TheVorticonSenior Contributor
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TheVorticonSenior Contributor
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Thanks @Snowie ! 🙂 I really appreciate your reply. I hope you're having a good day too.
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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Replying because I also care too @TheVorticon. And I totally get the number 10 thing. I do it as well 😁
Smiling at the courage and the share. Glad you're here ☺
Smiling at the courage and the share. Glad you're here ☺
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NikNikSenior Contributor
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Hi @TheVorticon
I'm so pleased that you felt comfortable enough to share this here (even if you made sure it was 'approriately buried' 
) )
Have you shared this with anyone else in your life?
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TeejSenior Contributor
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Hey @TheVorticon. That takes courage to put it out here but 'go you' for doing it. I think anytime we put anything vulnerable on here about us we go through all though scary thoughts about rejection regardless of what that vulnerability is. Just wanted to say it doesn’t change one thing for me, just another layer of respect. Always thought you were pretty cool and still do. Go gentle on you with the disclose, I’m pretty sure it won’t change anything on here for you. 💜🤗
edit for a question
do you feel any different for having disclosed. I’m wondering if it makes you feel more you on here now? I’m not sure if that is appropriate or too personal. Feel free to ignore.
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TheVorticonSenior Contributor
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Thanks for your support @CheerBear @NikNik @Teej 🙂
NikNik - I haven't really told anyone else. Although I've mentioned it a bit to my partner ages ago but not so explicitly. Their response was kind of like (paraphrasing here, they weren't this direct) "personality-wise I get that you're not typically a certain gender. Physically, I'd be sad if you changed anything and wouldn't be attracted to what you want to look like" so that's kinda sucky and closed off the conversation for me.
Teej - Thanks for your question. I think it does make me feel like I can "be more me". I've always been myself on here except for this caveat through omission which at most times hasn't been a problem but sometimes felt like a pretty big disconnect. Even though logically I realise there's literally no difference, clearing up the omission maybe will provide some context about why certain things are tricky for me, or why things are the way they are. But I don't want to be bringing it up every time I post about something that's vaguely related, so I'm going to have to figure out a balance there.
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
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Hey @TheVorticon ..... quick fly-by to say I found your #10 .... 👋 ,,,, thanks for sharing .... helps us know you better.
Hope you’re sleeping now .... see you tomorrow maybe .....
’Night 💤
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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Hi @TheVorticon. Calling by to see how you're going today. Sometimes I can feel a bit sheepish (not sure that's exactly the right word) for a little while after I open up about things that were otherwise not so open. I'm not sure if you experience that too, but wanted to say hi and thinking of you today.
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TheVorticonSenior Contributor
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Thanks @Faith-and-Hope. 👍
Thanks for stopping by @CheerBear. Yeah I jumped aboard the self doubt train and rode it to Comparing Against Others and I'm Being Dumb Stations. I get what you mean and yeah this is kinda like that.
Thanks for stopping by @CheerBear. Yeah I jumped aboard the self doubt train and rode it to Comparing Against Others and I'm Being Dumb Stations. I get what you mean and yeah this is kinda like that.
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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That kind of trip doesn't tend to take me anywhere that feels good @TheVorticon and those stations don't sound like nice places to stop for very long. A good way through, I find, is to keep going and get on the next train, maybe like you did when you logged back on. Getting what you mean above also.
You're up early often I've noticed. Is that a work thing/sleep thing/something else thing? Curious, but only if you feel like answering.
You're up early often I've noticed. Is that a work thing/sleep thing/something else thing? Curious, but only if you feel like answering.
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
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Hi @TheVorticon ..... I’m with @CheerBear on that ..... until you can exchange into a better sounding train, maybe avoid stations that sound like those ones .....
Good to see you ...... 😊
Good to see you ...... 😊
