5 Trans Girl Mistakes

Summary

In ICKY's video, five common mistakes made by trans girls are explored with humor and honesty. Addressing the awkward stages of transition, from dressing appropriately to ensuring self-care through proper eating, the video provides insights especially for those new to their journey. ICKY emphasizes the significance of taking progress photos to track changes and discusses the essentials of future-proofing legal transitions. Additionally, the importance of staying informed about one's medical transition process is highlighted, shedding light on the need for understanding to avoid potential pitfalls. Overall, the video serves as a candid and supportive guide for trans girls navigating their paths.

Highlights

• Transitioning is akin to going through puberty—awkward, yet transformative. ✨
• Dressing appropriately for your age and comfort is key during transition. 👗
• Documenting progress with photos helps counteract 'brain worms' of self-doubt. 🐛
• Legal documentation, like a GRC, requires meticulous evidence gathering. 📂
• Understanding HRT and its effects can optimize your transition experience. 🧬

Key Takeaways

• Self-awareness during transition is crucial. 🎯
• Progress photos can be a powerful tool for self-reflection. 📸
• Legal preparation, like name changes, is an essential step. 📝
• Proper nutrition is vital for healthy transitions. 🥗
• Knowledge about medical processes empowers decision-making. 💡

Overview

Transitioning can be as awkward as puberty itself, full of mistakes and learnings. ICKY points out that, like the teenage years, it's a time of self-discovery and expression. They humorously dive into the 'fashion faux pas' many make, likening it to reliving teen clothing crises but emphasizing it's all part of the joyous process.

The importance of self-care during transition is underscored, with ICKY advising against common pitfalls like poor nutrition habits and neglecting to document progress through photos. These actions can help track physical changes when going through HRT, giving a clearer picture of one's journey.

Additionally, ICKY discusses the administrative aspect of transitioning, touching upon the need for legal readiness and understanding one's medical treatment. These elements ensure smoother transitions and empower trans women with the knowledge to advocate for themselves effectively.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 00:30: Introduction and Sponsor Mention The narrator starts by mentioning the awkwardness of filming YouTube videos while having a guest at home. They segue into thanking the sponsor of the video, "Surf Shock," and promise to discuss it later. The main topic of the video is introduced, focusing on 'five transgirl mistakes,' aimed at viewers who may be new to transitioning. The narrator emphasizes there's no expectation of perfection, as everyone makes mistakes.
• 00:30 - 01:00: Five Trans Girl Mistakes Overview The chapter discusses five common mistakes that transgender girls might make when they begin their transition, particularly during the social transition phase. It touches on the idea that transitioning is akin to a second puberty, with all the awkwardness and personal growth that comes with such a period. The speaker shares personal experiences, highlighting the personal transformation involved in discovering one's identity, preferences, and lifestyle during this time.
• 01:00 - 03:00: Mistake 1: Not Dressing Your Age The chapter discusses the mistake of not dressing age-appropriately. It explains that while fashion is personal and can be enjoyable, certain styles like knee socks and tiny skirts may not be suitable for everyone's age. The narrator reflects on their own experiences, including enjoying a 'pink clothing phase,' and emphasizes that it's normal to look back on past fashion choices with some cringe.
• 05:00 - 07:00: Mistake 2: Not Eating Enough This chapter explores the common mistake of not eating enough. It delves into people's experiences with inappropriate dressing styles, notably among trans women, and draws a parallel to learning the right diet habits. The narrative emphasizes the time and effort it takes to learn to dress appropriately or to adopt healthy eating habits. Like choosing the right clothes, learning to eat properly is a process that involves trial and error.
• 07:00 - 09:00: Mistake 3: Not Taking Progress Photos The chapter discusses the importance of taking progress photos when working on personal development or style improvement. The author shares that observing online photos or model photos can be inspirational in finding and improving one's own style. They recount personal experiences of looking at models like those from MM6 to get ideas for dressing better. The emphasis is on the visual aspect of tracking progress and drawing inspiration from others.
• 09:00 - 12:00: Mistake 4: Not Future-Proofing This chapter discusses the concept of future-proofing in personal choices, particularly in fashion. It humorously reflects on dressing in styles that might be regretted in the future, such as the teenage or librarian look. The narrator shares a personal anecdote about posting a picture in a pink mini skirt online, acknowledging that while there's no shame, it may be embarrassing to look back on. The chapter touches on the idea that such choices are inevitable and part of personal growth, even if they might feel awkward in retrospect.
• 12:00 - 15:00: Mistake 5: Not Learning About the Process This chapter discusses the discomfort associated with following certain fashion trends like tight jeans or the leggings trend. It emphasizes the importance of making adjustments to stay comfortable while keeping up with fashion. However, the chapter also notes that more comfortable clothing options, such as baggy clothes, are currently in style and likely to remain fashionable.
• 15:00 - 16:00: Conclusion and Final Sponsor Mention The chapter discusses the benefits of using a VPN service, particularly when traveling. It highlights the VPN's ability to access content globally, with servers in over 100 countries, allowing users to watch their favorite shows regardless of their location. The mention of safety on public networks and suitability for travelers is emphasized, along with a playful, albeit unguaranteed, suggestion of watching content from space.

