This is kind of the argument I’ve seen for “no dysphoria” (not my highlights) but imo it just sort of opens up the discussion of… what is transition supposed to do/mean. And dysphoria, for that matter… (https://jme.bmj.com/content/medethics/45/7/480.full.pdf for the paper)
i guess ive always thought of "gender euphoria" as being the exact same thing as "gender dysphoria", just interpreted differently. like when i catch myself in a mirror or look down at myself or feel something against my body, i might sometimes thing "god, i hate what my body is currently like" or "god, i would be so happy if my body were different". if dysphoria is like.. getting an electric shock, then euphoria is like you've been getting electric shocked this entire time and it stops for a second. you feel like you're experiencing something positive but it's just.. momentary relief from the negative you were already experiencing. maybe other ppl mean something different by it or have a different understanding, but that's the only way ive ever been able to conceptualise it.
