#couldnt tell you why exactly my transness is by far the thing im most nervous about being open about. im fine about all the rest of my quee

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me: i'm using my chosen name as a transgender nonbinary person in the world now and it is so scary u_u" i'm always afraid to explain the reason why, afraid to be rejected or worse, or to nip new friendships in the bud with how strange it may be to the people i meet. whenever i have to tell someone my name i end up damp with cold sweat and my thoughts whirling for hours and it is so stressf

my colleagues & neighbors:

[fully clocking that i got Something Going On and simply not broaching the subject first out of respect]