Why do trans people feel the way they do?

[ParaGoomba Slayer]

I'm genuinely curious.

[Hijiri Byakuren]

Define trans. Then define how you think they feel.

[LikelyToBreak]

Why do non-trans people feel the way they do?  No expert on the subject, but it seems to me different people trans and otherwise have a lot of different feelings and thoughts on why they feel the way they do.  :-k

[Agramon]

[Aroura33]

/fundamentalist poe hat on
Because they made a CHOICE to feel that way! Duh!

[ApostateLois]

They just want to dress up pretty, is all.

[Colanth]

I don't know what you mean by "feel the way they do", but if you mean how can someone with a male body feel like a woman (or the other way around), it's because their brain is the gender they feel, not the sex their body is.

[The Skeletal Atheist]

I know some have been shown to have minds that are biologically those of the opposite sex. Other than that I wouldn't know.

[Solitary]

:-?   :-k  Because of a hormone imbalance while being a fetus and after being born? They like to have more options like big macho hairy chested men?  :shock:  #-o    Solitary

[frosty]

I can sympathize with them somewhat, I mean life is hard enough as it is without being confused or messed up as to the role that gender plays in your life. I see myself as a human, not a male (although I am physically a male), but there really is no problems there. But since trans people are involved in conflicting traditional gender roles, I can see how many problems could arise from that.

[Colanth]

I think most of their "problems" arise not from what they are, but how we see them.  I've had trans friends, and I've heard stories ... and if I were a theist I'd thank my god every day for having put my body and my brain in sync.

[mykcob4]

Did you start this thread just to start a thread or are you really that......?

[Aletheia]

Why do trans people feel the way they do?

Well, some have a vague empty feeling whenever they haven't eaten for a while, so I'm guessing they feel hunger as a result.

Some have been known to get chills whenever walking outside in the nude in the dead of winter. However, those who are members of the polar bear club are less likely to take note until a much longer exposure.

Other trans have been known to feel some basic emotions such as anger, sadness, fear, happiness, and even the less well known schadenfreude. Scientists speculate this has something to do with them being human.

You might want to be a little more specific. Transgendered individuals feel a ton of sensations and emotions.

[Eric1958]

I've only known a few people who I knew were transgender. Always thought that it must take a lot of courage to take that leap.

[aitm]

It is estimated that 1.5% of the world are "trans-gendered". As this physical androgyny occurs in various degrees from male dominated to female dominated it would seem likely that they would experience associative psychological androgyny in degrees of male v female. While I can't testify to their thoughts, it would see, after several drinks that one could easily understand the difficulties of the persona's one would bounce back and forth with. I feel for them.