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Some helpful links:

The Gender Dysphoria Bible // In depth explanation of the different types of gender dysphoria.
Trans Voice Help // A community here on blahaj.zone for voice training.
LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory // A directory of LGBTQ+ accepting Healthcare providers.
Trans Resistance Network // A US-based mutual aid organization to help trans people facing state violence and legal discrimination.
TLDEF's Trans Health Project // Advice about insurance claims for gender affirming healthcare and procedures.
TransLifeLine's ID change Library // A comprehensive guide to changing your name on any US legal document.

Support Hotlines:

The Trevor Project // Web chat, phone call, and text message LGBTQ+ support hotline.
TransLifeLine // A US/Canada LGBTQ+ phone support hotline service. The US line has Spanish support.
LGBT Youthline.ca // A Canadian LGBT hotline support service with phone call and web chat support. (4pm - 9:30pm EST)
988lifeline // A US only Crisis hotline with phone call, text and web chat support. Dedicated staff for LGBTQIA+ youth 24/7 on phone service, 3pm to 2am EST for text and web chat.

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submitted 6 days ago by Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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Hi, I'm not completely not ok, but my headspace is a mess, so I'd like to ask for media recommendations and tips for the panic I'm going through.

I've kinda known I am trans for years, but only in a dissociated, intellectualized sense, while living as a man. And recently I've gotten a tiny extra amount of monetary safety, enough to make me emotionally relax, and the realization of my transness hit me.

I was unable to imagine my self 5 years down there line. I drew a complete blank. My imagination suffocating between dysphoria and denial.

I've been seeing myself only as a girl in dreams for a week, and it has felt wonderful, and when I'm awake I'm paralyzed in dread of the amount of work in front of me, my deeply internalized misogyny about my appearence, my bigoted (though "safe enough") surrounding people...

Question, what have you watched that brought you trans joy? Encouragement to go on towards something worth it.

And, in more mentally panicky matters, what do I do about an incredible amount and thickness of body hair? I know that the very dark coloration of it makes laser an option, I've heard electrolysis is underrated, but those seem like absolutely enormous steps right now. What can be easy, early, discreet steps I can take for some euphoria?

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[–] Kayday@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I haven't found many TV shows or movies that brought me trans joy, but I have enjoyed a lot of webcomics and such. One movie I really connected with was K Pop Demon Hunters.

If you are the type to read webcomics, a couple that I really enjoyed are "Rain" and "I Want to be a Cute Anime Girl"

[–] Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I do read a bunch, and I'll check these out, thanks! Also the movie recommendation is interesting, I wasn't very positively predisposed seeing the promotional material, but you're not the first person to praise it. I gotta give it a chance

Also, yeah, it seems hard to find tv shows or movies for trans joy, because of the ol' capital problem, but, some things some people do, like charlieecharmine's apparently thesis film... I don't know, it's incredible