#1 Mistake to Avoid When Your Gender Egg Cracks and Why!

Dr. Z explains the number one mistake people make when their egg cracks—that sudden realization moment when you understand you are transgender. "Egg cracking," or what Dr. Z prefers to call "gender crisis," represents that sudden aha moment when everything you've been feeling all your life leads to this identity realization.

Many people experience their egg cracking later in life, particularly during COVID, when spending time alone led to introspection and existential questioning. The realization can occur for individuals who never experienced gender dysphoria before, for those who had dysphoria their whole life but suddenly made sense of it, or for those engaging in feminizing or masculinizing behavior who convinced themselves it was only crossdressing.

The worst mistake when your egg cracks is rushing and running and doing too many things at once—coming out to everyone, starting to present immediately, changing pronouns, and attempting everything simultaneously. This happens particularly with older individuals feeling they've waited too long, people with impulse control challenges, and younger adults fearing political restrictions on access to care.

Watch to understand why taking time to process, create a strategy, and build momentum through sequential steps produces far better outcomes than overwhelming yourself immediately.