A New Therapy for a Closeted Trans Person
<p>I take another step in the direction of, “I’m doing everything wrong.” Again I tell my wife about nothing. Exactly what led to <a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/i-was-unexpectedly-outed-as-trans-434f1bc4ebfb" rel="noopener">a very big problem</a> in February 2023 when I was unexpectedly outed as trans.</p>
<p><strong>In Germany it is like this: You have to go to psychotherapy, you need the diagnosis of transsexualism (F 64.0), and only then come further steps. For surgeries, still further expertises are necessary. And so on… the self-determination law could relieve you a little bit, but it is still not there.</strong></p>
<p>I’ve just seen a new psychotherapist, this time more “secretly” than is usual for me. Because I can’t stand it without one. I know that every time I went to my psychotherapist in 2022, I felt better. This talking openly — really opening your mouth and seeing another person take in the words and react to them — priceless. Especially when that person looks at it openly. Not judgmental.</p>
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