“Self Care of a Trans Man” by Nad, age 27

 
Text interspersed with drawings. “As a social being we’re used to reaching out and socializing with others. However, our traumas turn that socializing into a more difficult task than those that had a more stable past. It turned out to be more challe…
Person kneeling and crying. “Being a trans person that lacks support, not being able to properly transition, traumas can make misgendering really painful. Every time I get misgendered something tells me that people don’t care about my feelings, don’…
“I opened my eyes and saw something that we all need at any given moment. Oh my, there was before me someone who cared and who wanted me to live my life. I looked into my eyes.” A person standing, offering their hand. “Ah yes…it’s been you all the w…

A note from the author, Nad:

“My work is a writing piece - a story of a certain period in my life and my illustrations supporting it. It represents a bitter loneliness trans people have to face after getting too much pain from trying to socialize.”