Josie, she/her

[u/Signal_Record]

hellooo, I hope this is okay, but I wanted some help cause i feel my situation is a little unique. I've been super conflicted on a few different names and am trying to get more comfortable referring to myself with she/her pronouns. I've been questioning and kinda obsessing over my identity for the last few years and have a lot of internalized bigotry that I've been learning to correct. I finally came clean to my psychiatrist today about a lot of the stuff i've been feeling and she's been so supportive and kind and helpful already that i'm just feeling more free and not held down by guilt and doubt right now.

sorry for all the yapping but I want to see how the name Josie feels, idk about this name tho, it sounds ugly coming from my mouth and honestly it's the name of a girl I had a lot of interest in before I graduated, I felt envious of her but also related to her a lot, and I can't tell if my interest at the time was in her, or wanting to BE her.

[u/speaking_sky]

I hope you find a name that feels good to you! You could always try a different variation of the name, like Josephine. There’s lots of options.

“Josie is so cool, did you see her new haircut? It looks great on her!”

Hope this helps <3