I know there's a slim chance you'll see this, Jamie, but I had to share: I had my first dose of T today and getting to this point in my life would not have been made possible without watching your videos. Thank you for giving me the courage to pursue being my authentic self, you're such a great person
@@movieyouser about this is a comment to another UA-cam video ayad replied on, but life is fairly alright, I was able to get Top surgery few years ago and I had a full hysterectomy, I also celebrated 5 years of testosterone, so it's nice to see this comment has aged so well!
Yes, it's definitely a thing, whether you are a trans dude or a cis dude. My dad is 67 and his voice still cracks sometimes. It's done that ever since I can remember and my mom says the same. It gives my mom the giggles. It's kind of adorable.
nyarth I came out to my grandmother, but she's extremely against transitioning, so I have to wait until I'm 16-17 to get emancipated. Which... Is about 3-4 years.
i'm 19 and fortunately my parents will most likely be supportive.. however actually getting the referral, a diagnosis AND the hormone treatment is such shit show. it's pretty much just an endless lottery
My husband had large hips when he was female bodied and we could almost actually watch the fat move from his hips to his stomach. Now he's about your size but he was heavier then.
School just started for me, and seeing everyone again (the girls, really) makes me have really bad anxiety. Yesterday the teacher split the girls and boys into different groups and while everyone talked about makeup, shopping and the guys they were/are dating made me super uncomfortable. I tried to connect and understand, but it didn't work. I felt like...I was a triangle trying to fit into a circle. I heard that this is some form of dysphoria, can someone actually inform me on this
Axsions don't worry, just bc you don't like talking abt make up doesn't mean you're trans ;) girls like all sorts of "manly" stuff; video games, soccer, monster trucks, wrestling, whatever, while still being girls. just gotta find yourself friends with similar interests. bet you five dollars there were guys in the male group in your class sighing internally, feeling like they don't belong, and wishing someone would play DnD with them instead of talking about sports.
I felt that way at a junior high I went to, they liked to split us up by gender that way, but they were pretty transphobic so I'd be forced to go with the girls I'd definitely say it's social dysphoria, combined with the conflict of going with what we may be perceived as vs what we are
I'm over 1 month on T and my voice started cracking a bit also now I feel 10 times more uncomfortable when ppl call me by my birth name and misgender me ugh
FMLlevel100 Congrats on being on T! Feels good, eh? I'm a month and a few days, myself. My voice cracks constantly. but my voice cracked a little before T, so who knows if it will ever stop, hah I don't know any transmasc people in real life, so, hi 👋😆
Yeah feels million times better, it feels like my organism needed that xD I don't know any trans people either. I remember few weeks ago my psychologist said I already have a deep voice and damn it was probably the best compliment I've ever heared
I'm not even a year on t yet and facial hair was one of the first changes I noticed! I have enough to need to shave every couple of days after like...nearly 8 months. (also my voice spent a couple of months cracking every time I opened my mouth but it kinda chilled out and it's been sliding gently downwards since. testosterone is weird.)
Your hair looks great! The brown goes well with the pink jumper. Thanks for sharing your experience with testosterone, it really helps with the reality of it all. My mom and I are saving up for me to start HRT and your videos really help with the anxiety of all of this :)
This is really interesting. I'm not trans but I find it so interesting learning about the experiences people have. I feel like I've come so far learning about the LGBT+ community but I've got so much more to learn!
My therapist wrote my T letter today and I'm so freaking happy oh my gosh. I'm so excited for the next step in my life,, I just started a new high school, and I moved in with my dad full time and everything is so great oh. My. God. :))
I'm a trans boyyo and I don't think my school teachers understand and I get called my birth name a lot :( love ur vids Jamie teh Harry is happy when I watch ur vids
Hello from a Secondary school teacher. First, I am so sorry that you go through this. Having not always being out when I was teaching being called miss constantly always made my dysforia worse. As a teacher though, if you are out and you are getting miss gendered, wrong name etc. You are experiencing prejudice because of your gender and you are protected against this with the discrimination act. Go to your form tutor, quote me, tell them the issues and ask them to put an announcement out during a teachers meeting that tends to happen every morning or at least once a week. If your parents support you, take them in for a meeting with the Head teacher. You are valid and deserve respect from all staff and students.
I'm actually going through a rough time after a breakup and I felt like I couldn't even smile at anything... Then I watched this video and I actually LAUGHED. You are a God.
I agree! I've actually noticed that there's a hundreds of thousands of viewers difference with MtF's. The transgender community is 80/20 MtF and that 95% of these (m and f) are millennial and gen Z. Us Gen X (and older) FtM's are rare.
Facial hair was the first thing to fill in at a phenomenal rate, I was really surprised how fast it happened, soon followed by a considerable amount of body hair. I turned into a wookie XD. First voice drop was fairly significant, then it slowed to a craaaaaawl. It's still working on getting there. Weight gain I got, but didn't need, though at least most of it's muscle now, so that's something, but I am always hungry, and I could probably eat an entire cow in one sitting. As far as emotional changes, I calmed down significantly, and like you, my confidence increased. Thankfully I haven't had any issues with hair loss. Started T in 2006, so I'm not terribly worried about it. All in all I feel like things are taking forever, and I haven't had top surgery yet either. Partially due to cost, but also because I want to be in at least decent physical condition when I do have it done. Part of my delay, though, is that I went through long periods of time where I had to drop off T due to just.. life issues, creating a situation where I simply couldn't get it. Now that things are evening out on that front, I'm hoping that things will get back on track.
