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Brian, a 31-year-old detransitioned man from Los Angeles County, recounts a decade-long journey marked by childhood bullying, his father's rejection of his homosexuality, and escalating drug use. By college, he was abusing meth, Adderall, and GHB while consuming increasingly extreme pornography, including "sissy" content that suggested taking estrogen. Immersed in far-left sociology courses, he began to interpret his social isolation, drug-fueled sexual compulsions, and self-loathing as evidence that he was "a woman trapped in a man’s body." After finding a gender therapist through YouTube, Brian says he disclosed his addictions, suicidal thoughts, and porn habits in their first session. Instead of addressing these issues, the therapist—whom Brian describes as "an activist who happened to practice therapy"—immediately affirmed a transgender identity, called testosterone "poison," and within days provided names of doctors who would prescribe hormones. She later administered his first dose of estradiol, invited him to transgender support groups, and warned his mother that transitioning was a "life-or-death" matter. Brian obtained hormones after a brief consultation with a Hollywood endocrinologist, began presenting as "Breanna," and used women’s restrooms, locker rooms, and rehab housing for years while continuing heavy drug use. Sobriety finally took hold after four stints in rehab. Once clear-headed, Brian says he experienced new, opposite-direction dysphoria: he missed his male identity, disliked being called "ma’am," and noticed that estrogen had atrophied his genitals and left him with hormone levels "higher than a pregnant woman." In February 2023, he legally reclaimed his birth name, cut his hair, and began detransitioning. He now fears permanent infertility and struggles with fluctuating hormone levels from long-acting estrogen pellets that no physician seems able to neutralize quickly. Reflecting on the experience, Brian regrets that no clinician ever asked him to get sober for six months or address trauma before prescribing life-altering drugs. He urges parents, therapists, and young people to "be careful what you wish for," warning that hormones are "not like trying a new brand of shoes." He advocates for thorough psychological assessment, taxpayer scrutiny of transition funding, and single-sex facilities, emphasizing that his story is one of many emerging as detransitioners seek medical and legal redress.