22-09-2016, 08:59 PM
Oh Julie, you've brought really interesting, but also very complicated topic.
First of all, I think that transgender experience is rather unique and while it is comparable to personal struggle of other people, it remains very specific.
I believe that every transgendered person has certain level of tendency to transition. However, it appears that in every transgendered person's life there are two groups of factors that influence personal evolution: pro-transition and anti-transition factors. And as in all that pertains to human psyche, those factors are biological, psychological, social and all of them are connected in intertwined loops of circular causalities. Pro-transition factors can be, for example, the severity of transgender condition, lack of ability to control inner impulses, positive ideas about living as different gender, access to means to transition, hormonal levels etc. On the other side protective factors can be satisfaction with current life, family, job, one's anxiety etc. Well, and during the life the balance of those factors shift... sometimes slowly, sometimes more dramatically. So yes, I believe that big changes in person's life can push them through the threshold.
Your post gave me the idea to honestly answer my own questions about myself... so...
Q: Do I want to be woman?
A: Yes, I always wanted.
Q: Do I want to transition?
A: No way!
Q: Am I able to live my life as a male?
A: Yes, but I still want to express my inner feminity.
Where am I on the slippery slope?
Poly
First of all, I think that transgender experience is rather unique and while it is comparable to personal struggle of other people, it remains very specific.
I believe that every transgendered person has certain level of tendency to transition. However, it appears that in every transgendered person's life there are two groups of factors that influence personal evolution: pro-transition and anti-transition factors. And as in all that pertains to human psyche, those factors are biological, psychological, social and all of them are connected in intertwined loops of circular causalities. Pro-transition factors can be, for example, the severity of transgender condition, lack of ability to control inner impulses, positive ideas about living as different gender, access to means to transition, hormonal levels etc. On the other side protective factors can be satisfaction with current life, family, job, one's anxiety etc. Well, and during the life the balance of those factors shift... sometimes slowly, sometimes more dramatically. So yes, I believe that big changes in person's life can push them through the threshold.
Your post gave me the idea to honestly answer my own questions about myself... so...
Q: Do I want to be woman?
A: Yes, I always wanted.
Q: Do I want to transition?
A: No way!
Q: Am I able to live my life as a male?
A: Yes, but I still want to express my inner feminity.
Where am I on the slippery slope?
Poly