So this week (week of March 18, 2013) I took the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Indicator (MMPI-2). This is a personality test designed to figure out whether you're crazy or not, essentially. Many therapists require it prior to writing a letter because they want to make sure that you're not going to decompensate once you start T or have surgery. They do it in part to protect themselves, but also to protect you.
Well, it turns out, I'm not crazy. My therapist has the psychologist score the test on both the male and female axis, so that you can see how it turns out in either way. So, on the female side I end up on the high side in impulsivity and being interested in things that are typically male. When scored male, I end up right in the normal range of everything. So that was interesting. AND it showed no sign of a mood disorder at all, which means my depression is well controlled, which is fantastic.
I'm feeling better about myself after taking the test and hearing the evaluation and hearing the psychologist consider me a normal, healthy person who is capable of handling transition well.
Perhaps, when it comes time to have a PhD level consult, he can be my guy. He was super great.
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