I was just trying to watch this video when I suddenly felt our new kitten attack my feet through the blanket... This was interesting, learned more once again! I'm trans masculine and I have dreamed of starting T to get a deeper voice and a different fat disposition but the hair thing scares me. I have really thick hair and it grows super fast but my hair line is already quite high up, anymore and it'll look as if I was balding. Also, I at some point a year or two ago realized I had started to subconsciously talk at a lower pitch, I realized it because my best friend and I quite often speak in English to each other and I happened to notice that my voice was a lot higher than when I spoke in Finnish... And then I heard some old recording of my voice (not ages old) and then compared that to a new one and noticed the same, my voice had dropped. So apparently I had subconsciously started to train my voice to be deeper because I had for years felt really uncomfortable with how feminine my voice was (and is when I speak in English, Swedish, Russian or French). And the funny thing is... Every once in a while I experience the cracking voice... As if I was going through puberty again... I never had it when I actually went through puberty but somewhere around when I was 18-19 it started, around the time when my voice had started to get deeper.
I’ve been on T now for 12 years. I didn’t have any preconceived ideas what to expect going on T. I noticed right off, like the day after my first shot, my sex drive was actually uncomfortable. 3 months on T my sideburns started coming in. My neck grew from a 14 1/2 to a 17 in just a year. Hair started growing everywhere in that year. And then the 2nd year my hair started to either stop growing or fall out. I now just shave my head. I expected to have my voice change more, but I had a low voice to start with. I still get clocked as female on the telephone. Sort of sux that part. Don’t fret all this stuff. You will end up being the man you are. Not what you expect.
I was so relieved when you said that your voice was cracking til 1 year on T. I'm 8 months in and my voice is not really cracking so much as that I just can't raise my voice. It's just gone whenever I try to talk louder and it's one pain in the ass trying to make yourself heard over 20 kids in a kindergarten 😅 Also I got like two actual hairs on my chin, I just cut them off with a scissor. Can't wait for that beard to grow!
you're so cute. you make me believe I can feel good about myself. I'm not trans, but I have a LOT of body image issues and such. also, who cares if you wear pink? girls wear blue and its not a problem :p
I'm a cis-woman and I shed at least 10 hairs a day. So many hairs I had to get a special drain cover to keep from clogging my shower drain. But I'm pretty sure that's normal and haven't noticed any thinning out. I think it helps that I just seem to have a lot of hair, hairdressers always comment on that. So rest assured that losing a few hairs a day is normal. :)
Awe I'd love to hear a video on how t has influenced your mental/emotional state. I'm a little over a month on testosterone and I'm feeling a bit lost emotionally haha
Jammidodger oh hey! Thanks for the reply! I'll check that out now. Thanks for all the videos, they ahve been beyond helpful for me and I'm sure hundreds of other people too!
i'm 4 months on t and my voice is starting to crack, specially when i yell and it's kinda funny... also i've always been skinny as hell but i gained like 10 kilos so far
Ok I was half asleep when I was watching this and as I was listening I noticed just how quickly Jamie talks and I was just wondering if anyone else noticed.
Also I'm not saying it's a bad thing I talk extremely fast as well so the last comments was just seeing if it was Jamie or my sleep-deprived brain lol.
I remember when the teachers would split the girls and guys into groups and I felt weird about that. Now I'm out at school and the people who use to bully me (mostly other guys) respect me.
Both of my brothers have almost no hair anymore so I've already been at peace with the idea that I might eventually have no hair myself. Considering I have gone almost bald for a charity before, I'm not too worried about it as my head shape isn't that bad. Only thing is that hair really keeps your head warm. I like beanies so again that's not too much of a problem for me.
I've been watching a wide variety of trans youtubers over the last couple years and they've helped me come to terms with accepting that I've felt like a male my entire life. However, I unfortunately don't feel that I'm in a position in my life currently to transition into who I see myself as in my mind. I have many reason for this and I thought I would start a UA-cam channel to share my story and hopefully connect with some people that can relate. I posted my first video today to try and break the ice and I hope to be posting more soon, covering things like being in the closet, trans topics specifically, and my personal journey so far.
