Monika: What would you recommend to all transgender girls struggling with gender dysphoria?
Cassidy:
If you can, see a therapist specializing in transgendered clients. It's
by far the most important aspect of my transition. My therapist has
been a godsend. A friend once told me transitioning is 25% physical and
75% mental/emotional (not sure if she heard/read it elsewhere), and that
certainly has been true for me.
If
seeing a therapist isn't possible, writing out your thoughts can help
enormously. Just beginning the process of articulating the tangle of
conflicting thoughts and emotions out loud is so incredibly liberating -
and empowering.
Monika has interviewed one of our own (as in a T-Blogger!). Read all about the girl with the fab red hair in, an Interview with Cassidy McGuinn.
Wow... featured *twice* in the same week! lol Thank you, Miss C!!! Incidentally, the friend I mentioned is Kelli, of The Good, The Bad, The Blonde fame. I neglected to specify that in the interview. My apologies if you see this, Kelli! :c)
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