“It is easy to dwell upon the dark, as it imbibes our fear and expounds with crystal clarity every false notion the mind can conjure.” - Me, just now. I have talked before about how I have anxiety now, after starting HRT. The benefits of HRT far outweigh my inability to process my emotions, so …
Ok, a bit of a preface... I have amended this post several times. I’m uncomfortable talking about desire or sexual needs. I have redacted and toned it down, perhaps more than I should have. But I am a work in progress and talking about this at all is a larger step than you might imagine. …
Two large white envelopes sit in my car, waiting for lunchtime so that I can take them to the post box. One is my CRBA (Consular Report of Birth Abroad) request for name and gender change and the other, my request for a name change on my DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active …
Looking for an exit in this world of fearI can see the path that leads awayMama never left, and daddy needs me hereI wish the wind would carry a changeLooking through the window to a world of dreamsI can see my future slip awayHoney you won't get there if you don't believeI wish the wind …
I was prompted to write this because of all the “am I passing?” posts that keep popping up on reddit. I did it too, posting on reddit looking for assurances. These women that post, they do pass, they are beautiful. I’m not trying to make them feel better, just giving them the well deserved confidence …
I want to tell you about the things that have been happening. Some of the happenings have been within and some without, all good things, so this isn’t a complaining or morose posting. I know, right, it’s about time. Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash A major portion of my anxieties have apparently been …
Photo by Luca Upper on Unsplash I received several DMs about my last post, so I wanted to make a few things clear and perhaps explain why though it was perceived as “dark” it’s actually a positive post. Despite my panic attacks, I am truly happy in my life, happy being me, happy in my …
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Looking back over 2019, there were good and bad times, hard and easy times. When it came to my coming out, personally and professionally, it was a good time. This last year was the single largest step I have taken in my life to being me and it felt …
Our dog, Lulah. Photo by Michelle Pitts Hi there, it’s currently Christmas in two thousand and nineteen. We have achieved world peace, cold fusion, universal acceptance of all cultures and flying cars are the norm. Our cloud cities are the envy of the galaxy, and our extraterrestrial friends have established ambassadorships in order to learn …
Photo by Victor Rodvang on Unsplash I have been having ongoing issues with intense anxiety attacks, over the last several months. These attacks leave me constantly worried that I am going to have another one, so the self-fulfilling prophecy of attacks is sustained on my worry alone. Fun, right? They tend to come at night, …
Life, the universe and everything
Everybody Needs Some Body
and "S" is for Spouse
a lone voice calling in the wilderness
Life, the universe and everything
Life, the universe and everything
Beth Overthinks It 