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Friday, January 25, 2013

Benefits of getting out

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Found an older post on +Jessica Who? titled 15 Steps To Better Crossdressing. One of the tips was about going outside, getting out of the house for closed cross-dressers. This hit pretty close to home since I've only been out and about a couple times in the last few years. All of those times were recently, so it's a topic that is close to mind.

For those who can step out, it is a liberating experience often difficult to put into words. There are many obstacles that we face along the way and just being ourselves out in the world can help us overcome a lot of negative issues.

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I've gotta tell you, Jessica hits right on the nose with that one. Having to stay closeted adds into that feeling of being an outsider, being abnormal. My subconscious tells me "you have to stay inside because you are a freak, and can't be seen by anyone else!!!" (Yes, I tend to have a bit of a self-degrading side.)

Being out there, though. It's liberating, but not just in a "I don't have to hide away in my cave" way. The stronger part of being liberated, though, is it allows one to shed some of that "I am a freak and have to be invisible" feeling. When one is out - even if it is only for a drive, going to a park, going through a Starbucks drive-through - one feels normal. One feels like they are not isolated, not an outcast.

For anyone who hasn't, try to find a safe place, or a safe time, and go for a drive dressed! Just that little bit of freedom can make you feel incredible!

- N

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