Every time I post about my gender issues somewhere I'm told I have gender dysphoria, yet I can't genuinely relate to any accounts/descriptions of dysphoria and can't see myself as dysphoric at all. What's my problem? Am I just retarded?
>>44214878What are you dysphoric about?
>>44214878>am I just retsrded?yes, you're retarded, now elaborate on your gender dysphoria if you want feedback.
you're not retarded nonny you're just German
>>44214890No clue if it can't be considered genuine detrimental dysphoria or not, but I wish I had been born male and mildly dislike some of my female attributes.>>44214896I've been dealing with the desire to be male (or at least look male) since I was about ten, and it's still not clear to me what I should do about it other than take testosterone. It can cause some minor distress for me in day-to-day life, but it's not very strong and can be easily ignored if I don't feed all my attention into it.
>>44214967Why do you not feel like that’s dysphoria? And what do you mean that you don’t know what else you would do about it? How do you express yourself, carry yourself, dress, ect.?
>>44214967that's exactly how it started for me, then progressively kept getting worse. currently on T and definitely getting top surgery in the future. it really made me happier with myself
>>44214967i think that it is important to recognize that dysphoria can manifest in myriad ways; it does sound like you experience dysphoria, but that does not mean you need to act upon it, or anything. if the idea of taking hormones and being a man is appealing to you, do it. if not, don't.there are other ways besides hormones to manage dysphoria, as well (eg presentation) although it sounds like you care more about your sex than your gender, here
>>44215140>Why do you not feel like that’s dysphoria?It's just never been that intense outside a small number of incidents where I've been actively trying to make it worse and feeding into it. I can't justify calling myself dysphoric when my distress is so mild compared to 99% of dysphorics I come across.>And what do you mean that you don’t know what else you would do about it? I've thought about giving up on transitioning entirely and forcing myself to completely forget about all this before. Last year I even started emailing conversion therapists in my area while I was insanely drunk.>How do you express yourself, carry yourself, dress, ect.?Like a woman, lol.>>44215163I've been taking testosterone on and off for quite a while now, but it hasn't elucidated anything about me gender issues or really made me that much more mentally stable. I'm more disappointed in it's effects than anything else.
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