Is it possible to gaslight oneself into being dysphoric as a cis person?
>>42285208many such cases
>>42285208dysphoria is something everyone should try at least once. imagine living without being able to imagine yourself as the opposite sex! cis men constantly terrified of castration
>>42285261I take that as a yes. Would that still be considered genuine gender dysphoria then?
>>42285497are self-harm cuts not cuts?
>>42285497i'm someone who "gaslit themselves into dysphoria" and repped for 3 years because of it. i transitioned four years ago. it doesn't matter if your dysphoria is self inflicted or spontaneous the treatment is the same
>>42285509They definitely are. I guess I rather meant to ask whether transition eould still be the best course of action for someone who gaslight themselves into being dysphoric
>>42285600How did you "gaslight yourself into dysphoria", and at what age? Now that you've transitioned, do you think there were sign even prior to gaslighting yourself?
>>42285634i identified the feelings as dysphoria at age 20/21 and transitioned at 24. i felt like i wanted to be a woman but i was "neutral" about my body, particularly my genitals, so i couldn't possibly be trans. i was just on the internet too much and having an erotic target error, etc. then from 23-24 i speedran being a gay twink and realized how uncomfortable and unnatural being a gay man made me and that locked me in to transitioning.there were signs from my adolescence which i had excused by extremely low self esteem, "im just a sex pest freak" type stuff.
>>42285693Fuck, I'm almost the exact same...Anyways, hole you're happier now that you've transitioned
>>42285208Not really. Most trenders end up detransitioning within like a year or two, just like every 2020 tiktok tranny. If your dysphoria lasts longer than the “just a phase” timeframe, it’s probably real.
>>42285603i dont think it's obvious that transition is the ideal solution for anyone with dysphoria, gaslit or not
>>42286046>If your dysphoria lasts longer than the “just a phase” timeframe, it’s probably real.How long would that be?
was talking to a detrans and went on a date, seemed like a normal dude asked him what he was on when transitioning.spiro only no estrogen never dated them again
>>42286525Depends on the person i guess. I always say if it lasts longer than 2-3 years its probably not a phase
>>42285208yea happen to me unfortunately tho admittedly I did think it was just a fetish
>>42285208Yea I did this and it’s like impossible to reverse btw
>>42285603wellit's usually a theyfab experienceAFaBs are highly suggestible and want to be "in" on trends like nonbinary gender expression (or lack of it? who knows) so an absolute buttload of them "transitioned" into themselves, binding breasts and other little cues of "I'm not a girl" behavior. Learning to hate themselves from social media.Then, poofDetrans here, detrans thereAlmost like it wasn't cool anymore and the dysphoria melted away
>>42285208When I was 15 I tried to hypnotize myself into developing dysphoria so I could justify transitioning, but it didn't really stick. Ended up starting testosterone at 20 but I have zero motivation to do anything so I haven't socially transitioned yet (and probably never will).
>>42288074That won't stop me from trying
>>42285208no, dysphoria is dysphoria, but the reasons for it may be complex.imo, there is no such thing as being a "cis" or "trans" person beyond a surface level observation. your identity is in flux and you are what you are compelled to do.
>>42285208of course, a large portion of the population experiences it on some level according to how it is defined like how many symptoms are common to some degree among many aspects of non-pathological living
>>42285208i don't think so. I wanted to believe that is the case but the longer time passed since transitioning, and the better my life fits now, the clearer it is that i didn't gaslit myself into it. I just stopped repping and my brain found a way to tell me "you idiot, you're wrong!"
