WATCH: BB Gandanghari talks about psychological effects of hormone replacement therapy
BB Gandanghari got real and raw in a vlog taken during the holidays.
In a vlog uploaded in her YouTube channel, BB showed her drive to the doctor for a routine hormonal replacement session.
She began by saying, “So guys, I wanna be with you when I go to my doctor's appointment.
“This is what I do every three months, and then of course, daily medication and twice monthly injections.”
“Maybe one day I will get to show you 'yung [procedure] so you'll have an idea what a transgender person really goes through,” she added.
BB also enlightened her subscribers about the emotional changes that a transgender person goes through during their hormone replacement therapy.
“That's why you see a lot of transgender individuals say, 'I can't do hormones, because it's driving me crazy.'
"That's really true that's part of it, it's not that you have to go crazy but the mood swings is really a part of it.”
She then got pensive and reminded everyone to show support for transgender friends.
“Mahirap, that is why it is always encouraged that when you have transgender relatives or friends, you give emotional support, because really, doon nanggangaling 'yun.
"Nagiging unstable kasi emotionally when we talk about the hormone replacement therapy it changes your emotional state," she said.
BB got teary-eyed as she continued explaining the risks transgender people take for their transition.
“It affects our reactions and social interactions to people. The changes coming from within…what is unseen by the eye is the harder part.”
She also emphasized the need to check on one's transgender friends to see if they're doing alright. “So reach out to them, ask them. A lot of transgender people have that happy feeling, you may call it a mask for self-preservation. So ask them how they're coping as far as their therapies are concerned.
“Ask them if they're emotionally strong and maybe strengthen them if they're not,” she added.
Watch her vlog here: