Memory is so shit lately, can barely remember what I actually did or what's happened. Lost my headphones. Literally no clue where they could be or when I even lost them.
Also a ton of negativity bubbling
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Memory is so shit lately, can barely remember what I actually did or what's happened. Lost my headphones. Literally no clue where they could be or when I even lost them.
Also a ton of negativity bubbling
Want some virtual head pats? You'll be okay eggnog
Catastrophic news. The Mao Mao cosplay I ordered only came with the wig. I checked the order I made. I accidentally selected the wig only option (actually, that was the default option for some reason). Now I'll have to wait till the end of summer till I can dress like Mao Mao (the shipping won't come before I'm off to my parents).
Unless ... I order the Mao Mao cosplay at my parents house, then cosplay in secret?! I make a secret identity?! Fight ~~crime~~ diseases?!
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Finally looking at the local queer events and I once again have a bunch of conflicts
I once again ask, how the fuck and when the fuck am I supposed to be making friends
I really need there to be explicit "well, I guess that makes us friends" kinds of moments or, I shit you not, I will not make any inferences from the interaction. I'll assume you meant well but would ultimately rather never see me again.
If you indicate that you will see me around, or express interest in future plans, that's pretty clear too, although if we don't set it up then, I don't really know if you meant it. I myself don't feel this agency in most situations, because I assume that the other person is more in the position to say "I like this person, the interaction shall continue". Like I have less of an opinion, somehow, or less of a say?
I can't do the lonely thing my whole life like some people can. This is gonna whittle me down.
Itβs an unfortunate reality but a ton ton ton of people donβt actually reach out to make plans even though they are my friends. I generally make things happen. I know who my friends are because they show up when I invite them :)
I have found that with people with similar interests (lots of my friends climb) I just made a group chat with everyone and am like βHello everyone I am climbing today at this location and this time, come join me!!β And I usually get a few people. Theyβre not always the same people either so I get a lot of quality time with different friends this way, while leaving it completely up to them to show up or not.
Iβm sorry you deal with understanding social cues, thereβs a lot of nuance and itβs pretty subtle :/ the way I go about it is if I like hanging out with a person Iβll reach out to them and ask if they want to do something. If they reject me a few times without trying to set something up I just give up
sorry for reading most ur posts here like im studying u in a microscope but yeah why is it so fucking confusing to make friends or any connections and when and how do social cues and why is no one coming TO ME god and you know i go out of my comfort zone (death sentence) bcs ok i guess i gotta feel inconvenienced if i want to rlly get to know ppl after all and BOOM they dont reply or return the same energy. like oh oops i became over familiar its all over!!! hence why i also cannot presume the position of "the interaction shall continue"....well...! idk i just saw myself in all the stuff ur saying and being raised by the internet and i cant even make friends in fandom it gets to a point where yeah , i cant do the lonely thing all my life either. solidarity. and an ear if u need it.
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I had told you once a while ago, but imagine you meet someone with your same attitude. Looking for a friend, a deep friend, a daily texting friend, going to events friend, checking in friend, who likes most of the same stuff you do - you two could never actually become friends because you'll both assume the other doesnt want to hang out and won't text each other first! It is scary, there is a lot of vulnerability, you might have had bad history with it, but you do have to initiate conversations sometimes. Passivity will not get what you seem to want, which does suck - I wanna empathize I understand the fear.
Also, youre older in college right? Gen Z has a lot of anxiety - at least what I've noticed. They have issues reaching out and are often lonely too. I guess you must feel quite strange sometimes among younger people. There probably is a group for >25 year old at college, maybe not that explicit. When I went back for my nursing degree, I definitely had an easier time connecting with other people in their 30s or late 20s. I hope you can find some people you can vibe with and trust and feel connected too.
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I don't know how to initiate, I can say about two words before I either get brain fog or sentences like "you girl, can I be gender like you? I want to be in the friend way of it"
Like I will stand there and stare at the person until the interaction ends. I do not know what to say, frequently.
I saw I Saw The TV Glow Sunday finally.
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Didn't expect the movie to be so targeted. Can't imagine many cis people particularly liking it. Although not being spoiled that it's a trans movie would probably make the plot twist better. Imo, knowing it's a movie aimed at trans people alone is too much of a spoiler. Wasn't really my cup of tea. Being live-action is pretty much enough reason for me to feel that way though.
