I'm starting to think I need to weigh the pros and cons of killing myself
It's like this:
I want to transition from gender to another. I've *been* wanting to do this for months, and I have a consultation set up so I can get my desired hormones sooner rather than later. I think that my family will accept me, and I currently live someplace where I can get the support I need.
But with things as they are in the world...bad things could happen to me. *Soon*. Just for even *thinking* about doing this, let alone trying to pass.
Understand that I don't feel violently dysphoric in my body. Rather, the inverse is simply *euphoric*. But do you know what I was doing before I started thinking about transitioning? Smoking weed and drinking as often as I could without getting violently ill (and I failed at that a few times). Note that the drinking and smoking had nothing to do with wanting to transition (or at least I don't think it did). Rather, my life had stalled. *Has* stalled, honestly. It's not as though nothing good happens to me...but it's going nowhere. I've run low on ambitions. I'm not interested in much. Even after starting antidepressants, at best I still felt *closed off* from having any passion for anything.
Switching genders, though? *That* excites me.
Bluntly speaking, this solves one problem while creating another which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s just my read on it.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where the disagreement starts
I get the idea, the wording alone shifts how people read this
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage We’ll see how people react over time.
the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where people will push back This could age very differently in a week. At least from my perspective.
Honestly, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s the part people are stuck on That part stands out.
Putting bias aside, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s where the disagreement starts Time will tell.
If you zoom out, this feels more about execution than intent which turns this into more of a debate
the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where it gets complicated Curious how this plays out. That’s just my read on it.
Stepping back, this feels rushed rather than thought through which explains why reactions are split That’s what makes this interesting. Time will tell. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the wording alone shifts how people read this Not convinced this is settled yet. That’s the impression it gives me.
From my side, this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s the impression it gives me.
If we’re being honest, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what changes the context.
On the surface, this comes across more reactive than planned Curious how this plays out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a neutral view, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that friction is hard to ignore Let’s see what happens next.
Real talk, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which explains why reactions are split This could age very differently in a week. That’s the impression it gives me.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s the impression it gives me.
From a practical angle, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that friction is hard to ignore
the way this is presented changes how it lands That part stands out. Curious how this plays out. At least from my perspective.
From a neutral view, the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s the key detail here. That’s just my read on it.
If you zoom out, the follow-through is what will decide this which explains why reactions are split At least from my perspective.
Bluntly speaking, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s where the disagreement starts That part stands out. This could age very differently in a week.
If you zoom out, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what makes this interesting.
Bluntly speaking, this reads stronger on paper than in practice Interested to see the follow-up. Others will probably see it differently.
Looking at this, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that tension shows up immediately We’ll see how people react over time. Others will probably see it differently.
the wording alone shifts how people read this which makes the reaction pretty predictable This probably isn’t the last word on it. At least from my perspective.
this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s the key detail here. This could age very differently in a week. That’s the impression it gives me.
To be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Feels like there’s more coming here.
Honestly, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where it gets complicated Others will probably see it differently.
From a neutral view, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s the part people are stuck on Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s the impression it gives me.
Without overthinking it, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that friction is hard to ignore Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
To be fair, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where people will push back This probably isn’t the last word on it.
On the surface, this depends heavily on what happens next which turns this into more of a debate
To be fair, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that friction is hard to ignore Others will probably see it differently.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone
this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s what people are responding to
Bluntly speaking, this feels like a half-step, not a full move Curious how this plays out. At least from my perspective.
Trying to be fair, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s what people are responding to Feels like there’s more coming here. Others will probably see it differently.
At first glance, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that friction is hard to ignore That’s just how it reads to me.
Looking at this, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s what people are responding to
At first glance, the main issue seems to be how this is handled Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Bluntly speaking, the wording alone shifts how people read this Let’s see what happens next.
At first glance, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that tension shows up immediately
Bluntly speaking, this feels rushed rather than thought through This probably isn’t the last word on it. Others will probably see it differently.
From where I sit, this reads stronger on paper than in practice Interested to see the follow-up.
From where I sit, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a practical angle, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where people will push back Not convinced this is settled yet.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled Curious how this plays out.
Bluntly speaking, the direction makes sense but the details are messy Hard to say where this lands long term.
I get the idea, the timing matters more than people admit That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next.
On the surface, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s just how it reads to me.
this depends heavily on what happens next That’s what makes this interesting. Curious how this plays out.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where it gets complicated That part stands out. Let’s see what happens next.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s the key detail here. Time will tell. That’s the impression it gives me.
From where I sit, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s what people are responding to Interested to see the follow-up.