>>42051217
idk but from my anecdotal evidence, im not entirely satisfied, but my friends and family have told me i seem happier and a bit more out going
i definantly made a few mistakes but im glad i even tried
my hope is ffs will fix me

>>42051217
wow she made a good comic finally

>>42051367
I will accept more anecdotal evidence.

>>42052402
i also don't have science but i don't regret it at all. i have a pretty terrible figure by the board's standards (huge shoulders, no waist, tiny hips) but i am so much happier today looking like this than i could have imagined myself years ago. i even think about getting top surgery sometimes because i really don't love the way my boobs look on such a broad chest but i would still rather be this than whatever i would have been without hrt. it was more than worth it for me.

>>42052402
Anecdotally, I am much happier on hrt, even though I don't pass yet most of the time/don't fully girlmode really. I always felt like I didn't have any meaningful internal experience or sense of self pretroon, and since trooning I do not feel like that at all. I've also in general just been less depressed and anxious and suicidal.

>>42051217
me on the right

>>42052402
my boobs have grown and im happy with the ammount of boob i have, i just wish they were a bit more centered
i wish i got a lil bit fat before i started because my ass is damn near flat
im alot less pissed off at the world, and im learning to love myself, slowly
sometime i look in the mirror and see the woman i could be, sometimes i look at my face with distain
i feel like i should be so much farther being 2 years in but i know hrt isnt magical girl transformation easy and that i will likely be on the medicine for the next decade or so

>>42052538
>i wish i got a lil bit fat before i started
it is actually better that you didn't, fyi...pre-hrt fat would be male-patterned, which you obviously don't want. just gain weight now that you're on hormones :) you'll still have some male-pattern fat cells in places for a while but now you can develop new ones in a female pattern.
also, you will be on hrt for life, nona, unless i'm misunderstanding you. you can't just stop it after a decade unless you want to either remasculinize or eunuch/menopausemode lol.
also also, it took me three years to really start seeing myself as normal, and four to start liking myself. i am five and a half years in now and still growing. these things take time and nobody's timeline is exactly the same. you are probably just as far along as you need to be after two years. keep your head up. i'm glad you're learning to love yourself <3

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>>42052538
Thank you for your stories anons.
Bumping before I go to bed.

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>>42052402
Anecdotally I am happier and healthier, with volumes of lab reports, Dexa scans, blood tests, etc to back it up. While I am happy with the level of physical development and changes where they have occurred its the mental aspects that I would be most worried about being lost if I were to stop.
I sleep better, have more focus and motivation to do things, and no longer feel like an empty shell of a person or like I am piloting a flesh robot. I have more emotional stability I feel, despite being able to allow myself to feel a wider range of emotions than I did pre HRT and social transition. I feel a lot happier, and I don't really have the words to adequately describe how much of a shift happened.
Yes I lost some "friends" along the way. I was outcast from my family once I was open about preferring the company of a man and transitioning, but they were worthwhile costs.

>>42051217
Also (not really) indecisive repper here.

The best metric is to first figure out what you want from it.
I made peace that i'm okay with manmoding in perpetuity if need be. I got the right height and cute face, but i'm old. Less than 30% chance i'll ever pass.

However, if i get my thoughts to "fit" better, then I'll be happier. And the neurological effects are almost guaranteed. And I don't need to trust anecdotal evidence for that because the neuroscience is already out there.

What you're looking for isn't possible because the trannies that are happy don't sign up to be studied. They just live their happier lives as the opposite gender and... that's it.

Same goes with regret, desu. If it fails in my case, you bet I won't be writing about it (outside this board, maybe) and most definitely I won't sign up to be studied either.

I'll be giving it an honest shot for at least 3 years. If it fails, it fails. At least I tried and won't have to live with the regret of not trying.

If you're younger, this mindset is even better for you.
It is what it is. We were born too early. The science of this won't be clear for another several decades.

>>42053839
I'd throw a party if I got your results.

t. >>42053818

>>42054072
>being out as trans kinda sucks

Slowly move into stealth life.
Leave these brainworms behind you, nona.
You already won. Take the prize and go home.

>Shoulda just manmoded

Too late for that. Unless you have an absolutely terrible voice, you'd malefail too often and basically throw away all of your gains.

Seriously, just get out of these brainwormed spaces. You escaped. You won. Enjoy it for yourself!

>>42052402
anecdotally, i cannot imagine living without it now. it totally restored my hairline among a dozen other physical benefits (less oily skin, softer skin, less oily hair, fatter upper thighs / butt / decently shaped & sized boobs, while my torso, tummy, and face especially thinned out drastically. plus, a very different feeling sex drive & sexual experience overall). im not really a happy person, my life is shit, and i have a lot wishes for what i looked like that HRT can't give me. but for what it can give, i'm very satisified.

>>42053818
Yeah, I kinda figured any stats would be skewed by who was responding. Most studies show satisfaction, but there are usually notes about small sample size. I figured if anyone would complain it would be here, although some skimming old threads on reddit for things like "unexpected negative side effects" has proven useful.
I guess I'm trying to reach your point, where manmoding in perpetuity seems acceptable. Thank you for your input. Also, thought your response here >>42053864 was cute.

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>>42054213
>im not really a happy person
This was oddly good to read. I'm not a naturally happy person either and, as weird as it sounds, I'd hate to lose that. Like, I don't want to be happy, but I wouldn't mind being less miserable. The giddiness with which some people describe the effects of hrt can be off-putting.

>>42055246
I'm far from giddy, a fairly flat affect would be how I would describe myself post hrt. It's still a marked improvement over my old very salty, very bitter, very jaded self. I used to be a pessimistic person, aggressively so raining on others parades.

I'm still me, just a more agreeable me that's better to be around.

>>42051217
>what's 2 + 2? and no, don't tell me 4, I want a real answer

>>42055271
lol, no more like tell me what 2 + 2 is, but don't tell me either
>it can be any number you want cos all numbers are valid!
or
>ackshully, 2 + 2 being 4 is such a midwit take that doesn't utilize any of the actual maths, yes I said maths, involved.
Just, like, is it four or not?

>>42051217
anecdotally every tranny i know who isn't a delusional cringehon is fairly unhappy with their results, but also much happier than they were before and wouldn't detrans. i only know two actual luckshit passoids, obviously they're pleased. I'm kind of miserable and i manmode a lot and I'm not happy about my body at all etc etc but I'd still rather have this over how it was on T, and i might be the most brainwormed person i know

>>42055821
even many luckshits feel that way. unhappy but happier than before. thats just how being trans is; it sucks, but is sucks a lot less if you can transition or at least stop further disfigurement from your natural hormones. i think every tranner should get on hrt even if they dont plan to socially transition