Jamie, I can see you already have a great community but I have just discovered your videos and have to say that I am loving them. They are smart and informative and funny. Thank you so much for the conversation!!*** Good luck with everything ♥
Is it weird that I want a bigger nose? My nose had that kind of mountain on the middle of it, and I loved it, then it became softer and yeah, I miss my nose xD So I hope T can help in that especific part XD (and the other ones, of course) Thank you, for sharing your experience, Jamie! :D
Now 9 and a half months on T, I expected my apatite to increase so maybe gain more fat but I didn't I'm actually finding it easier to control my hunger and loose weight which I need to do for top surgery referrals. I have a shadow of a mustache but not that noticeable tbh and starting to get peach fuzz on my face, my dad is very hairy so I was expecting body hair to arrive and that it did haha very dark stomach and chest hair that loves to get caught in my binder.... No body warned me about that haha. My voice is still dropping and cracking left right and centre but is like a cis guy range which is making it easier to pass but as a 15 year old (I was 21 yesterday). This is one I wasn't really warned about, I have alopecia (a autoimmune disorder that make my hair fall out when ever it feels like it) it had been coming in pretty well until about 2 months on T and it decided to attack a random patch on the top of my head which in the 20 years I've had alopecia it has never fallen out on the top. The treatment I get for it has become less effective and slower to work and I decided I don't give a damn anymore and shaved it all off.
the thing about increase in appetite and weight worries me tbh bc I really want to be skinny and I want to work on getting skinny and when I eventually go on testosterone I don't want that to instead push me in the opposite direction
If you are working out and are trying to put on some size, you will want to start adding Creatine to your daily supplements. Its the only way I have been able to actually exchange fatty tissue for muscle tissue.
I'm a trans guy Haven't started T But getting counselling soon But There's a few things I like about me I have a belly hair line ( probably from when I was very overweight) I have large hands And I am a shoe size UK 11 :3 I'm hoping I can start T and get a chest binder before I'm 18 ( I'm 16 )
I dont know if anyone else has experienced this but im 1(ish) year on t now and where hair is growing in, it itches. like a very close to constant "theres a hair on my arm" feeling.
Hey Jamie I was wondering if starting testosterone makes you angrier or aggressive and this is something I can't seem to find any kind of answer to. Great video
Thomas Hodge (I'm not an expert, but I just want to share some of my thoughts/experiences/things I've heard from doctors and other people about this topic) Personally, I didn't have the experience of becoming angrier or more notable aggressive when starting T. I was super worried about it when I started, because my dad is prone to anger issues, and I was worried it might affect me. Really all that happened though was some mood swings within the first couple months, similar to any teenage boy going through puberty, and then everything seemed to even out. Besides being more comfortable with myself and gaining the ability to be more assertive and stuff, I don't really think it gave ME any sort of aggression issues. From what I've heard and seen too, other transmasculine people on T that I've discussed this with seem to agree that it doesn't really tend to be an issue that affects most people. Hope this gives you some peace of mind!
Im only a little under 3 months, and I already have a bit of facial hair, interesting. Side note, did anyone feel like they got punched in the throat for the first couple of weeks on t? Or was that just me haha.
Experience... Yep years in gel. Nothing. One year on sus.... My body encapsulated it and ate it as an allergen! Finally on that other injection and finding changes happening. Certainly is a journey
My voice is kind of deeper then normal girls in my grade, so if I took T, how much deeper would it get? I'm still confused on that part or does it depend on the person who takes T? I need to know because I'm thinking about taking T and I've been watching your videos for imformation on it, so I have at least some knowledge about it. Thank you for making these videos :)
Hey, there's no way of knowing how deep your voice will get on T, it really does depend on the person. I would just recommend watching a whole bunch on tans guys voice changes on T and hear all the variations/speed that voices can drop at.
I've been on testosterone for about thirteen months and my shoulders have grown two shirt sizes and my chest has shrunk a bit so basically I have dorito bones now (not that I'm complaining lol). Also my feet grew two sizes in the first six months which is good bc I've always had really small feet and been self conscious about that. I started getting facial hair in like the second month tho, not to mention the massive amounts of body hair but that's a race/genetics thing bc my dad's side is super hairy lol. My voice tho,,,,,, HOOOOO BOY
I remember expecting so much facial hair because of all the trans guys I saw online who were only about a year on T with facial hair. I'm two years on T now and not much but a few chin hairs and a peach fuzz moustache haha, but I'm okay with it now.
Friended and Followed, now I feel a little weird...almost like I'm stalking you 👀...just kidding. Great vid, keep being the awesomeness we all strive for.
All these guys 1 month in T and their voices are already cracking... I'm 3 months on T and no changes... I'm hoping it's the gel or something and hopefully not my body converting it to estrogen
I also want to hav T ...but i am sacred to tell my parents abt myself...i know i wont tell them the truth of bieng trans my whole life...but i cant live like this also ..what shld i do ?..i cant hurt their feelings and not even mine..plzz tell me smthing😔😔
I'm watching this pre-T so I'll just comment on each topic cuz why not Facial Hair: honestly I have the opposite issue 😅 even without HRT, I have a LOT ot body hair, not just facial. In fact, my parents find it gross when I don't shave it because, well, I still look like a girl. It's not great and it gives me dysphoria when they act like I'm a freakshow but ah well... Voice Cracking: ngl this is one this I'm excited for. I find it very cute on other boys so hey, when is my turn? lmao Skinny: oh yeah I guess that depends on everybody's body type and exercise habits. There are no miracles! Mental: the ID name change alone gave me so much confidence so I can see how your actual body changing would too ❤🎉 Small changes: oh yeah, the body and pee odor makes total sense and I think I knew of that already. I've always had a strong odor even for a female body so I'm not too worried. I guess it's a matter of bathing more often? 😅 Receding hairline: ah... My eczema can relate 😅 even now pre-T I'm struggling with lack of hair because of the eczema so honestly? I'm way past that panic pfft *cries*
i think for some guys their voices will just continue cracking well after puberty, my history teacher is in his 30s and his voice cracks almost daily haha
I can’t even imagine how much my voice is gonna crack when I go on t (which won’t be for a few years since I’m waiting until I’m 18) because my voice already cracks quite a bit (compared to most people going through female puberty)
It should be pretty normal for 1 or 2 hairs to fall out when you brush. I pull out like.. a hamster-sized ball of hair when I brush, rofl. I have thickkkk hair though. So fingers crossed for you!
