1. Living in a male body. Every waking moment I'm aware of this inconsistency. My internal self image, my sense of being, my soul tells me that I am female. But the physical body this awareness resides in has lived so long as male. For most of my life I didn't believe there was any way to change this inconsistency. I don't believe there is a way to change my fundamental sense of self. But I have finally learned of ways to change my physical being. And I've started working on some of those. It's not easy and it won't happen overnight but I have begun the path to fix what has been wrong. The worst though is the constant reminder of my gender incongruity. A penis. Such a thing never did belong on me, yet it is always there. There are ways to correct this and some day I might be able to do so (if only it weren't so darn expensive).
2. Sleep. This has been a thorn in my side for quite some time. I hate having to sleep. Even when going through my darkest period (late teens and early twenties) I remember despising the need to sleep. I do realize that our bodies need sleep for all sorts of reasons but I hate the thought of wasting almost a third of my life. Despite knowing that my body needs to sleep I often find myself delaying bedtime. And I will often wake earlier than planned. I almost never get the recommended eight hours and I do occasionally worry that my health might suffer but I usually do okay with my five to six hours per night. I am not aware of any way to change this fact of life, this troublesome thing called sleep.
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