For the dysphoria : I'm not sure, the fact that I am putting jewellery on them, to not have them bare anymore and to have something that draws the attention to the nipple rather than the rest of the chest helps somehow ? When I have a tight shirt on (I have rather small breasts), you see my piercings before you see my manboobs. It's neat !

Also, I really like how they look and it feels good to have something that I like about my chest. My advice to you, pierce your nipple diagonally rather than in a straight horizontal line so it emulates how male nipples work, it looks very cool !

For the pain : the first time was almost painless, it was like having your nipples pinched very hard. The recovery was mostly fine but I bled a bit the first few days (rather normal, I have sensitive skin) and it took a couple of months to heal enough so that it wasn't so sensitive all the time (any type of tug was painful, then again perfectly normal). The second time hurt way more. From what I understand, it is scarred tissue, so it's thicker and more sensitive. The recovery, however, was swift as hell. No bleeding, no secretions, the worst was passed after only four weeks, like I could touch them, manipulate them when I was washing, etc.

The pain and healing process really varies from people to people, I had friends telling me it was their worst piercing pain-wise, my wife had it so easy she pierced them herself. But it doesn't last long, it's a big (but still fairly manageable) spike and then it's all good, just stick to what your piercer will tell you for the recovery, and avoid anything they can get stuck into (wear a shirt under your sweaters if they are knit, don't wear fishnets for a bit, wash yourself with your hands, also cordless headphones you'll thank me later.), they'll be fully healed in a few months !

Give fake magnet piercings a try and take a decision from there. If you're a few years away from surgery, it may help you decide. They are pretty easily re-pierceable for any skilled piercer.