5 Trans Girl Mistakes Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 I have a guest in my house right now so I feel incredibly cringe about having to do shouty YouTube things in the shouty YouTube room oh well speaking of being a YouTuber I want to say thank you to the sponsor of this video which is surf shock I'm going to talk about them in a little bit but thank you in this video I'm going to talk about five transgirl mistakes things that you are doing wrong my baby trans baddies stuff you're doing badly sorry I hate to break it to you you're not perfect nobody is
• 00:30 - 01:00 except him bolog andise is perfect five mistakes that you might make when you begin your transition when you just started when you're doing social transition five mistakes that I made because like you know transitioning is a puberty which is a cringe awkward time as well as body changes you're having brain changes and you're figuring out what kind of person you are and that also applies to transitioning you're figuring out who you are now how you like to dress what you like to do it makes sense that there is a team tiny
• 01:00 - 01:30 little bit of cringe last mistake not dressing your age I like fashion so obviously this was going to be a mistake for me that I made and lots and lots of other people are making I'm sorry I hate to break it to you the N socks and the tiny skirt whilst fun maybe aren't age appropriate for a lot of people but that's fine we like a tiny little bit of cringe it's okay I loved my little pink this way Pink clothing phas that I went through
• 01:30 - 02:00 through it was a joy it is haunting to look back on and I feel horrible but she was happy and she was slaying this happens kind of a lot with people dressing too young or too old I think the category of trans women clothes are like dressing like a teenage girl or dressing like a librarian learning to dress is difficult it takes time it's it's you can't just know what to do I found the best method is just to
• 02:00 - 02:30 at people online that you like buy clothes that they make look good or buy my clothes it. Studio this is a very normal ad this is not very muching buy them please I found it really helpful to look online or even look at like model photos on websites I would often imitate like mm6 models or something just cuz they had a cool fit like the whole fit was awesome and I wanted to dress well so that's M now if
• 02:30 - 03:00 you are currently dressed like a teenager or a librarian please don't be offended it is a very pure innocent joyous stage it just will come back to haunt you I think this isn't me trying to attack you I'm just saying future you might be like H I wish I didn't buy the pink tiny mini skirt and post it online for all my friends to see but it's Canon it is a complete Canon event I did it to no shame but just a little bit awkward being trans
• 03:00 - 03:30 there are like certain things you can't really wear comfortably like if there was a big leggings Trend or tight jeans or things like that it becomes a bit uncomfortable unless you are like at tucking which I do not do so you will have to make some adjustments but luckily baggie is in fashion still now and forever kind of cool right I would like praise please the sponsor of today's video is surf shark you can use surf Shar to virtually
• 03:30 - 04:00 travel the world you can watch icky content on any continent ever maybe even in space that's probably not guaranteed a VPN is very useful for just keeping yourself safe on public networks when you're out and about you no longer have to be at risk if you really enjoy traveling or you're going on a trip soon they have over 3,200 servers in 100 countries to get you sorted no matter what you want to watch from your little home Comforts in your bedroom you watch your Netflix your favorite show you can watch it in over 100 countries if you
• 04:00 - 04:30 enjoy shopping like I do you can also use surf Shar to get the best deals the best prices by switching to another country and you know bagging that discount code that isn't available in your country as well as this a VPN is really useful for just keeping yourself safe when you goow out and about in life public networks are not the safest people can steal your data without you even knowing and surfshark will keep you safe just go to Surf shark.com bigy it's also in the description below and you can get four extra months of surf shock there'll also be a pin comment down
• 04:30 - 05:00 below as well as this they do a 30-day money back guarantee so you can try it risk-free smart thank you sub sh next mistake I did not have to check my phone to remember them how dare you not eating enough go eat stuff because you need food to live I don't know if you know that little known fact food is essential to being alive I love food have it every day it is especially essential in a transition in a puberty
• 05:00 - 05:30 you need energy to make changes you need new fat to come in some people think that you need to lose weight so you can get like a waistline but it it doesn't work like that you will get a bit of a waistline but it is just time women and trans women are very very susceptible to eating disorders please be careful please do not get too brain wormed about this the changes will happen they are guaranteed it's not like if you just starve yourself you will be like snatched you probably will dislike your
• 05:30 - 06:00 shape more it can be dysphoria inducing to be too skinny because then it's kind of just your bone structure and not fat so eat food get new fat in the correct areas if you're on HLT and your hormone levels are in the CIS femo range you'll get it in your boobs and your butt and your hips and your a little bit here as well little Pooch I'm on like year five and I'm still you know things are still changing I'm detrained right
• 06:00 - 06:30 now but I'm still snatched as hell and I do not diet I eat a lot of food third mistake there's a big three right there isn't there another mistake that I definitely 100% did and I very very much regreted not taking progress photos please dear God if you are early on take some damn progress photos because there is a stage at least that I experienced of pure unfiltered Unstoppable brain you
