Day 12 - What are you doing to stay
healthy for transitioning mentally and physically
Saturday 13th April
The main things that I do to stay
mentally and physically healthy while transitioning are keeping fit
and doing things I enjoy doing.
I go swimming, running and cycling as I
take part in triathlons. I also go to the gym with my son so that he
gets the chance to keep fit and work on building up some muscles.
When I'm not doing sport then I work on
my burlesque, that has helped with building up my confidence levels
and also my awareness of body movement and posture. Working on
routines and even performing them has taken me out of my shell. Doing
drama improvisation work has helped me to overcome some of my natural
shyness, especially when it involves slipping into my burlesque
alter-ego who does the things that I find difficult to do.
Other than that I have my job which is
mentally stimulating and is in a supportive environment so it helps
me to deal with things because I can't allow myself to mope around
and dwell on anything negative or unhealthy while earning a living.
The last thing I do is to get out and
do the things I'd normally do. Every time I go out the door and
manage to do ordinary things without getting an adverse reaction
helps to keep me mentally strong for my transition.
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