Alkaris 
I've been thinking about this a while, but if you're someone who's fully transitioned as a trans person, wouldn't it be fun to refer to and treat that older self of you as a lost family member that died as a way of saying goodbye to that version of you? And you refer to that version of yourself as if it were another person entirely, which is true.
Lawler Hix 
@Alkaris I've seen some people do just this...
The Chaotic Good 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🖖@Alkaris I can’t speak for anyone but myself.
I’m still me. I always have been. But….
1) I had a supportive family
2) I was raised in a family where we were all expected to do shit, regardless of gender
3) I transitioned early (20) and I’m 45 this November
4) I’m really very similar to who I’ve always been… nerdy, awkward, adhd-ish… flawed ;)
The only things I think of as separate versions of me are my fursuit characters… who are…
Ada@Alkaris That old person is me though. They weren't all of me, but that's what being closeted does. I was half a person living half a life.
Now, I'm my full self. And that means a lot of "me" is new. But it didn't replace the old me, it just grew around it...
Now, I'm my full self. And that means a lot of "me" is new. But it didn't replace the old me, it just grew around it...
Ada Ada Ada@Alkaris I kinda do this. I often think and talk of him as my younger brother.