an innate identity. Now, I am learning to accept myself as a masculine woman, finding peace by healing from my past and rejecting rigid gender labels.

I was a girl who felt uncomfortable with my body and thought I was supposed to be a boy, influenced by online communities and a past relationship. My transition, including testosterone and surgery, was traumatic and triggered severe health issues, leaving me with permanent changes. I realized my feelings were rooted in trauma, autism, and OCD, not in being male. I am now focused on accepting my female body and healing from my past. I deeply regret my choices and am undergoing expensive procedures to try and feel like myself again.

I was born female and transitioned to live as a man for nine years, starting when I was twenty. I later realized my dysphoria came from trauma and internalized homophobia, not from being truly transgender. I detransitioned after a sudden breakthrough where I integrated with a dissociative part of myself and my perspective completely shifted. I now live as a woman again, but I grieve my mastectomy every day and struggle with my permanently deep voice and beard. Despite the pain, I am finally at peace with being a lesbian and am healing from the past.

I was a sensitive boy who felt different and dreaded becoming a man, so I transitioned to female as a teenager. I lived as a woman for a few years but was exhausted by the constant fear of being seen as a fraud. I detransitioned at 19 by simply deciding to see myself as a feminine man, and a huge weight was immediately lifted. I realized my problem wasn't being male, but the pressure to be masculine, and I now live happily as an effeminate gay man. I express myself freely in a way that feels right for me, knowing that my style has nothing to do with my sex.

I felt like a boy trapped in a girl's body from the time I was a toddler, a feeling that intensified with trauma I experienced. I socially transitioned to live as a man in my 40s and for a while, it felt like the answer. I eventually realized my desire to be male was a coping mechanism tied to my past and internalized shame about being female. Through therapy, I learned to accept my body and understand that my masculine interests don't make me less of a woman. I'm now at peace, living as a masculine woman, and finally free from the depression that haunted me for decades.

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 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 identifying as a trans man in my early twenties, thinking my discomfort with being a woman was a gender issue. I took testosterone for nearly four years and had top surgery, but I grew to hate the permanent changes to my body. I realized my real problem was trauma and society's expectations of women, not my sex itself. I stopped hormones at 27 and have been slowly working on accepting myself as a female through therapy. I’m 31 now and still healing, learning to live with my regrets while building a life I can be proud of.

I was born female and transitioned to live as a man for a decade, taking testosterone and having top surgery. I now see my transition was driven by internalized misogyny and a narrow view of what a woman could be. After a profound personal shift, I quit testosterone and slowly accepted my body as it is. I now live happily as a masculine woman, at peace with my unique history. My journey taught me that womanhood isn't a performance, but simply what I am.

I was born female and started identifying as a trans man as a teenager, taking testosterone for two years. I now believe my discomfort was more about body dysmorphia and social influence than being the wrong sex, so I've stopped hormones to medically detransition. I don't regret my journey, as it was a necessary step for me to learn that identity isn't fixed. Currently, I'm working with a therapist and living socially as a man while I explore what I truly want without any pressure. I'm focusing on getting to know myself beyond labels and making choices I won't regret later.

I was born female and transitioned to male in my twenties to escape severe body discomfort. Testosterone caused serious health problems, which forced me to stop and finally question the ideology I had believed. I now see that my dysphoria was a mental health issue, worsened by internalized homophobia and trauma. I am learning to accept my female body through therapy, though the dysphoria still comes and goes. I am a woman, and I am working to live in peace with the irreversible changes and find my strength again.

I started identifying as trans as a teenager to escape the discomfort of female puberty and past trauma. I was quickly given testosterone and surgery by doctors who never questioned my underlying issues. I eventually realized I didn't hate being female, I just hated how women are treated in society. Now, I am a detransitioned woman living with permanent physical changes I deeply regret. I feel betrayed by the medical system and have found peace in accepting myself as a woman.

I was a tomboy as a kid and started believing I was supposed to be a boy, so I took testosterone for over three years as an adult. My transition was really about running from my female body due to trauma and insecurity, not becoming who I truly was. I realized I was exhausted from trying to be male and started wanting to be a woman again. Now, I’ve been detransitioned for over a year and am learning to simply exist as a woman, appreciating both my masculine and feminine traits. I’m focusing on my future and finally feeling like I’m finding my way back to myself.

I was a young girl who felt a deep dread about growing into womanhood, influenced by my strict religious upbringing and online communities. I was put on puberty blockers and testosterone as a teenager after therapists and doctors dismissed my concerns. A doctor later told me my body was failing and pressured me into a surgery I never wanted, which was my wake-up call to stop. I’ve since detransitioned and, after years of healing, am finally comfortable living as a woman again. I now focus on my health and happiness, believing I just needed to accept myself as a gender-nonconforming female.

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'm a masculine female who started feeling deep discomfort with puberty, which made me feel like I'd lost my physical freedom. I found community in a queer youth group where I adopted a trans identity and believed my feelings of alienation meant I wasn't a woman. After nearly a decade, I discovered writing by detransitioned women and realized my dysphoria was rooted in trauma and being a lesbian in a misogynistic world. I lost almost all my friends when I stopped believing in that ideology and accepted myself. I never medically transitioned, and I now live freely as a butch lesbian, having traded a confusing ideology for self-acceptance.

I felt like a boy from a very young age, and my body felt so wrong it caused me crippling physical pain, made worse by my abusive mother's attempts to suppress me. I fought for and started testosterone at 17, living as a man for 14 years, which saved my life and allowed me to finally feel at home in my body. Last year, a profound spiritual experience completely shattered my male identity, and for the first time, I began to feel like a woman, leading me to detransition. While this feels like a liberation from a lifelong struggle, I now grieve the youth I lost and my infertility from surgeries I had. I see my transition as a necessary survival tool for that time, and my healing came from finally working with, not against, the body I was born with.

I was born male and started identifying as transgender in my late teens because I felt I wasn't a good enough man. I took hormones and lived as a woman for a while, but it only made me more obsessed and insecure. I realized my discomfort came from low self-esteem and a belief I could never be a real man, not from being a woman. I stopped hormones and have since found peace in accepting myself as a male. While I regret the permanent physical changes, I am finally comfortable living as a feminine man.

I started transitioning when I was 19, believing becoming a man was the answer to my deep unhappiness. I lived as male for six years and had my breasts removed, but the testosterone ruined my health and my mental state got worse. At 25, I realized I could never actually change my female body and I was tired of living a lie. I stopped hormones and now deeply regret the permanent damage, especially the loss of my natural breasts. I’ve found peace by accepting myself as a woman, and I’m now healing, married, and expecting my first child.

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.