I contribute it to gender fluidity. You may sometimes identify with your birth sex, but you're still trans* and there's a good chance your identity will shift again.

I don't really identify as trans. I especially don't use the * because it's meant as a placeholder so you can refer to different trans identities at once....
But no, I've never thought I wasn't male.

Sometimes I feel like I'm feminine, sometimes I don't. I keep thinking one day I'll wake up and go completely over the line.

i've never really thought i was cis since i came out to myself, but i've had a few doubts now and again, mainly when i've been deep in depression. i am definitely still trans, though.

I have doubts- but it usually comes with dysphoria and goes away after a little while

I've identified as male for a LONG time, and I've never felt cis at all. I've gone back and fourth on which surgeries I want, but I've never felt NOT trans. There's times where I wish i could wear cute girls clothes and pass, but I always want to be physically male, and I always identify as physically male, regardless of how effeminate I feel on a given day.

If there's any advice I can give you, it's if you don't know for SURE if you want surgery, don't do it. Hormones, you can go back (though some changes will be harder to reverse than others), but surgeries are difficult and expensive. Make sure you're 100% sure before getting any surgery. Presentation wise, that's entirely up to you, things might be harder to explain if you appear blatantly male one day and blatantly female the next, but it depends on how you feel, and how many questions you can put up with

I've been up and down this spectrum a lot. I lived as male a few times when I was growing up, but the reasons for it were pretty complicated, and I've find myself going back and forth on how I feel about my gender. Parenthood further complicated the matter, since an identity as "mother" became part of the equation.

I currently just say genderqueer, but I definitely don't think I'm "cis", I just think that identifying as trans given all the variables wouldn't be feasible for me at the moment.

My process of identification was slow, IDing as genderqueer for awhile before realizing I identify as non-binary. I've never not felt trans*, though.

I had this happen to some friends of mine.
They were not trans, but they felt that, if they were not femme and stereotypical and such, they must be a boy.
I felt terrible for them.
I just want you to know that it is ok, whatever you are. It is ok to have whatever gender presentation makes you feel comfortable and still be cis. You don't have to ID as trans to present in any sort of butch or whatever kind of way.

Identity is a pretty fluid thing, and I don't think there's anything wrong with questioning whether you are trans or your cis gender (or something else entirely). While I've consistently identified myself as trans I've never felt a need to transition, I just present myself in the way that feels right. Sometimes the trans feelings ebb and flow, and I think that's just kind of a part of being in that middle space, but I would not be shocked if most people have times where they feel more strongly gendered one way or another.

Eh, I had a friend who went through this. Thought she was trans, but as she got older, she realized she was fine being a girl. It happens.

I've had my moments and hard months. It's hard to feel solid about an identity when people are constantly refusing to accept it and telling you that you're wrong about your own gender. I feel very comfortable as who I am now though. It took experimenting and acceptance, but I know now I am undeniably trans*.

I think sometimes we get too caught up in labels. and being trans is just another label.
One MtF girl I know had to have her implants removed after she found out she was allergic to silicone. and now she's recently stopped taking her estrogen cause it was giving her eczema. it almost seems like she's allergic to being female, but really, what makes a person female? She still wants to identify as female even though she's stopped doing a lot of the biological things that would make her so.
My wife throws a lot of people for a loop, because she's a butch lesbian transwoman. a lot of people are like "well, why didn't you just stay a dude?" because she felt like a butch lesbian is why. so she has long hair and boobs, but likes wearing pretty panties under her cargo shorts and tank tops.
I've started looking more at people in terms of biology and their identity. Whereas I am an XX girl, my wife is an XY girl. we're both girls, but she may have different problems healthwise because of her Y and vice versa. But then there's the people that don't feel they fit into 'boy' or 'girl'. and that's okay too. It is really hard to use a third gender pronoun, but I think if we all just had some practice, it would work just fine.
Find out from each person what their preference is. I'm finding more and more of my friends identify as genderqueer, or something similar. my one friend made up the term 'dick girl'. She's a cisgender female that wishes she had a dick, but likes being a girl. so she just wears her feeldoe a lot.
I know of another cisgender female that feels like she is a fabulous gay man in a woman's body. she does not wish to transition, but she wears very fabulous makeup and clothes, and wears her penis as often as she can. she is in a relationship with a cis-man, but they call it a homosexual relation ship even though she still uses the female pronoun.
We make up a beautiful rainbow of sexualities and identities. At some point you may feel trans, at another point you may not. the only place that makes a huge difference is when considering SRS. if you're comfortable with your parts but identify as the other gender or somewhere in between, then keep your parts. If you want other parts, or want some of your parts gone, then do that. but only because you want to, not because you think it'll make you more of a man or more of a woman.

I'm genderfluid, and at the times I feel feminine I get uncomfortable about identifying as trans* to others, but I don't get the feeling that I'm really cis.

I've questioned myself in more of a 'is it really worth it, could I just try to exist as female?' sort of way. Then came to the conclusion that yes, it is worth it, no I could not exist as female, and that I cannot deny who I am. As femme as I may be at times, I am still a male. A feminine or androgynous male? Definitely. But a male nonetheless.

No doubt about it, I'm trans.

definitely trans

Some self-doubt is to be expected, especially in a society that constantly belittles you and tells you you are wrong. Doubt is nothing to be ashamed of. Questioning yourself does not make you something you're not. And if you think you made a mistake somewhere in your self-discovery, that's okay, too. Own up to it and move on. If you didn't make any mistake then, but you think you have changed over the years, that's okay, too. Identity can be fluid sometimes. Of course, it's always prudent to know exactly how much privilege you have (or don't have)... and it IS possible to appropriate trans* experiences... but if you are truly only trying to figure out who you are, don't be so hard on yourself.

Can someone break it down for me what cisgendered is, in terms so a kid can understand haha. I tried to wikipedia it but the lingo confused me.