So... how do you distinguish these mindsets? How do you understand, if you feel yourself like another gender (which does not coincide with your biological sex), or you just want to be free from gender stereotypes?
I'm interested in it, because in my early teens, I was really sure that I'd better be a male instead of a female, but now I don't mind being female anymore.
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The reason for this was that those times I was persistently taught to conform to stupid old-fashioned stereotypes about girls. People around often said that I should try my best to do the particular things (such a housework) well and to behave in girly way, or I'll never find a husband. But I never understood, why finding a husband is so important? Why should I try so hard for being a good wife for him? Why can't I be a husband myself, so girls would try their best to please me, not the other way around?
Besides, when I read the books about adventures of brave male heroes (and I did it a lot in that age), I never wanted to be hero's beautiful, but secondary girlfriend, who always played a second fiddle in the story. Reading these books, I wanted to be a hero myself! (Or, well... sometimes a villain. )
When I was in that age, I behaved quite similar to Max from "Magical Boy" comics on Tapas in the most of aspects.
As I understood later, actually I just wanted to be free, and I wanted to be a guy just because I thought that guys are more free, than girls. So, when I fully realised, that I actually can do what I want, staying a girl, and don't give a shit about all these stupid things I was taught, I stopped to want to be a guy.
So... now I'd like to sort out, what is the exact difference between such a teen problems and being real transgender? I heard that transgender people feel uncomfortable in their bodies, but I can't find any analogue to this feeling in my own experience. I'm ok with having woman's body, but if I imagine myself in man's body, I think I'd be ok with it, too.