My biggest fear is hair loss, i'm like terrified that my hair will get thinner and maybe even lose it. I realize it doesn't actually work like that but still pretty damn terrified. I take pride in my hair god damn it XD
I started in December, and I haven’t had any changes... I’m on gel. Does it take a longer time with gel and I still get my *cough....* ya I need it to work faster if it can...
Dud you don't become trans. If your parents are against transgender people, then they are transphobic. Being transgender isn't something they can allow or disallow, it's part of your identity. Even if they won't let you express yourself, hang in there until you can get away from them and begin your transition without them. However keep in mind that you must be absolutely sure.
I know there's a slim chance you'll see this, Jamie, but I had to share: I had my first dose of T today and getting to this point in my life would not have been made possible without watching your videos. Thank you for giving me the courage to pursue being my authentic self, you're such a great person
Mordecai R yay! how are you doing now?
@@Ava-cw3jf I'm doing amazingly, still on T and have my own apartment. Hope you're doing well too :)
How's life treating you these days ?
@@movieyouser it's going all right, I had a rocky start to the new year but just try to take it one day at a time. How are things going for you?
@@movieyouser about this is a comment to another UA-cam video ayad replied on, but life is fairly alright, I was able to get Top surgery few years ago and I had a full hysterectomy, I also celebrated 5 years of testosterone, so it's nice to see this comment has aged so well!
ITS A THING JAMIE!! My brother is 25 and his voice still cracks sometimes. Just when he tries to be high pitched.
Yes, it's definitely a thing, whether you are a trans dude or a cis dude. My dad is 67 and his voice still cracks sometimes. It's done that ever since I can remember and my mom says the same. It gives my mom the giggles. It's kind of adorable.
I can't wait until T... uhg.
Hang in there lil dude
Function Dragon same
same. but i'm really scared that i'll never even get treatment
nyarth I came out to my grandmother, but she's extremely against transitioning, so I have to wait until I'm 16-17 to get emancipated. Which... Is about 3-4 years.
i'm 19 and fortunately my parents will most likely be supportive.. however actually getting the referral, a diagnosis AND the hormone treatment is such shit show. it's pretty much just an endless lottery
The door being open is giving me anxiety. I mean haven't you people ever heard of closing the goddam- (I really need to stop doing that)
NerdAtTheDisco NO IT'S MUCH BETTER TO FACE THESE KINDS OF THINGS WITH A SENSE OF POISE AND RATIONALITY
NerdAtTheDisco I just laughed way too much at your comment 😂😂
NerdAtTheDisco fuck. You. 😂😂
NerdAtTheDisco woo panic!
fuck sake 😂😂
My husband had large hips when he was female bodied and we could almost actually watch the fat move from his hips to his stomach. Now he's about your size but he was heavier then.
I really hope this happens to meeeee
School just started for me, and seeing everyone again (the girls, really) makes me have really bad anxiety. Yesterday the teacher split the girls and boys into different groups and while everyone talked about makeup, shopping and the guys they were/are dating made me super uncomfortable. I tried to connect and understand, but it didn't work. I felt like...I was a triangle trying to fit into a circle. I heard that this is some form of dysphoria, can someone actually inform me on this
Axsions social dysphoria maybe?
Axsions don't worry, just bc you don't like talking abt make up doesn't mean you're trans ;) girls like all sorts of "manly" stuff; video games, soccer, monster trucks, wrestling, whatever, while still being girls. just gotta find yourself friends with similar interests. bet you five dollars there were guys in the male group in your class sighing internally, feeling like they don't belong, and wishing someone would play DnD with them instead of talking about sports.
Im a cis female im a tomboy to short hair i don't feel right in make up im still female
I felt that way at a junior high I went to, they liked to split us up by gender that way, but they were pretty transphobic so I'd be forced to go with the girls
I'd definitely say it's social dysphoria, combined with the conflict of going with what we may be perceived as vs what we are
I'm over 1 month on T and my voice started cracking a bit also now I feel 10 times more uncomfortable when ppl call me by my birth name and misgender me ugh
FMLlevel100 Congrats on being on T! Feels good, eh?
I'm a month and a few days, myself.
