Hey all, as I've been thinking about who I want to be and how I want to transition, I've gotten to wondering about people's transition timelines in general. If it's something you're comfortable talking about, how long did it take you from realizing your trans to taking steps to transition? When did you start using different pronouns, when did you come out to people, how long did it take you to know you wanted HRT and then to start it?
I realized I wasn't cis a few months ago, and have been growing my hair out and experimenting with clothing. I know I want to get permanent facial hair removal, and am interested in HRT but have reservations, and would value hearing others experiences about how long it took them to know what they wanted. I'm a very hesitant and self-doubtful person in general, and I guess just feel a bit lost in how to go about self discovery here.
Editing to say thank you very much all for sharing, seeing how different everyone's experiences can be is honestly really comforting.
I entered the late egg phase about 3 years ago, had my "holy shit I'm trans" moment 1.5 years ago, came out 1 year ago, changed pronouns with people I know a few months after that, and started HRT (after the classic "am I trans enough to take HRT?") 8 months ago.
Early transition I was wondering if this was a mistake, because I didn't feel happy presenting as a woman, but that was just dysphoria. Now I feel that a lot less and I'm just happy and woman, but I can still get dragged into boymode by dysphoria. I'm closer to the woman I daydreamt of than I ever thought possible and I'm still becoming more like her every day.