It seems very obvious now, and is probably obvious to all you lovely people, but I hadn't thought about a strong aversion to mirrors being a sign of being trans. I have hated mirrors/pictures of myself for as long as I can remember, sometimes neglecting hygiene because of it tbh. I know most people aren't like a huge fan but fuck do I hate it. And apparently so do a lot of transpeople
It was honestly one of those things that finally clicked for me after the fact that my egg cracked. Just a big ol’ revelation of why I hate having my pic taken.
conversely, I have taken more selfies in the past few months, since the effects of my hormonal transition started being visible, than I had in at least a decade prior.
Before I realized I was trans mirrors made me incredibly uncomfortable, and I couldn't put my finger on why, my egg brain told me that it was because I was anxious that something was watching me in the background, but obvs that was just repression.
It seems very obvious now, and is probably obvious to all you lovely people, but I hadn't thought about a strong aversion to mirrors being a sign of being trans. I have hated mirrors/pictures of myself for as long as I can remember, sometimes neglecting hygiene because of it tbh. I know most people aren't like a huge fan but fuck do I hate it. And apparently so do a lot of transpeople
It was honestly one of those things that finally clicked for me after the fact that my egg cracked. Just a big ol’ revelation of why I hate having my pic taken.
very big same here!
conversely, I have taken more selfies in the past few months, since the effects of my hormonal transition started being visible, than I had in at least a decade prior.
The best feeling is staring into mirrors for minutes at a time, after years of avoiding them.
Before I realized I was trans mirrors made me incredibly uncomfortable, and I couldn't put my finger on why, my egg brain told me that it was because I was anxious that something was watching me in the background, but obvs that was just repression.
Yeah that sounds about right. I've never enjoyed looking in mirrors or at photos of myself because I do not like the way that I look.