My voice cracks constantly. but my voice cracked a little before T, so who knows if it will ever stop, hah
I don't know any transmasc people in real life, so, hi 👋😆
Yeah feels million times better, it feels like my organism needed that xD I don't know any trans people either. I remember few weeks ago my psychologist said I already have a deep voice and damn it was probably the best compliment I've ever heared
🌸 I like Jamie in pink... only because I think he looks like a aesthetic soft boy persona🌸 but then also cheeky ❤️
Amy Kill its a girl with a beard.
MstarRep lanin : Clearly you should have gone to Specsavers 🌸
MstarRep lanin well fuck you
Nöj Bierh : 🌸I gracefully decline your offer.
Amy Kill No, not you! I was saying that to the person that misgendered Jamie! You are a super nice pal :)
I want to get on T 😣
Hang in there dud, you'll get there one day c:
Rufus Digby one day ;-;
@@pink4653 Are you now?
@@Levi_is_Smol im now 15 and yeah, I've been on T for 10 months!
@@pink4653 omg that's amazing!!! congrats my dude!!!
I'm not even a year on t yet and facial hair was one of the first changes I noticed! I have enough to need to shave every couple of days after like...nearly 8 months. (also my voice spent a couple of months cracking every time I opened my mouth but it kinda chilled out and it's been sliding gently downwards since. testosterone is weird.)
wow, you look really good if that's you in the picture
Your hair looks great! The brown goes well with the pink jumper.
Thanks for sharing your experience with testosterone, it really helps with the reality of it all. My mom and I are saving up for me to start HRT and your videos really help with the anxiety of all of this :)
Blood Stains Productions Give your a mom a hug from me bc she's a great mom to help you with that
This may be off topic but I love your profile pic!
Davelyn thanks! I took it a really long time ago and couldn't be bothered to change it haha
"Annd number seven!" *holds up six fingers*
Did anyone else catch that? 😂
This is really interesting. I'm not trans but I find it so interesting learning about the experiences people have. I feel like I've come so far learning about the LGBT+ community but I've got so much more to learn!
My therapist wrote my T letter today and I'm so freaking happy oh my gosh. I'm so excited for the next step in my life,, I just started a new high school, and I moved in with my dad full time and everything is so great oh. My. God. :))
Congrats, glad everything is going great!! :D
I'm a trans boyyo and I don't think my school teachers understand and I get called my birth name a lot :( love ur vids Jamie teh Harry is happy when I watch ur vids
I'm not out to my school teachers and jeSUS the birth names and fucking constantly getting called a girl is the worst
ThatTransGuy the issue with me is my school is better at calling me tyler than my family is. 😓
Rufus Digby well if ur not out to anyone u can't really expect them to get it right ???
Hello from a Secondary school teacher. First, I am so sorry that you go through this. Having not always being out when I was teaching being called miss constantly always made my dysforia worse. As a teacher though, if you are out and you are getting miss gendered, wrong name etc. You are experiencing prejudice because of your gender and you are protected against this with the discrimination act. Go to your form tutor, quote me, tell them the issues and ask them to put an announcement out during a teachers meeting that tends to happen every morning or at least once a week. If your parents support you, take them in for a meeting with the Head teacher. You are valid and deserve respect from all staff and students.
Don't need no notification 'cause I'm always on yt 😁🤘
Jude Vanlis same lol
sAME
Ugh T seems so far away from where I am right now...
Same ;^;
I'm actually going through a rough time after a breakup and I felt like I couldn't even smile at anything... Then I watched this video and I actually LAUGHED. You are a God.
jamie should have so so so many more subscribers. who agrees?
I agree! I've actually noticed that there's a hundreds of thousands of viewers difference with MtF's. The transgender community is 80/20 MtF and that 95% of these (m and f) are millennial and gen Z. Us Gen X (and older) FtM's are rare.
Thank you for posting this! Hopefully I'll be able to start t before the end of the year, and I'm so excited for everything (even the hair loss!)❤️
I’m scared and excited to start T. I’m excited because I can get a deeper voice. That will help (hopefully) my voice dysphoria.
Last time I was this early I identified as a lesbian.
ILY Jammi!
Starting T tomorrow 💙
I'm so relieved bc I'm only 3 months in and I already have wispy bits!!
Yes... It cracked on cracking 😂😂😂
Meanwhile, I'm pre t and I already have a mustache and some hair on my jawline around the sideburns area. I'm also a tenor singer and can usually pass
how????
@@asternaught4267 Likely a hormone imbalance. A very welcome one at that.
Facial hair was the first thing to fill in at a phenomenal rate, I was really surprised how fast it happened, soon followed by a considerable amount of body hair. I turned into a wookie XD. First voice drop was fairly significant, then it slowed to a craaaaaawl. It's still working on getting there. Weight gain I got, but didn't need, though at least most of it's muscle now, so that's something, but I am always hungry, and I could probably eat an entire cow in one sitting. As far as emotional changes, I calmed down significantly, and like you, my confidence increased. Thankfully I haven't had any issues with hair loss. Started T in 2006, so I'm not terribly worried about it.
