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Resources:
Best resource: https://github.com/cvyl/awesome-transgender Site with links to resources for just about anything.
Trevor Project: crisis mental health services for LGBTQ people, lots of helpful information and resources: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
The Gender Dysphoria Bible: useful info on various aspects of gender dysphoria: https://genderdysphoria.fyi/en
StainedGlassWoman: Various useful essays on trans topics: https://stainedglasswoman.substack.com/
Trans resources: https://trans-resources.info/
[USA] Resources for trans people in the South: https://southernequality.org/resources/transinthesouth/#provider-map
[USA] Report discrimination: https://action.aclu.org/legal-intake/report-lgbtqhiv-discrimination
[USA] Keep track on trans legislation and news: https://www.erininthemorning.com/
[GERMANY] Bundesverband Trans: Find medical trans resources: https://www.bundesverband-trans.de/publikationen/leitfaden-fuer-behandlungssuchende/
[GERMANY] Trans DB: Insurance information (may be outdated): https://transdb.de/
[GERMANY] Deutsche Gesellschaft für Transidentität und Intersexualität: They have contact information for their advice centers and some general information for trans and intersex people. They also do activism: dgti.org
*this is a work in progress, and these resources are courtesy of users like you! if you have a resource that helped you out in your trans journey, comment below in the pinned post and I'll add here to pass it on
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Timely. I have been considering resorting to (illicit) drug use lately.
I don't want to hurt my body, which I rather like as my transition progresses, I'm just tired of feeling so down all the time. As a hedonist by nature, I seek pleasures of all kinds. Being deprived of them, life has little meaning or value to me.
It's probably better if I could go socialize more (everyone tells me this), but that feels like an impossible challenge.
Sorry I'm not really going anywhere with this, just wanted to write out my thoughts on this and see how it feels to admit.
BAD HARMREDUCTION ADVICE:
uiy, I feel like If I give you my honest opinon I might do alot of harm but I was in a very similar spot that you were a year or so ago, I used to have alot of issues socializing because I was afraid and didn't have the convidence to say the things on my mind and I couldn't process well enough
unless you are injecting highly contaminated drugs you shouldn't be doing significant damage to yourself, some stimulants have strong cardiovascular effects you should be aware of especially if you are in danger of having a stroke(like me)
something which really just helped me was taking very controlled amounts of prescription amphetamine since I have ADHD, it helped me form friendships that today I could not do without
but I want to warn you, while most drugs are not as harmful as they are depicted as in the media and so on, you don't want to reach a state where you are permanently chasing a high which you already are not able to feel anymore because you abused your substance of choice for too long, just slighly amp your life up and don't even think you can be in euphoria for the rest of your life if you just keep using
Well I've kinda managed it with alcohol. Every now and then I have a few drinks to feel better and fall asleep. And it works actually, I feel so happy and carefree. I'll sleep 7-8 hrs without waking or dreaming. Even the next day feels good. Then I don't need it again. Works for the occasional bad night. Definitely helps me in social contexts.
But yeah I see your point about addiction or chasing euphoria. I can't even imagine what other drugs are like, so I guess it's partly curiosity too. Most likely I won't try any hard drugs, I did ask my partner to bring me some cannabis products to try (gummies or edibles, not a smoker).
honestly, I would say there is some "hard drugs" I take which are alot more harmless than alcohol, I know people always think our staple drugs are safe, but trust me, I have nearly died because I swallowed a dozen caffeine pills in an manic-episode
my reason for saying amphetamine made me friendships is that it makes me feel more like myself, I can think better not worse, Im confident and enpathic, it quite honestly seams like the reason Im not alone currently
don't know about cannabis as it has not worked for me this far regardless of how fat the joints I smoke are, but I think that sounds like a good and safe idea!