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Why internal acceptance of your own pronouns takes time

I started using they/them pronouns but my brain still defaults to my old pronouns when I think about myself and it makes me feel fake.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The mind changes more slowly than the heart, creating dissonance within yourself.

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