All in all I feel like things are taking forever, and I haven't had top surgery yet either. Partially due to cost, but also because I want to be in at least decent physical condition when I do have it done. Part of my delay, though, is that I went through long periods of time where I had to drop off T due to just.. life issues, creating a situation where I simply couldn't get it. Now that things are evening out on that front, I'm hoping that things will get back on track.
I was just trying to watch this video when I suddenly felt our new kitten attack my feet through the blanket... This was interesting, learned more once again! I'm trans masculine and I have dreamed of starting T to get a deeper voice and a different fat disposition but the hair thing scares me. I have really thick hair and it grows super fast but my hair line is already quite high up, anymore and it'll look as if I was balding.
Also, I at some point a year or two ago realized I had started to subconsciously talk at a lower pitch, I realized it because my best friend and I quite often speak in English to each other and I happened to notice that my voice was a lot higher than when I spoke in Finnish... And then I heard some old recording of my voice (not ages old) and then compared that to a new one and noticed the same, my voice had dropped. So apparently I had subconsciously started to train my voice to be deeper because I had for years felt really uncomfortable with how feminine my voice was (and is when I speak in English, Swedish, Russian or French). And the funny thing is... Every once in a while I experience the cracking voice... As if I was going through puberty again... I never had it when I actually went through puberty but somewhere around when I was 18-19 it started, around the time when my voice had started to get deeper.
I’ve been on T now for 12 years. I didn’t have any preconceived ideas what to expect going on T. I noticed right off, like the day after my first shot, my sex drive was actually uncomfortable. 3 months on T my sideburns started coming in. My neck grew from a 14 1/2 to a 17 in just a year. Hair started growing everywhere in that year. And then the 2nd year my hair started to either stop growing or fall out. I now just shave my head. I expected to have my voice change more, but I had a low voice to start with. I still get clocked as female on the telephone. Sort of sux that part. Don’t fret all this stuff. You will end up being the man you are. Not what you expect.
I was so relieved when you said that your voice was cracking til 1 year on T. I'm 8 months in and my voice is not really cracking so much as that I just can't raise my voice. It's just gone whenever I try to talk louder and it's one pain in the ass trying to make yourself heard over 20 kids in a kindergarten 😅 Also I got like two actual hairs on my chin, I just cut them off with a scissor. Can't wait for that beard to grow!
you're so cute. you make me believe I can feel good about myself. I'm not trans, but I have a LOT of body image issues and such. also, who cares if you wear pink? girls wear blue and its not a problem :p
I'm a cis-woman and I shed at least 10 hairs a day. So many hairs I had to get a special drain cover to keep from clogging my shower drain. But I'm pretty sure that's normal and haven't noticed any thinning out. I think it helps that I just seem to have a lot of hair, hairdressers always comment on that. So rest assured that losing a few hairs a day is normal. :)
Awe I'd love to hear a video on how t has influenced your mental/emotional state. I'm a little over a month on testosterone and I'm feeling a bit lost emotionally haha
Hey, there's a link in the description box to my video about emotional changes :) Hope it helps
Jammidodger oh hey! Thanks for the reply! I'll check that out now. Thanks for all the videos, they ahve been beyond helpful for me and I'm sure hundreds of other people too!
i'm 4 months on t and my voice is starting to crack, specially when i yell and it's kinda funny... also i've always been skinny as hell but i gained like 10 kilos so far
Faded salmon colour! ;)
Gwen Caradec learn to spell idiot it's 'color'
Rachel Wesson XD
Gwen Caradec You realize people like Canadians for example spell it with a "U"? She is no idiot.
Prince Rose thanks :) it's okay though, I think Rachel was kidding. Well. I hope Rachel was kidding XD
@@blahblah6084 oh, sorry, this person clearly lives outside of America, in a country that spells words correctly. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
This is very informative and important to me, thanks
Size nine?!?! You're so lucky, I have size four!
Ok I was half asleep when I was watching this and as I was listening I noticed just how quickly Jamie talks and I was just wondering if anyone else noticed.
Also I'm not saying it's a bad thing I talk extremely fast as well so the last comments was just seeing if it was Jamie or my sleep-deprived brain lol.
I remember when the teachers would split the girls and guys into groups and I felt weird about that. Now I'm out at school and the people who use to bully me (mostly other guys) respect me.
Honestly the hair loss/receding hairline scares me the most. Like I don't know if the rest of the changes are even worth it if I lose my hair...
Both of my brothers have almost no hair anymore so I've already been at peace with the idea that I might eventually have no hair myself. Considering I have gone almost bald for a charity before, I'm not too worried about it as my head shape isn't that bad. Only thing is that hair really keeps your head warm. I like beanies so again that's not too much of a problem for me.
I've been watching a wide variety of trans youtubers over the last couple years and they've helped me come to terms with accepting that I've felt like a male my entire life. However, I unfortunately don't feel that I'm in a position in my life currently to transition into who I see myself as in my mind. I have many reason for this and I thought I would start a UA-cam channel to share my story and hopefully connect with some people that can relate. I posted my first video today to try and break the ice and I hope to be posting more soon, covering things like being in the closet, trans topics specifically, and my personal journey so far.
