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Special Dates

                Timeline of special dates.


2020

    September 15th:

        Came out to self as bi.

    September 17th:

        Designed my character (Male).

    December 12th:

        Identified as transgender.


2021

    March 1st:

        Decided to come out to mother by March 31st.

    March 26th:

        Redesigned my character (Female).

    September 1st:

        Decided my name to be Naoko.

    September 12th:

        Came out to mother in a letter.

    September 15th:

        Mother discovered the letter.

    September 17th:

        First girl clothes.

    October 8th:

        First appointment at trans clinic (Unsuccessful).

    October 21st:

        First appointment with doctor.

    October 25th:

        Started to come out to rest of family.

    October 27th:

        Started legal name and gender change.

    December 3rd:

        Went out in feminine role for the first time.

        Started HRT. Estradiol Valerate 4mg/day; Spironolactone 25mg/day.


2022

    January 24th:

        Got birth certificate. Name change complete.

    March 24th:

        Got updated passport.

    April 1st:

        Changed dosage of Spironolactone to 50mg/day.

    May 22nd:

        One-way flight to JFK.

    September 6th:

        Started Senior High School year in the US.

    November 17th:

        Started HRT in the US.

    November 28th:

        Admitted to college.

    December 3rd:

        First Gender Affirming Hormone Care anniversary.


2023

    February 25th:

        Turned 18.

    May 18th:

        Started suspecting for Autism.

    June 20th:

        Graduated High School.

    August 9th:

        Officially diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder - Level 1.

    August 31st:

        Increased dose of estradiol to 6mg / day.

    August 28th:

        Started college classes.

    December 3rd:

        Two-year Gender Affirming Hormone Care anniversary.

    December 13th:

        Researched Chanukah after seeing a Menorah.

    December 31st:

        Researched Judaism intensely with an unexplainable motivation.


2024

    January 4th:

        Decided to convert to Judaism.

    January 27th:

        First Shabbat service. (Online) Parashat Beshalach.

    January 29th:

        Joined Hillel at school.

    February 25th:

        Turned 19. Coincided with my Jewish birthday.

    April 11th:

        First meeting with Rabbi.

        Told mom about my decision to convert to Judaism.

    April 12th:

        First Shabbat service. (In-person) Parashat Tazria.

    August 2nd:

        Discovered Dysautonomia/POTS to be a probable cause for my syncope episodes.

    August 17th:

        Identified schizophrenia spectrum symptoms in me. Severity worsening.

    September 19th:

        Talked to HRT doctor about psychotic and paranoid symptoms, suicidal ideation, and isolation. Psych eval deemed urgent.

    September 25th:

        Began doubting my autism diagnosis. Diagnostic tool showed significant schizophrenia symptoms that I cannot fathom an autistic person having. Never had follow-up.

    September 28th:

        Breakdown. Considered checking myself into psych ward, looked up where, but got overwhelmed about what mom would think along with cost, missing classes, etc. Crying uncontrollably. Used 988 chat. Second breakdown on September 29th.

    September 30th - October 7th:

        Hospitalized, diagnosed Major Depressive Disorder with Psychotic Features. Began taking Risperidone 0.5 mg, and Escitalopram 5 mg; doses doubled on October 4th.

    October 9th:

        Began attending IOP program.

    October 11th:

        Added a separate 0.5 mg of Risperidone to my prescription. Medical withdrawal from one GenEd class.

    December 3rd:

        Third HRT anniversary.

        Began taking Bupropion 150mg.

    December 4th:

        Began Fensolvi injection as an anti-androgen. Stopped taking Spironolactone.


2025

    February 25th:

        Turned 20.

        Started an OnlyFans :3