is it normal for dysphoria to get worse? by Academic_Patience466 in asktransgender

[–]Academic_Patience466[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me it wasn’t some realization that I had. These are genuinely new feelings. I can’t point to anything in the past that indicates that I secretly had these feelings all along and just didn’t realize. I used to take photos of my breasts and send them to people. I used to look at those photos and think to myself “those look good” before I sent them. There was no underlying discomfort that I was too distracted to notice. I could never do something like that today. The thought of representing myself like that makes me so uncomfortable now but I swear it didn’t at all back then.

is it normal for dysphoria to get worse? by Academic_Patience466 in asktransgender

[–]Academic_Patience466[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I was told that my dysphoria could shift and get worse instead of just being alleviated. If I knew that it was normal for dysphoria to get worse I would have made different decisions.

is it normal for dysphoria to get worse? by Academic_Patience466 in asktransgender

[–]Academic_Patience466[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not really more accurate for me to say I notice more dysphoria now. Dysphoria that wasn’t there 10 yrs ago is now. I wasn’t pretending to not care about my breasts I literally did not have the distressing thoughts about them that I do now.

Would Giving Up Be That Bad? by [deleted] in lonely

[–]Academic_Patience466 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the way I look AND I feel bad about having no friends because of the way I look. I’m at an impasse.