Lol I had to watch this spot twice, but I think he shows 6 fingers but says number 7. Gave me the giggles.
Jamie, I can see you already have a great community but I have just discovered your videos and have to say that I am loving them. They are smart and informative and funny. Thank you so much for the conversation!!*** Good luck with everything ♥
Is it weird that I want a bigger nose?
My nose had that kind of mountain on the middle of it, and I loved it, then it became softer and yeah, I miss my nose xD
So I hope T can help in that especific part XD (and the other ones, of course)
Thank you, for sharing your experience, Jamie! :D
Julz Tranz I want a bigger nose too! You are not alone :)
Charlie Anderson Yeah, boys with big noses unite! XD
My voice cracked so much when I started on testosterone, my family enjoyed teasing me over it.
My head got bigger. Lol i didnt expect that to happen! Lol
Now 9 and a half months on T, I expected my apatite to increase so maybe gain more fat but I didn't I'm actually finding it easier to control my hunger and loose weight which I need to do for top surgery referrals. I have a shadow of a mustache but not that noticeable tbh and starting to get peach fuzz on my face, my dad is very hairy so I was expecting body hair to arrive and that it did haha very dark stomach and chest hair that loves to get caught in my binder.... No body warned me about that haha. My voice is still dropping and cracking left right and centre but is like a cis guy range which is making it easier to pass but as a 15 year old (I was 21 yesterday).
This is one I wasn't really warned about, I have alopecia (a autoimmune disorder that make my hair fall out when ever it feels like it) it had been coming in pretty well until about 2 months on T and it decided to attack a random patch on the top of my head which in the 20 years I've had alopecia it has never fallen out on the top. The treatment I get for it has become less effective and slower to work and I decided I don't give a damn anymore and shaved it all off.
You're so handsome. 😍❤️ and the voice cracking is adorable!
the thing about increase in appetite and weight worries me tbh bc I really want to be skinny and I want to work on getting skinny and when I eventually go on testosterone I don't want that to instead push me in the opposite direction
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jammi: *holds up six fingers* and number 7!
Uhoh hahaha
Jammidodger haha youre adorable tbh😄
If you are working out and are trying to put on some size, you will want to start adding Creatine to your daily supplements. Its the only way I have been able to actually exchange fatty tissue for muscle tissue.
Your videos have helped me a lot ily Jamie
I'm in love with your accent 💜💜💜
Number 7 while showing 6 fingers it's okay, it's okay :D
I'm a trans guy
Haven't started T
But getting counselling soon
But
There's a few things I like about me
I have a belly hair line ( probably from when I was very overweight)
I have large hands
And I am a shoe size UK 11 :3
I'm hoping I can start T and get a chest binder before I'm 18 ( I'm 16 )
I dont know if anyone else has experienced this but im 1(ish) year on t now and where hair is growing in, it itches. like a very close to constant "theres a hair on my arm" feeling.
Hey Jamie I was wondering if starting testosterone makes you angrier or aggressive and this is something I can't seem to find any kind of answer to. Great video
Thomas Hodge (I'm not an expert, but I just want to share some of my thoughts/experiences/things I've heard from doctors and other people about this topic) Personally, I didn't have the experience of becoming angrier or more notable aggressive when starting T. I was super worried about it when I started, because my dad is prone to anger issues, and I was worried it might affect me. Really all that happened though was some mood swings within the first couple months, similar to any teenage boy going through puberty, and then everything seemed to even out. Besides being more comfortable with myself and gaining the ability to be more assertive and stuff, I don't really think it gave ME any sort of aggression issues. From what I've heard and seen too, other transmasculine people on T that I've discussed this with seem to agree that it doesn't really tend to be an issue that affects most people. Hope this gives you some peace of mind!
Im only a little under 3 months, and I already have a bit of facial hair, interesting. Side note, did anyone feel like they got punched in the throat for the first couple of weeks on t? Or was that just me haha.
oddooddood feels like I'm being throttled. I'm told it's common :O
As of tomorrow, I'll be 13 weeks on T and I started growing facial hair around 8-9 weeks and more hair on other places of my body around 11 weeks
Experience... Yep years in gel. Nothing. One year on sus.... My body encapsulated it and ate it as an allergen! Finally on that other injection and finding changes happening. Certainly is a journey
I’m 2 weeks on T and it’s irritating how slow things are. Have to keep reminding myself that 2 weeks is almost nothing lol
My voice is kind of deeper then normal girls in my grade, so if I took T, how much deeper would it get? I'm still confused on that part or does it depend on the person who takes T? I need to know because I'm thinking about taking T and I've been watching your videos for imformation on it, so I have at least some knowledge about it. Thank you for making these videos :)
Hey, there's no way of knowing how deep your voice will get on T, it really does depend on the person. I would just recommend watching a whole bunch on tans guys voice changes on T and hear all the variations/speed that voices can drop at.
