My son's mental health was not good. His body language was very telling, hunched shoulders and hair in his face.  Once he desisted, it was like watching a butterfly coming out of his cocoon. He is thriving and more confident in himself.

Even while she was holding onto the trans identity, her mental health was improving consistently over time. As she felt better, she came back to being very happy in her body. And then she was ready to shed the trans identity.

My daughter became unrecognizable while she identified as trans. She would hardly get out of bed and developed extreme social anxiety. This was even while she was socially transitioned.

We have been really lucky with good mental health throughout, which definitely helped with his desistance.

After socially transitioning in high school my son became more depressed, angry and isolated. Upon desisting his sense of humor and warmth returned.

Her mental health while she was identifying was poor. Signs of depression, self isolating, moodiness, non communicative. Currently, she is functioning well overall and no longer shows signs of depression.

My son was extremely depressed and his personality was unrecognizable. He is now happy and back to his old sweet self.

My daughter says she can relearn to love her body but she's going to have to unlearn a lot of stuff.

My daughter seems relieved to not be transgender anymore. Her siblings are relieved too.

My daughter still struggles with mental health. She is taking medication for depression and anxiety. I think the medication was the first step in her desistance. Once she started feeling better she could think more clearly.

My daughter had terrible mental health during her trans phase, it has improved ever since she desisted.

My daughter has since denounced the rampant medicalization of patients in psychiatry altogether. Today she seems to be in a decent place and have a positive outlook on her future. 

We have seen nothing but improvement since she ceases to identify as trans. She is now improving in school, and advancing with the normal milestones of teenage life such as learning to drive and seeking independence. She is more social, more confident, and much more comfortable in her body. She also is in a healthy relationship with another girl and no longer ashamed of her same sex attraction.

She is still autistic and her ADHD is severe and a daily challenge. Trans is a thing of the past. The challenge today is to find other friends who enjoy life and are not interested in wallowing in social justice issues.

Now she is 20, almost 21, very happy and healthy, entering her senior year in college this fall. She's got a new boyfriend, and they're making long-term future plans.

 She is a more outgoing, happy functioning person. Fully feminine. However she is still not a go getter and needs help scaffolding life.

He still struggles now with making friends, but has become way more confident. He is doing much better but not where he'd like to be.

His mental health improved steadily throughout the first year of identifying as trans and getting exploratory therapy. It improved even more as he started to shed the ideology. Currently he doesn't have mental health issues.

He is thriving. He found people who have similar interests and looking at life with a more critical eye. He feels better about his body, what it can do, and that he is a boy. He's becoming more comfortable with the idea of becoming a man and adulting. He does have a ways to go.

​He was at his worst after transitioning in school.  Two and a half years after desisting, he is "ok."

He was depressed, anxious, ruminating, and angry with himself. Now he struggles with studying.

When she came out as trans she was already diagnosed with depression and anxiety, was self-harming and having suicidal ideation. Now she is not depressed, has an autism diagnostic and has been in therapy since 2020 until today.