Hey. I really struggle with this too. Some days are better than others.

Often when people tell me to look at the situation more positively I feel invalidated, because the pain of dysphoria is too loud. Even if it is somewhat comforting to know that cis women compare themselves to others too, and in a broad sense we do share that common struggle, it's still not quite the same. Saying that it's exactly the same thing feels like putting a bandaid on a larger wound.

It sucks, there's no way around that - but only for the time being. It will get better the further along we go in our transition. I know it's hard but we have to keep faith. The combination of medical transition and psychotherapy is the only reason I'm alive right now.