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Originally Posted by blur
Yeah, I can see how they might be related for some things. Reading some of your threads I think a lot of your work will be on understanding boundaries, communication issues, and distress tolerance. Those things don't seem to me to have much to do with being queer but are just skills everyone has to learn. Jmo. I guess you'll have to compromise somewhere in what you want with living in a smaller city. On another thread of yours I mentioned 12 step groups. Sometimes there are meetings that are LGBT and of course everything is anonymous so you can also get support that way without having to worry about what you say leaving the room. If your dad won't pay for another T that is a good free resource.
You'll figure out the right combination of support. It will just take a bit of time and creativity.
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The issues I'm working on now have very little to do with being queer. But these things come in phases; six months ago, a lot of the work we were doing was around being queer and coming out to people and becoming more comfortable with that part of my identity, and I feel like as soon as I start dating, this issue will come up again, so better to be prepared for it. I have a support group I go to already, but it's not the same as therapy.
And my father
will pay for two therapists, at least for a short time, based on the creatively rendered story I told him regarding why I needed two for now. Which is maybe not fair, but also, reality. I don't know if I'm ready to leave current T, but I also know that she isn't enough for me right now.