Did your hobbies/ interests change while transitioning?

[u/SubparSaiyan]

We talk a lot about sexualities "changing" (or realizing it's not what they originally thought) awhile after starting hormones. I'm curious if you've noticed yourself lose interest in certain hobbies and activities while gaining that interest in others, and how long into your specified transition you started to noticed this shift.

[u/chillfem]

(MtF, trans girl) Yes, I became considerably less compulsive and competitive in general. Lost interest in certain physical activities like aggressive hiking, climbing trees for fun.. Certain adrenaline inducing behaviors like unnecessarily blitzing triple digit speeds on my motorcycle. I just become less aggressive in general. Lost interest in certain things entirely.

I used to love snow boarding but now I just hate being out in the cold. I just feel so much calmer and sane in general running on estrogen and progesterone, vs when I was functioning on T. My entire mental and emotional state has become rewired. For the first time in my life I just feel normal. Much less of an asshole now, and I play guitar more. For me there's a tremendous difference between T brain and E brain. Completely different person inside and out from the first two years of "moderate to aggressive" hormone use.