"Why is my reflection someone I don't know?
Somehow I cannot hide
Who I am, Though I've tried
When will my
Reflection show who I am inside?"
Somehow I cannot hide
Who I am, Though I've tried
When will my
Reflection show who I am inside?"
- Christina Aguilera "Reflection"
What if you looked in the mirror one morning and instead of seeing your reflection you saw someone else? What if that someone was a complete misrepresentation of your true self? How would you feel? Scared? Empty? Lost? Alone? Depressed? Now imagine looking in the mirror everyday for years and only seeing that person in your reflection. Your true self always being hidden underneath the misrepresentation of your physical being. Imagine how tormented and tortured you would feel having to wake up every morning, look in the mirror, only to see someone you couldn't identify with staring right back at you?
Growing up, Alex, was what is considered to be a 'typical' boy; with sports and ninja turtles running his days. As a child Alex didn't feel much different than anyone else. Although his curiosity and urges towards more feminine hobbies began around the age of five. It wasn't until he got older that he really started to feel distant and different from those around him. He began paying more attention to the clothes his mother wore and he felt the most comfortable and related to when in the presence of women. The older Alex became the more he was sensing a strong female presence brewing inside of him. The constant confusion and uncertainty was pushing him to a breaking point.
It was at this time he decided to begin to seeing a gender therapist. Alex had reached a point that he knew he was transgender but hadn't come to terms with this life-altering realization. (After all, being transgender is not the most widely accepted way of life. Mainly, because people don't understand and what people don't understand they tend to avoid.) With the help of his therapist and his friends Katie slowly started to emerge from her entrapment. A tormented soul finally breaking free from its binds is a truly beautiful thing.
Finally, after all these years Alex was seeing his true reflection. No longer a misrepresentation but the truth. Katie had arrived and she has never looked happier in her own skin. Slowly but surely Katie is emerging from the torment she has been hiding behind. Although the inner struggle is still there Katie looks to her friends for support and a guiding hand. Due to the fact that being transgender is not a widely accepted lifestyle, Katie will continue to have struggles and fears about her true identity. However, the world is slowly becoming more open and accepting and the possibilities for Katie and her transformation are becoming more and more.
Growing up, Alex, was what is considered to be a 'typical' boy; with sports and ninja turtles running his days. As a child Alex didn't feel much different than anyone else. Although his curiosity and urges towards more feminine hobbies began around the age of five. It wasn't until he got older that he really started to feel distant and different from those around him. He began paying more attention to the clothes his mother wore and he felt the most comfortable and related to when in the presence of women. The older Alex became the more he was sensing a strong female presence brewing inside of him. The constant confusion and uncertainty was pushing him to a breaking point.
It was at this time he decided to begin to seeing a gender therapist. Alex had reached a point that he knew he was transgender but hadn't come to terms with this life-altering realization. (After all, being transgender is not the most widely accepted way of life. Mainly, because people don't understand and what people don't understand they tend to avoid.) With the help of his therapist and his friends Katie slowly started to emerge from her entrapment. A tormented soul finally breaking free from its binds is a truly beautiful thing.
Finally, after all these years Alex was seeing his true reflection. No longer a misrepresentation but the truth. Katie had arrived and she has never looked happier in her own skin. Slowly but surely Katie is emerging from the torment she has been hiding behind. Although the inner struggle is still there Katie looks to her friends for support and a guiding hand. Due to the fact that being transgender is not a widely accepted lifestyle, Katie will continue to have struggles and fears about her true identity. However, the world is slowly becoming more open and accepting and the possibilities for Katie and her transformation are becoming more and more.
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