Question about body image and passing

[publictrans.livejournal.com]

When you look in the mirror and "see a [target gender]" there, what do you think is happening? Do you find that hormones are actually making large changes in your appearance, or does it tend to be just a frame-of-mind thing?

Do you find that you're happier with yourself after a long day of blending/passing? Or, do you find that your physical body has made the changes you've desired, and the mental reframing is secondary?

I especially want to hear from transwomen, because estrogen seems to have less dramatic effects on us than T on the guys.