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“Give Thanks”, says one of the many framed decorations hanging on the walls of the lovely house that I’ve moved into for the summer.  Yes, I’ll give thanks for all the wonderful blessings I have in this moment.  Although I hardly ever write about world events in this blog and I often shy away fromContinue reading “Giving Thanks”

Yesterday I had a wonderful day, a day full of euphoria, including gender euphoria (which is real, along with gender dysphoria!).  I went climbing outdoors with four guys (i.e. cis-gender males) — two new acquaintances and two of whom I had climbed with once a couple months ago. And spending the day with them broughtContinue reading “Gender euphoria and biological clock”

My sister fell into the water again last night, and I rescued her.  This has been happening very often, almost every night for a while now. Is this why I wake up feeling so exhausted every morning?

I’m feeling so sad and uncomfortable in my own skin today that I’m struggling to work.  Work has often been a lifeline for me. I think one of the many reasons I’ve always been drawn to the hard sciences, especially to maths and physics, since the youngest age, is that it has always felt likeContinue reading “Gender dysphoria kicking in again”

Yesterday I had a wonderful day with friends.  A lunchtime hike with one friends; sipping chocolate and a walk in town with another friend; and finally dinner and some more walking with another friend.  They’re all persons from different paths of life, in many ways: people from different parts of the country, of different ages,Continue reading “Turning a Leaf”

Today, I’m starting to write a new chapter of my textbook, the most “special” chapter of my textbook, both because it’s the one that will most differentiate this book from others in its discipline and also because it draws directly on my own field of expertise and scientific research, which I love so much. SoContinue reading “Physical Grieving”

Yesterday I had the intake interview, which is actually a very long and comprehensive session, with the psi-specialist at the “gender affirming clinic” through my medical insurance. It lasted almost an hour and a half and was, of course, very intense but overall also extremely helpful, supportive, informative, and comforting. Among other important aspects, IContinue reading “Safety & Control”

Gentleness with myself is a skill I’m still learning. And will need to practice a lot today.  Last week was rough — one of the roughest weeks I’d had in a long time. My female hormones before and during my period hit me harder than ever, probably intensified by my (hopefully temporary) hypothyroidism, and triggeringContinue reading “Gentleness”

The other reason for my suffering, today and in the past few days, is that I’m scared.  Now that I’ve finally committed, I’m scared.  I’ve signed the postdoc offer and gotten most of the paperwork for that done. I’m gradually turning down other professional opportunities, which effectively means eliminating other options, closing other doors, atContinue reading “The other reason”