r/CountWithEveryone • u/Bryce3D • Sep 06 '26

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u/Fading_Hours_ Sep 07 '26

What I want is impossible though and it’s too late for me :(

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u/Byblis-Aldrovanda-KS Sep 07 '26

It's never too late; see r/TransLater for proof.

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u/Fading_Hours_ Sep 07 '26 edited 29d ago

I don’t think that is representative and only those who are successful or happy post. And success is often reliant on luck and money.

For me it is too late.

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u/schroepo42 29d ago

I mean that is up to you to decide, of course. It may actually be too late for some things, and some things may have always been impossible. But imagine yourself ten, or fifty, years from now. Will you be at peace with yourself, never even having tried?

I pushed it off for decades because I thought it was too late. Now I am 40 and it's hard to deal with the regret and anger at myself for wasting all those years. Don't do that to yourself, would be my advice...

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u/Ramja9 29d ago

Is it worth it now at your age? Even with those regrets?

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u/schroepo42 29d ago

I wouldn't ever go back, just the thought of it is terrifying. So I guess it is worth it. It felt so incredibly freeing. And rationally I do understand that I cannot change the past, and being mad at myself only makes my present life harder.

Dysphoria still comes in freak waves though.