After we finished it, we turned on one of the songs that was in the movie (psychic wound by King Woman) and weirdly it seemed a lot different from what we remembered it sounding like it in the movie. Not sure if it was actually different or not. But weirdly reminded me of that part where main character is streaming the Pink Opaque and it is very different from the version that originally played.
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Ireland might be immune to climate change because we still get shitty overcast days every fucking day all June. I think I managed to get to the beach once this month. Praying for sunnier days in july
I went to Ireland a while ago, I was at a museum in Cork (after kissing the blarney stone, I ain't going to Ireland without kissing the fucking stone) - there was a video exhibit on Artaud. A nice gentleman sat next to me, we watched it and chatted afterward.
He said "I think Artaud went crazy and started carrying around a Sheleligh because of the weather" - and honestly, he mgihtve been right lol. Artaud was a French playwright. No way that continental disposition could handle Irish weather
O Jamesy let me up out of this pooh
Warm weather is best weather and makes it easy to wear cute clothes Freezing is the worst
Cold weather means fuzzy socks and cute scarves and nice hats tho
My elderly aunt reached out to me out of the blue and offered to pay for my srs if I want it but can't afford.
Like I hadn't even been thinking about it, partially cause it's scary but mostly cause I just assumed I would never be able to.
But now that it's a possibility, I guess I should do some research. Not much has changed in the last 20 years right?
You can get zero depth (no cavity, just labia, looks like any other vagina externally), a friend of mine got it cause she doesnt really do penetrative sex. You can get phallus preserving vaginoplasty where they give you a cavity and labia but keep the other thing around. Sometimes they line you with a little bit of viscera for more wetness, or a little section of intestine. Theres a couple girls I've been with who has the standard inversion and they both got wet while... we were uh in use... and both looked like any other birth vagina I've seen that close.
Damn that's so smart to use intestine. I'm super surprised someone thought of that.
i havent changed my dose at all from when they were really low but my T levels are super super high since my last panel honestly freaking out
this is a lie i was worried i would run out so i stopped my antiandrogen for like a month and my testosterone reactivated. The maintenance dose i was on must not have been enough after restarting. fucking shit
bullshit
I have to call the therapist, which means I have to sit on the phone for hours. I really don't want to. I can't sit still that long.
I have to fill out job applications, which means they can call me back at any point, which means I need to be ready to answer. Which means I can't do anything because I need to be prepared.
I hate this. My coping skills have only gotten worse. The more I think about all this stuff the more I just want to go smoke some weed and forget about it.
I keep thinking about disappearing. If just one person had stuck around when I first started talking about killing myself, then it wouldn't be like this. I could've had a friend, support, gotten my life together.
Probably just getting high today Getting high helps me feel pretty
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It sucks to know that there are helper friends out there, and that I am a helper friend myself, and that there's so much I would do for someone who just asked.
Like, teach me to ask. Teach me these things. I want to be like the normals. I would learn so willingly if someone would teach. You. Don't. Understand.
Idk if you reach a certain point and you lose empathy for the eggs, or you become unwilling to engage, I don't know if I'm perceived as a wrecker or just a confused boy.
I know that I feel the legitimacy of my problems. Whether you people are all secret friends with secret group chats or not, I know what I am experiencing every day, and that I need support from people who aren't waiting to be convinced of my legitimacy.
something something it's called the Left because they leave you to flounder
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I mean it's so obvious. If I were another person and I saw me I think I'd burst into tears. I wouldn't believe that someone could be led so astray for so long, and I'd want to help.
Idk I think Hexbear is Jokerfying me. I just want to be a chill girlie with chill girlie friends. People are unkind about brain fog and dysphoria and rejection sensitivity though. I'm supposed to pull myself up, despite these things.
Like, my ideal friendship is with someone knows and understands all of this about me, and has their own plate of problems that I am learning about and accepting of as well. Friends stay aware of each other's wellness so they can help each other grow. There is back and forth, sometimes I help them and sometimes they help me. But we communicate about it.
I really think if you're too depressed to do something, a good friend (for me) is someone who is willing to step in to help. If you're too anxious to go out, they ask if they can come over. They see you when you flounder and they ask, what can I do? I really think that. Sorry if it's regarded, or petarded.
If this is intense, frankly I don't understand "low-intensity" friendships. "we watch a sport and I go home and he goes home until next week" you're describing a zoo enclosure nice try
Anyone can make this stop by making casual conversation with me like I'm people