cups and balls is a common magic trick, which is being referenced here. You slip the thing into the cup as its set down. Classic slight of hand routine.
I have a picture of me from day 6 on HRT, and its the first picture in recent memory with a smile that reaches my eyes. However I'm only able to conclude that retroactively. The effects are so small and gradual it was difficult to notice the changes during the first week. I didn't feel noticeably different until at least the third or fourth week, but even so normal feels like normal.
You sound trans. You should start HRT. I don't think a limited trial is a good idea. If you're going to go through the effort to obtain the HRT, you should just start it, with the knowledge that you can stop at any time if it doesn't feel right for you.
If you really want to know the effects of HRT on cis men, read into history. HRT was a punishment for homosexuality. Alan Turing was notably sentenced to probation and a year of synthetic estrogen injections. I'm sure there are surviving letters from him and men who underwent that if you're interested in doing research into the topic.
Yes, but only if I miss or delay a dose. I take sublingual pills every 12 hours. When I take them on schedule things feel normal. If I forget to take them, I start to feel uncomfortable around 1h30m to 2h later. I become anxious and uncomfortably hot. I feel relief at that point because taking the late dose stops some specific unpleasant feelings.
In response to your questions, I don't think feelings are an accurate way to assess dosages. You have no way to consciously feel your own hormone levels directly. Every feeling reported in this thread is a second or third order effect of the hormones which is neither precise nor timely.
In the us commas are the thousands separator not the decimal. The number is 12,000 or 12 thousand. The one point the article that said "12,00" is a mistake where they left off the trailing zero.
I started HRT about a year ago, so the experience is somewhat fresh in the mind. The main thing I would say is don't expect to feel much in just two weeks. The effects are cumulative, and take time to do much of anything.
It doesn't really feel different to be on estrogen. You can't actively feel your own hormone levels. The HRT made my brain feel much happier, but normal. Things just continued to feel normal, but a better normal. Even a new and good normal still feels like normal in the moment.
Since you're doing a short trial to see how your brain feels, take notes. Write a journal/diary, and have a close friend you talk to about how you're feeling. That perspective will help track mental changes.
Also have warm clothes close by. Women carry body heat in their cores at the expense of the extremities. HRT causes this in trans women too! You will probably feel colder than you expect, especially this time a year. Keep warm gloves, and cozy socks nearby.
Enjoy the estrogen! I love to hear you report back with your experience.
Dishonored is a descendant of the looking glass studio, 0451 immersive sim games, such as Deus Ex. These are games have flexibility, they let you choose how you approach. You can fight, or you can sneak, or you can do both. The game succeeds on this goal, as you can have a very satisfying time with the combat or the stealth, and you can do both. You can fight your way out of failing to sneak.
The morality system gives the game reactions to your actions, gives your choices an effect outside of the level you're currently on. It does encourage a specific play style but that is deliberate. The outsider is a malevolent force, who doesn't care for this world. He gives you these powers that come with a cost. Getting the good ending requires to resist the temptation. That's the point.
I've been on HRT 1 year, and haven't yet felt any interest in men. I don't think changes in orientation are a thing, at least I haven't experienced it.
Or using a case where a government employee refused to follow rules she disagreed with is not the precedent they want to set while banning gay marriage nationwide.
the court declines the vast majority of appeals. The executive branch wasn't behind this appeal. It means a lot less than you or many in this thread think.
cups and balls is a common magic trick, which is being referenced here. You slip the thing into the cup as its set down. Classic slight of hand routine.