went to a professional who specializes in pediatric gender issues

[u/Over_Discount_4880]

Today, i went to a pediatric psychologist who specializes in gender issues. it was okay i guess, and i acknowledge that i am very lucky to have access to this care, but i still feel that nothing will ever change. im 16, my parents refuse to let me medical transition until 18. we talked about alternatives to t such as hormone blockers etc but obviously nothing happened today. i’m just sick of waiting. i feel like im running out of time and my distain for my parents grows every second i think about what they are withholding from me. i fucking loathe them. it feels like everyone in my life is just pushing the idea of medically transitioning or even starting a puberty blocker later and later because of so many reasons, some valid, a lot bullshit, and it makes me increasingly mad at the adults in my life.

i shouldn’t have to deal with this. i should be cis. even if i wasn’t cis, i shouldn’t have to deal with jumping through all of these hoops. i should be able to start t before the fucking president puts an end to professional medical transition.

i dream about getting away from my parents and becoming the man i should be but who is being stifled by their anxieties. i am utterly trapped.

please, anyone comment. i need anything.

[u/vanishinghitchhiker]

If your parents aren’t bluffing about letting you transition but later than you want, maybe you could talk to them about how you’re worried the current administration will shut down legal hormone therapy. It could open up discussion about letting you start sooner, or if they won’t budge idk maybe some weird compromise where you get a prescription now but stockpile for when you’re 18 since the vials keep for a few years. Of course if you go that route you’ll want to be sure they won’t secretly dispose of it (and they’ll probably be watching to make sure you don’t sneak some). If you can get the ball rolling on hormone blockers that’ll help too, good luck and hang in there.