FTM-guy27

Dysphoria itself is simply defined as a feeling of unease or dissatisfaction with life. Gender dysphoria being a specific subset of dysphoria where the unease/dissatisfaction you feel is specifically geared towards your gender in particular.

Dysphoria is a wide range of negative feelings that can manifest in multitudes of ways. It can be simple unhappiness or dissatisfaction regarding your gender and how it is perceived/was assigned/your relationship to your gender/aspects of your gender/etc. It can manifest as dissociation or disconnect when thinking of yourself or being referred to as a certain gender. It can be an itchy, uncomfortable feeling. It can be self-hate. It can manifest as self-harm. It can be anxiety. It can lead to panic attacks. It can cause depression. An “overwhelming sense of dread or discomfort” over your chest absolutely falls within the realm of dysphoria, no matter if looking in the mirror is fine even if being in the shower is not.

Dysphoria can feel many different ways. It can be triggered by a myriad of things (pronouns, names, our bodies, our voices, etc.) in different situations (alone, in company, with family, with friends, in a professional environment, changing, in showers, swimming, working out, etc.). It can be mental/psychological, social, and/or physical. Basically any negative relationship with your gender over it being your (perceived) gender can be classified as dysphoria (although for whatever reasons, people may not define of certain feelings as dysphoria, maybe due to the severity of the feelings or where they think the feelings are coming from, etc.).

you are not born a sexist/misogynist

you are not born a rapist

you are not born an abuser

you can change, learn, grow

you deserve as much body positivity as girls do. your body image issues and the eating disorders you may have are real and are valid

if you’re trans, you are in no way a misogynist for being who you are

if you’re trans, you are not worse than trans women, you are equal

you can be abused, by women too

it’s okay to cry, you aren’t weak for that

do not let this stupid site tell you that you’re worthless scum

you’re cute

you deserve support

cis people: *get surgery to enlarge their breasts*

cis people: *get surgery to enlarge their ass*

cis people: *get liposuction to make them skinnier*

trans people: hey could i get top surgery so i can be comfortable with my body?

Cis people: *go by their middle name*

Cis people: *go by a nickname*

Trans people: hey, could you call me [chosen name] so I can be comfortable?

cis people: *corrects each other when they misgender dogs*

cis people: *immediatly correct themselves when they misgender a dog*

trans people: hey, could you call me by my preferred pronoun please?