A pattern emerges in the stories told there: people suddenly had the time and mental space for introspection, to research things, and to have privacy, so it's no wonder. I'm glad that, in the...
A pattern emerges in the stories told there: people suddenly had the time and mental space for introspection, to research things, and to have privacy, so it's no wonder. I'm glad that, in the middle of such a tragedy, so many people found their path to happiness and self-acceptance.
Divorce, coming out of the closet, other identity / Personality coming to the light. Being stuck without distractions either bring out the truth in you or you hide harder.
Divorce, coming out of the closet, other identity
/ Personality coming to the light. Being stuck without distractions either bring out the truth in you or you hide harder.
It's very relatable the way these two put it, especially relating to what Ellie says. I also felt like I genuinely didn't even have an identity or personality before I came out. But now I feel...
For cisgender (or non-trans) people, it can be hard to understand the impact of living with repressed gender dysphoria, which goes far beyond the well-worn concept of feeling of being “trapped in the wrong body”. It makes you say things like: “Before the pandemic, I barely had an experience of personhood, let alone gender” (Ellie, 22, in Melbourne in Australia). Or: “I was dead before, now I’m coming to life” (Erin, late thirties, in Florida).
It's very relatable the way these two put it, especially relating to what Ellie says.
I also felt like I genuinely didn't even have an identity or personality before I came out. But now I feel settled and very much at peace with who I am, I have basically zero questions about it anymore.
Very representative article overall. Thanks for posting, it was a nice read!
Weirdly enough this is one of the good things about this pandemic. People are finally able to have time to themselves to think instead of every waking moment being dedicated to work or school or...
Weirdly enough this is one of the good things about this pandemic. People are finally able to have time to themselves to think instead of every waking moment being dedicated to work or school or recovering from work/school.
I'm not saying we need another pandemic, people don't deserve to die so the rest of us can have some time to ourselves, but it would be nice to see how the world changes for the better if we do things like shorten the work week or create a post-scarcity society.
A pattern emerges in the stories told there: people suddenly had the time and mental space for introspection, to research things, and to have privacy, so it's no wonder. I'm glad that, in the middle of such a tragedy, so many people found their path to happiness and self-acceptance.
Divorce, coming out of the closet, other identity
/ Personality coming to the light. Being stuck without distractions either bring out the truth in you or you hide harder.
It's very relatable the way these two put it, especially relating to what Ellie says.
I also felt like I genuinely didn't even have an identity or personality before I came out. But now I feel settled and very much at peace with who I am, I have basically zero questions about it anymore.
Very representative article overall. Thanks for posting, it was a nice read!
Weirdly enough this is one of the good things about this pandemic. People are finally able to have time to themselves to think instead of every waking moment being dedicated to work or school or recovering from work/school.
I'm not saying we need another pandemic, people don't deserve to die so the rest of us can have some time to ourselves, but it would be nice to see how the world changes for the better if we do things like shorten the work week or create a post-scarcity society.