Memoir Shorts

My Daily Routine In Trans Conversion Therapy Saved My Life

This one neat trick taught me how to survive

Graphic made from Unsplash photos (Nong V, Kristina Tripkovic, Denny Müller)

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My routine

I woke at six AM.

I took a long breath to prepare for the cold once awake.

I shook off whatever I could from the meds I couldn’t name.

I went to breakfast with the group of boys they’d put me with.

I ate what they put in front of me and hid what I hated.

I cried when the staff caught me and made me eat it.

I saw therapists who taught me how to pretend.

I went to their version of school.

And in the evenings, I read.