• Zymi [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    10 months ago

    It can take a long time to realize this.

    I’ve been on HRT for about 2.5 years now, and I was looking through my old photos both before and after transition.

    I was shocked that I thought I was an ugly duckling phase I looked so much more happy and vibrant than my pre transition photos, and how little the things I hyperfocused on mattered. And indeed it turns out I look better when I care about how I look and I’m comfortable in my skin.

    Seems obvious now but it’s really easy to get down on one’s self.

    • Cromalin [she/her]@hexbear.netOPM
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      10 months ago

      yeah, even just a few months in i looked so much better, so much happier than i ever had before. i didn’t realize it at the time, but i did