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Resources:
Best resource: https://github.com/cvyl/awesome-transgender Site with links to resources for just about anything.
Trevor Project: crisis mental health services for LGBTQ people, lots of helpful information and resources: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
The Gender Dysphoria Bible: useful info on various aspects of gender dysphoria: https://genderdysphoria.fyi/en
StainedGlassWoman: Various useful essays on trans topics: https://stainedglasswoman.substack.com/
Trans resources: https://trans-resources.info/
[USA] Resources for trans people in the South: https://southernequality.org/resources/transinthesouth/#provider-map
[USA] Report discrimination: https://action.aclu.org/legal-intake/report-lgbtqhiv-discrimination
[USA] Keep track on trans legislation and news: https://www.erininthemorning.com/
[GERMANY] Bundesverband Trans: Find medical trans resources: https://www.bundesverband-trans.de/publikationen/leitfaden-fuer-behandlungssuchende/
[GERMANY] Trans DB: Insurance information (may be outdated): https://transdb.de/
[GERMANY] Deutsche Gesellschaft für Transidentität und Intersexualität: They have contact information for their advice centers and some general information for trans and intersex people. They also do activism: dgti.org
*this is a work in progress, and these resources are courtesy of users like you! if you have a resource that helped you out in your trans journey, comment below in the pinned post and I'll add here to pass it on
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had my third electrolysis session this week, despite all my efforts, it's often quite painful still and difficult to get through.
I have a special compounded 26% lidocaine cream that I apply many hours in advance, I take acetaminophen and other drugs to help me relax, etc. and I listen to an audiobook - but this time I found myself desperate for the session to be over, hoping it would end soon (even early on in the session). I also try to hydrate extensively and stay relaxed in general. I also like to try to eat a big meal before my session.
Just not sure what more I can do.
I'm thinking about asking the doctor to try xanax for the sessions - I have read online that people found that helpful.
Anyway, open to any suggestions. It's amazing to me that society considers this kind of pain acceptable to undergo, and it seems so unnecessary considering that lidocaine injections exist.
EDIT: I should say, the first electrolysis session I sweated through my clothes and through the sheet they put down, etc. - so I would say I'm doing a better job than the first time at managing the pain and stress, I just wonder what more I can do.
I usually use hemp tinctures like CBD (~ 60 mg) and a low dose of D8, and 1 tsp ashwagandha root powder to help me relax. I've tried kratom as well, but I can't tell if it's relaxing enough - I might need higher doses.
The acetaminophen I take is 500 mg, and I take it 30 minutes prior.