In the last few years, transgender people had become more visible in our society, which had sparked a marked increase in awareness, interest, and attention among researcher. Questions had emerged about the psychological problems and its related causal factors of transgender. The aim of the current research is to explore the psychological problems experienced by transgender in Pakistan, moreover thee researcher was intended to explore the causal factors which may cause the psychological problems. A sample of approximately 7 transgender was collected from Punjab, through snowball sampling technique. The phenomenological tradition was used in order to explore the lived experiences of transgender. The In-Depth Interviews was conducted to get rich information regarding their problems. Ideographic Phenomenological Data Analysis was run in order to emerge themes. Specific verification methods were applied to assess the credibility of the research findings. The finding of the study presented many themes such as rejection from society, disrespect and depression, lack of social support and anxiety, family negligence, social withdrawal, and distress, lack of confidence, suicidal ideation, low self-esteem and insomnia. This study will give a better opportunity to transgender in order to make other people understand transgender problems and difficulties. It will also help to improve psychological health related issues of transgender in order to provide relevant services to them in the more effective way. Counseling, encouragement, and future research implications were discussed.
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