r/GenderDysphoria

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Can gender dysphoria make you emotionally detached from life?

Today I went to the doctor and he told me I needed to exercise to live longer. And it made me realize something strange: I can’t emotionally connect with that argument. Not because I want to die or anything like that, but because I simply don’t feel that strong attachment to my own existence that other people seem to feel.

Then I started thinking about something: does a newborn miss life before being born? Before existing, did you miss anything? No, because you don’t miss something you never lived.

So sometimes I think: what if I never really lived?

Recently I started considering the possibility that I might be a trans woman, and sometimes I think that, if that’s true, maybe I spent my entire life simply not existing.

And maybe that’s why I never managed to develop that strong attachment to life itself that other people seem to have.

Has anyone else ever thought something similar?

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u/Witty-Study-6877 — 1 day ago
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i need help understanding what i am

im a cis woman but my whole life i wanted to be a boy. but nowadays i dont feel like that anymore but i still have one thing in mind that didnt change, having a penis. i hate my genitals and the female organs, and i really wish i had male genitals. not only because its so hard living with this things but also because i feel extremely uncomfortable and disgusted about it. i feel like if i had one id feel so much more confident about my body. i have some masculine features naturally and before when i thought i was a trans boy, anyone would believe it and think im a femboy. i don't want to be guy, i like people seeing me as a woman (in real life only). i wish i was more like a trans woman. i wish i was born a man biologically and then i become a trans woman without surgery, only the hormones to be feminine (please dont attack me for this one, i really dont know how could i phrase it better :c )

i know male genitals have its problems too but i wouldn't mind them. i think id look so much prettier.

ive ben considering being more androgynous or something but i dont know how to start and neither if thats what i truly want. i am a balance of both female and male features, depending on what i wear i can get misgendered easily, if i tell a stranger im a guy, they will believe right away, but if i say im a girl they will believe it too, both without questioning. my face is pretty feminine but my body is a bit more masculine due to my shoulders and back. i need help knowing what i really am, im tired of being confused.

F17

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u/False-Highlight-4124 — 3 days ago

Genuine Question

I am a cis woman but I have always had problems with my breasts. I hate them, don’t want them, wish I was flat chested — but I’m not sure why. Has anyone else experienced this?

I’m also very new to this so please let me know if this is, like, not a cool question to ask.

Thanks a bunch

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u/CarefulCut2276 — 4 days ago
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Important message from God , and one of his Prophets ( Me). Before I get into that , if anyone wants to chat, I am here for you. I am a bit Gender Fluid now, and have both a male and female spirt, but both are very happy. Only with Gods help , who loves us very much. Just as we are, no matter what we do or who we feel we are inside. It took about 4 years before I didn’t feel like crap inside trying to fake being a male , laughing at my attempts, and having others laugh at me , when I wasn’t in face. But I remembered God loves us, as I am, unconditionally and I wasn’t doing it for them, and I did it, to try in faith and see what happened. It was a battle you don’t have to face , unless you ever wondered if you actually be the Gender that matches your body , and like it. I was actually shocked that I was more or just as Happy in time, and God got rid of the dysphoria part. So I could always feel his love and joy. Not after an extremely hard battle that almost ended in Suicide three times. So I don’t really recommend that anyone just try this , lest they are sick of it, or being abused like I was. I had a lot of Bad people who took advantage of me as a Her. But I have a safe place to stay now , and can be whoever I feel like being, when he is there or her. But they still switch sometimes on me. I share this to let you know God loves you, and he has prepared a place for you. One in which he will call you greater than that of his Sons or his Daughters and he will give you a new name , an everlasting name , and one that will never be cut off. God treated me like I was his most special treasure, and precious to him. He only saw the good in me, and who he made me to be. He said I always love you more than you can possibly ever imagine , no matter what you do, never forget that! He told me he may have to come back and to tell Human Beings he isn’t angry with them, but with the Devils who did this to them, and Hell was a place for Demons and not Human Beings. Evil is not from God and that will stay with the Demons, but if you love and want to be loved, then You are of God. Evil enjoys hating anything Human or Innocent, and takes pleasure from it. Like many Bigots who think it’s Gods Will to hurt us. That is from Evil, not God. He actually destroyed Evil, because they did this to me as a child, and forced me into Prostitution and Drug Addiction, when I was no longer welcome at Home. Evil tried to harm all us, and made a Joke about the 6 Million Jews who were killed in Germany , and the 19 Million Christians who were Killed in Russia shortly after. You may note Jesus Died for our Sins in John Chapter 19, and Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19. They had Taken over what was Gods Humans , and the Flood Baptized them and got them back home. And God gave us the Rainbow to remind us he would never destroy the World again with a flood. The next time will be the fire of Holy Spirt , that will put this Evil where it belongs. The Evil one was showing Psychics like myself, 916, and lying to them about it. He suggested to me , his 9 choirs of unholy angels , became Jesus and killed his Christians and me after death. He lied about it Just as the Bible says he Did. And He likes to invert 916 to 619. Like the Six Million Jews and 19 Million Christians he killed in Germany and Russia. A mark of his number (6) and 19 mocks Genesis 3:19 when God told Adam the truth effect Sin would cause on the Earth. Genesis 19 and John 19. As the Bible Says the Antichrist will mock and scoff at the Faith. He is lying is what the Bible says, and this is the Truth. God has you with him in a New Heaven and New Earth , outside of this Universe and infinite where no demon can ever harm you again. Evil did this to mock the Juneteenth Celebrations. Or 6/19. God Declared humanity to be freed, during last years 50th Jubilee Celebration of The Church. And the Devil did this talking about a Saturday Night Live (Evil) 50th year Anniversary, to mock any sinners who thought Jesus could save you or take you to Heaven. Jesus took us all home before he did this to us. And made him die doing it to his own Demon Fallen Angel Army. As God says the fate of the Demons will be like that unto the Humans. We will die , but we will not Perish, and Evil will die trapped in our deaths and in the Hell they wanted us to take for their sick Evil. I wanted to share this , so you know Jesus has your victory already , you are Loved more than you can possibly ever image by God who made you, no matter what you do, and hurting you, was the last mistake Hell and Evil ever made.