I've been on testosterone for about thirteen months and my shoulders have grown two shirt sizes and my chest has shrunk a bit so basically I have dorito bones now (not that I'm complaining lol). Also my feet grew two sizes in the first six months which is good bc I've always had really small feet and been self conscious about that. I started getting facial hair in like the second month tho, not to mention the massive amounts of body hair but that's a race/genetics thing bc my dad's side is super hairy lol. My voice tho,,,,,, HOOOOO BOY
If you're a natural ectomorph, you'll need to follow a hardgainer routine for bodybuilding if you want more muscled appearance.
I remember expecting so much facial hair because of all the trans guys I saw online who were only about a year on T with facial hair. I'm two years on T now and not much but a few chin hairs and a peach fuzz moustache haha, but I'm okay with it now.
lm 4months on T and no change to the voice
Some little hairs on my chin tho.... lm in my 50s.
Bingo! I really like numbers that end in 5 or 10 as well. Otherwise it feels uncomfortable. LOL
Friended and Followed, now I feel a little weird...almost like I'm stalking you 👀...just kidding. Great vid, keep being the awesomeness we all strive for.
You are the jam in my donut x
after how long of being on t does your face become more masculine looking? i'm mainly talking about it the face shape getting sharper and less round
YES my hands look so much different now and I love it. I'm almost 2 months on T :D
All these guys 1 month in T and their voices are already cracking... I'm 3 months on T and no changes... I'm hoping it's the gel or something and hopefully not my body converting it to estrogen
Did anyone else ever worry about losing a place in the great thing that is the women community?
I had to go up a shoe size, I went from a 9 1/2 to a 10 US size
I also want to hav T ...but i am sacred to tell my parents abt myself...i know i wont tell them the truth of bieng trans my whole life...but i cant live like this also ..what shld i do ?..i cant hurt their feelings and not even mine..plzz tell me smthing😔😔
When I started est and anti-T my sense of smell improved
bit weird but yeah
I actually managed to lose weight. xD I've lost like 15 pounds. Then again I've been working out so...
Jamie you're so handsome 😍
I kinda hope my hair thins because it's so thick and hairspray/styling stuff often doesn't work for very long
Your accent is asmr holy shit
I Take my first Testosterone shot today and I’m so scared of my voice cracking cuz I just know I’ll be made fun of ☠️☠️
I'm watching this pre-T so I'll just comment on each topic cuz why not
Facial Hair: honestly I have the opposite issue 😅 even without HRT, I have a LOT ot body hair, not just facial. In fact, my parents find it gross when I don't shave it because, well, I still look like a girl. It's not great and it gives me dysphoria when they act like I'm a freakshow but ah well...
Voice Cracking: ngl this is one this I'm excited for. I find it very cute on other boys so hey, when is my turn? lmao
Skinny: oh yeah I guess that depends on everybody's body type and exercise habits. There are no miracles!
Mental: the ID name change alone gave me so much confidence so I can see how your actual body changing would too ❤🎉
Small changes: oh yeah, the body and pee odor makes total sense and I think I knew of that already. I've always had a strong odor even for a female body so I'm not too worried. I guess it's a matter of bathing more often? 😅
Receding hairline: ah... My eczema can relate 😅 even now pre-T I'm struggling with lack of hair because of the eczema so honestly? I'm way past that panic pfft *cries*
UGH why I have to wait weeeks to start T btw I’m ftm and I’m only 11
You rock pink
I started T a week ago.... i promised to sing "sing star" with my friends when my voice starts to fuck me over XD let the fun begin!
Jamie: Around 3-12 months on T my voice broke constantly
Me, 3 months on T: Does anyone else hear boss battle music???
i think for some guys their voices will just continue cracking well after puberty, my history teacher is in his 30s and his voice cracks almost daily haha
I can’t even imagine how much my voice is gonna crack when I go on t (which won’t be for a few years since I’m waiting until I’m 18) because my voice already cracks quite a bit (compared to most people going through female puberty)
It should be pretty normal for 1 or 2 hairs to fall out when you brush. I pull out like.. a hamster-sized ball of hair when I brush, rofl. I have thickkkk hair though. So fingers crossed for you!
Im not even on t but the hair thing happens to me
My biggest fear is hair loss, i'm like terrified that my hair will get thinner and maybe even lose it. I realize it doesn't actually work like that but still pretty damn terrified. I take pride in my hair god damn it XD
I started in December, and I haven’t had any changes... I’m on gel. Does it take a longer time with gel and I still get my *cough....* ya I need it to work faster if it can...
JAMIE POST UR VIDEOS FROM THE BOYS VIDEO BEFORE I BREAK MY HANDS
Hey...jamie..may i know where exactly are u from...plzz ....tell me
My boyfriend's (cisM) breaks all the time. So I dont think you have to worry about it. :)
i can't wait until i can go on t :((
Can u help me my parents are such homphopic and wont let me become trans x
Dud you don't become trans. If your parents are against transgender people, then they are transphobic. Being transgender isn't something they can allow or disallow, it's part of your identity. Even if they won't let you express yourself, hang in there until you can get away from them and begin your transition without them. However keep in mind that you must be absolutely sure.
I'm wondering, how tall are you?
And number 7 *holds up 6 fingers*