Hi, this is Char.
Today I went to my first counseling appointment regarding my gender identity issues. Fortunately, it was free :D... Unfortunately, the counselor I went to see is apparently not a qualified psychiatrist and therefore she can't write the letters of recommendation or whatever for doctors to prescribe hormones. However, she did give me a few names, including a psychiatrist that I can call. However, this will be expensive.
Hopefully, I can claim some of the cost back on medicare. So that's one of the next steps I have to do, get my own medicare card and call the qualified psychiatrist.
Also, the session today actually went really well. I don't know what it was, possibly because she knew straight off the bat about my gender identity issues, but I felt a lot more comfortable being myself around her. Instead of hiding my femininity like I usually do, I felt able to speak or act as feminine as I want. I could hear it in the way I spoke (not my voice) that the way I spoke was much more... feminine than usual. And it felt natural.
Despite the fact that she couldn't offer what I wanted, she was a big help. She gave me a bunch of groups, sites and etc. which I can view if I need help with anything, as well as information on being transgendered (such as information on the anti-descrimination act).
There's not much more to say at the moment. Also, I'm pretty damn tired. I'll blog again when I go to see a qualified psychiatrist.
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