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Originally Posted by tinyrabbit
Educating your T about an issue means you get to deal with it on your terms without your T assuming, generalising or acting on outdated, wrong or irrelevant info.
I have a rare sleep disorder and my T didn't know about it. Telling him about it, answering his questions and explaining it was a great experience for me as I was used to people being dismissive.
If you fear she sees it as a phase, that sounds like it's coming from transference. Have other people seen it that way or made you feel you should? Sounds like something important to explore with your T.
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I am definitely enjoying educating my T. We get along well and I appreciate that she takes time to ask questions that others might be afraid to ask. As far as transference goes, the phase response is actually the most common response from people based on my experience and my research. For some people, typically children, it is a phase, but not for most. Even still, people who are not transgender have a difficult time understanding transgenderism, and as a result they often assume that it is a condition that will pass or work itself out. That being said, I am behaving responsibly and following all of the rules so that I can minimize any regret that I might otherwise have. There aren't many lifestyles that require gatekeepers, but transsexualism is one of them.