trans | (no subject)

Hey all,

I'm new to this whole LJ thing, but I've been lurking around for awhile --- so bear with me. I've just got a question --- and figured this would be an appropriate place to ask it. Anyway, I'm currently experiencing some incredibly intrusive gender dysphoria, whereas I haven't really before. Although, ever since I was a child, I always saw myself, in my mind's eye, as female. For the most part I just lived with it, but now it seems my body is finally starting to rebel against me. Facial hair, receding(but not really?) hairline, broadening shoulders, etc. It seems I can't just take my idealistic view that I am simply more androgynous than other girls or something. Ah. Enough rambling. My question, I suppose, is this --- did any of you recognize very early that you were transgendered but didn't have the body dysphoria set in until during/post puberty? I apologize for the length, perhaps the nonsensical quality of this question, but, as it stands, I am very confused.

*Phew*

Thanks,
Elena.