So, I've questioned my gender for a long time. I know now that being a trans guy has been the most comfortable for me since I've been having some online friends support me. I tried to tell my mom about this as I trust her the most and my dad would be pissed. However, every attempt I've made to tell her that I think this is what's best for me has been unsuccessful I guess. She always thinks it's some kind of mental health issue or something as if I need fixed and, to be honest, that's really bothered me. She's also convinced that if I ever do more than a social transition (like hrt or anything) in the future that I'm just mutilating myself and not being grateful for what God gave me. Not to mention she's read a lot of articles from detransitioners and whatnot and has come to the conclusion that trans people are being manipulated into transitioning or something? I don't even know how all of this happened, but it's really starting to weigh on me and I don't feel comfortable discussing any of this with her or any of my family at all.
Do I try to work through this with her? Do I ignore her concerns entirely? I want to prioritize my own happiness but because of my age I'm very limited on what I can do.
Any advice or help would be much appreciated.
#I need some serious help/advice here
spice gale
silver shale
Hi! I'm certainly not an expert on this, however I have changed my identity (gender) sooooo many times and have helped my friends come out too! What I would do is get to a point where you're stable enough it's not a worry if you get disconnected (very unlikely tbh), for comfort, then find a community of people you trust to try and explain that things like this are normal nowadays
Either that, or try your best to find a therapist/someone who knows about this stuff more than me
I AM NOT INFORMED ENOUGH TO BE CERTAIN SO DO NOT TAKE ME 100% SERIOUSLY
PLEASE