“T” is testosterone, the male sex hormone. It’s commonly taken by transgender people transitioning to male. Testosterone causes many of the bodily changes associated with male puberty, such as the growth of body hair and muscles. Unrelated to its medical use, it’s also taken by biological males as a performance-enhancing steroid and is on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of banned substances.
Anon is saying that after they started taking testosterone, they developed an “internal monologue”. Most people already have this; it’s the sound of your thoughts, such as when you lick and ice cream and think to yourself “wow, this tastes pretty good”. Some people do not have internal monologue. I do not know the medical reason for this.
Anon is expressing confusion as to why taking testosterone caused them to develop an internal monologue when they previously didn’t have one.
I have kleinfelter syndrome, which means my body does not produce Testosterone, or very little anyway. I only found out at 38. I’ve had a pretty advanced internal monologue all my life, what the lack of T did give me was insulin resistance, major depression, and generalized anxiety. The latter 2 disappeared almost instantly after my first Testosterone injection. Depression was like a constant weight pushing down on me, the next morning I woke up without the weight, and without the worry about everything. And it was very weird.
That’s correct. If I’m actively thinking about something or especially going over and processing some information, I do it like I’m expleining the thing to someone else in my head, using an actual voice in my mind.
NateNate60@lemmy.world 8 months ago
“T” is testosterone, the male sex hormone. It’s commonly taken by transgender people transitioning to male. Testosterone causes many of the bodily changes associated with male puberty, such as the growth of body hair and muscles. Unrelated to its medical use, it’s also taken by biological males as a performance-enhancing steroid and is on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of banned substances.
Anon is saying that after they started taking testosterone, they developed an “internal monologue”. Most people already have this; it’s the sound of your thoughts, such as when you lick and ice cream and think to yourself “wow, this tastes pretty good”. Some people do not have internal monologue. I do not know the medical reason for this.
Anon is expressing confusion as to why taking testosterone caused them to develop an internal monologue when they previously didn’t have one.
PoliteDudeInTheMood@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
I have kleinfelter syndrome, which means my body does not produce Testosterone, or very little anyway. I only found out at 38. I’ve had a pretty advanced internal monologue all my life, what the lack of T did give me was insulin resistance, major depression, and generalized anxiety. The latter 2 disappeared almost instantly after my first Testosterone injection. Depression was like a constant weight pushing down on me, the next morning I woke up without the weight, and without the worry about everything. And it was very weird.
lemming@anarchist.nexus 8 months ago
What’s the difference between an internal monologue and just thoughts?
lepinkainen@lemmy.world 8 months ago
A monologue is and actual voice talking in your head, I think.
Never experienced it so 🤷
hayvan@piefed.world 8 months ago
That’s correct. If I’m actively thinking about something or especially going over and processing some information, I do it like I’m expleining the thing to someone else in my head, using an actual voice in my mind.
Siethron@lemmy.world 8 months ago
What is reading like for you? Do you not hear the words you’re reading in your head as you read them?