It could be over a few months, like a new job where one day you feel like actually going to work thinking, hey I actually like these people and don’t mind working here.
Or when your friends have been super busy for months and suddenly you get matched on dating apps, old friends reach out and people want to buy your old junk on Craigslist in a single day.
Am trans, didn’t realize or do the self exploration on that one until mid 20s. It’s like I found the secret hardmode button to make life perpetually difficult for me.