• 06:30 - 07:00 speedrun some changes breast buds soft skin blah blah blah blah you yourself see yourself every day so the progress is very gradual people around you see you every day so the progress is kind of v i nearly said vaginal is very gradual you adjust really quickly and that's just how you look to your friends and yourself in the mirror and all that stuff after like you know 6 months the changes become a little bit less noticeable they're a bit more slow grind you can't really tell you need time
• 07:00 - 07:30 and that's where progress photos come in handy you can stare at them and physically see how much you're changing over the week scrolling through them and I didn't do it and then I got brain worms about it I didn't think that I passed until like 2 years in maybe three looking back at old photos it was like the eth month Mark but I had complete enough of brain worms because I was slowly adjusting to myself every single day and I just didn't know what my starting point was and how much has actually changed and sometimes it still brain worms me because I only have
• 07:30 - 08:00 current photos of me during my transition I don't really remember what it was like before and I kind of get all in my head about it and I'm done I think it is a self protecting act just so that you can help Stave off dysphoria I don't know if stave's a word but I said it confidently you can get rid of your dysphoria by just looking at these pictures occasionally and be like wow I have changed so much I used to have a or something four that's eight
• 08:00 - 08:30 four not future proofing I don't know if this applies only to like UK peeps I'm not super aware of the American system but I imagine it is currently burning to the ground in the UK specifically to get a gender recognition certificate which is a GRC I will say GRC because it is quicker GRC you need 2 years of evidence and of those 2 years it has to be a new thing every 3 months bank statements and and then your bills and some other Bill
• 08:30 - 09:00 credit card and they need evidence of a name change so a deeple which I do not have cuz I did not do I have always been icky no I have always been Ashley so I didn't need that and I thought it was going to hinder my progress but they kind of were accepting of it they just needed to see like evidence like myth on my bank statements and they don't accept social media as evidence you can't just send pictures of you and your friends they need like I have hope a bank account and it says Miss which you can
• 09:00 - 09:30 just do apparently it's it's very helpful to have that backlog of evidence early that you are committed to this process and you're going to stick with it and all the other Hoops that you have to jump through future proof just in case you don't know how you will feel future you in a year or even 6 months a lot of the time you don't know what changes lots of things can change make sure you fut things like gamut storage sounds weird to say freeze your little
• 09:30 - 10:00 babies in somebody's Factory somewhat Factory I hope not a warehouse I don't know I've never seen it and then maybe one day you could make another youu I don't know what I want for my future with that regard but I'm happy that I did it just in case last one final one five five five number five not learning about the process if you're here already then you win you're great you're learning about transitioning which I think is very very important I have a
• 10:00 - 10:30 medical that's not my brain this is my brain I have a medical condition I have had OCD my entire life I'm medicated right now so I am normal believe it or not I don't know if Asher would agree me on that should read this or else asley do I really have to read this Okie I would overcommit over research any chemical medicine thing that went into my body from a doctor or anything
• 10:30 - 11:00 and it's like a gift and a curse like it did help me learn a lot about transitioning that's how I can make these videos because I went crazy but I went crazy which is not great I don't suggest that but I do think it is important to learn about what's happening to you when it's going to happen what you have to watch out for what the changes are because I know I talk about sis people not understanding the changes but a lot of trans people don't understand the changes either that's why you're here watching this video viously don't learn enough that
• 11:00 - 11:30 you don't want to watch me anymore but there's probably a sweet spot in there where you can learn the right amount to be safe but not too much to not enjoy icky videos going to hit you with another one I think it's very important to learn about H what it does to your body what your hormone level should be what can be dangerous I think it's important to make sure that your doctor isn't giving you terrible advice a lot of endocrinologists make you start on the lowest possible dose of HRT because they want to see what the lowest possible dose is for you and then keep you on it
• 11:30 - 12:00 which isn't a bad thing that's what they do with pretty much all medicine but you kind of have to back yourself and know when you need to grow up what your hormone level should be you kind of have to guide them a little bit there is like a meme that trans women are like their own endocrinologists and I believe that I have not had an endocrinologist tell me something that I didn't already know which is kind of funny if you have a trans question stick Reddit at the end and there will be a ton of posts on
• 12:00 - 12:30 Reddit of trans women bundling together in what I assume is called a polyure and giving each other good advice that is then fat checked usually which is why I like doing that and again learn about surgeries learn about the community I've ran out of things to learn about just learn learning is half the battle I would like to go and get some lunch now I want go and eat lunch brunch
• 12:30 - 13:00 breakfast for lunch that's what I'm going to do I sound crazy right now but this is the outro ramble we do it every time thank you to Surf Shar go to Surf shar.com bigy and you can get four extra months for free thank you again for sponsoring I very much appreciate it that's how all of these lights are on and thank you for watching goodbye I'm thinking my mind went blank I'm sorry Asha I do not remember what I was going to say vaginal