>>40493496 (OP)When I was in high school I deliberately did things like squatting and shaving and moisturizing my legs so they'd appear like girls' legs, wore makeup, did my hair in feminine ways, wore slightly feminine clothing in public in general without it crossing into crossdressing territory.
For the past 4 years of deliberately not being trans, I've stopped that. My hair has been short. I have not worked out. I have not worn makeup. I guess I've tried taking care of my skin still but it still got worse. I also did trans voice training right before realizing I was trans.
Transitioning now, I feel like, is partly going to be reawakening that part of myself.