Rosetta Stone

This was posted on a Yahoo group I am a member of;

Well, my comment is your experience is very common. I also think it confirms your transsexuality. It seems that taking hormones "normalizes&qu

ot; people like us to the point that once on, we do not feel the need to continue because the symptoms of discomfort with one's sex disappears. But, when the hormones are discontinued, the old problem flares up, and before you know it, you're desperately looking for hormones. This usually happens in the early stages of coming to realize one's transsexuality.

But it's like stopping any other medicine while the condition is still present. If you stop taking a pain killer before the wound heals, you'll likely experience pain the minute the drug wears off. The same holds true for gender dysphoria. Hormones are the great pain killers of transsexuals. And if the medicine you're taking is effective at combating the problem, then that's a very good sign that you have the problem the medicine is intended to correct.

Sarah 

 

Very well put Sarah. It also answers another question of mine. I questioned some people who were just happy with HRT and felt no need to go further. Not even a need to dress (identify with their "true" gender). Like taking lipitor after a by-pass. Just something you take for the rest of your life (to stay alive).

Just read it but get sense have found something very important which explains a lot of my earlier posts.