u/EvaStClairity24 — 6 days ago

Like the title says, I was born and raised female. I have always been considered a “tom-boy” by others. I love participating in both masculine and feminine activities and spending time with men and women, and don’t have a preference for either.

As I’ve gotten older, my style has become fairly androgynous. I normally wear big tshirts, jeans, typically paired with a flannel or other jackets, but I still love to wear dresses and skirts when the time comes. I feel like I have to have my hair long, because I feel like without it there is nothing feminine about me. The few times that I have had short hair, I felt awful, what little confidence that I had was completely gone. The only time I feel okay in makeup is when I do “trad goth” styles; basically painting my whole face white. I like to put on mascara, but whenever I try to do anymore makeup than that, or wear anything super super feminine(I.e. ball gowns/ formalwear) I can’t help but feel like a little boy who’s gotten into my sisters stuff. Distinctly, I feel like a boy.

Often, whenever other girls are around, I cannot help but to compare myself to them. I admire how feminine they are, but can’t help but feel jealous because it feels like I could never achieve the same. I grow to resent them for having what I feel like I could never achieve.

I have been asked if I am a “dyke” more times than I could count(which I didn’t even know people used that word anymore), despite the fact that I am straight. I think that it is people’s only way to make sense of my style.

I am not trans or gay as far as I am aware, and I do not want to be a man, but I cannot shake the feeling of not being a woman. Inadvertently this has effected many areas in my life, but especially my social life, as i feel too insecure to date, or to spend time with most people, both men and women. My self worth is at an all time low, and it has never been high to begin with.

How do I make sense of these feelings, and validate my femininity without changing my style? How do I integrate stuff like makeup into my routine without feeling out of place? I want to feel confident as myself, but can’t help but hate myself and my appearance so much that i don’t feel like I deserve it.

u/bradybee77 — 9 days ago

if you go into my profile youll see my last post ab my situation w my family, but rn i can only wonder

is not detransitioning even worth it if me being trans tears what couldve been a loving family down (and what is a loving and supportive family for my brother) and leaves me filled with guilt and a guilty happiness?

sorry ab the doompost, mods feel free not to accept this but i needed some kind words

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u/Substantial_Newt1612 — 10 days ago
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I present and act very masculinely — deep voice, hip-hop/street-style body language, and all my hobbies are typical guy stuff: cars, video games, computers/IT, action movies, etc.However, I really love girls’ clothing, including heels, earrings, accessories, and colorful nails. I often feel jealous of how women look and sometimes imagine (and even dream about) wearing skirts. Despite all this, I don’t want to identify as a woman at all. I actively resist using female body language or mannerisms. I’m straight and only attracted to women.

Is there a specific label or identity for masculine guys like me who enjoy feminine clothing but want to stay fully male-presenting? I’m looking for friends or people who feel the same way.

Or should I turn to another subreddit?

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u/Critical_Educator_72 — 11 days ago

So yeah, it all began when I had some questions about transgender people (I’m not transphobic, I’m just… confused). I asked them, but I didn’t really understand. When I wanted to ask more, they told me that as a cis person, I would never understand them because I don’t have gender dysphoria. Why do people always need suffering to understand and connect with others though?

Of course, I had gender dysphoria… When I was 3 in kindergarten, I thought I was not like other girls. I had more “boyish” interests. I asked other people to call me a boy, to use he/him pronouns. But is that really what I wanted? Those boys bullied girls, and I was also one of them, pranking girls. I don’t think it was a real self-identity.

It got better when I went to elementary school. I didn’t want to be seen as weak. I still hung out with boys, but I also made friends with girls. Somehow, I accepted that I was a girl. I wish I could at least feel proud of that. My math was always top 5 in the school you know, Chinese elementary math is harder than Canadian freshman math. Back then, being good at math was seen as something for boys, just like my other interests. I heard people call me a tomboy, and my mom’s coworkers said I was really smart, “just like boys.” I felt proud. (But it turns out it’s just genetics, my mom was a math genius 😭)

But being treated like a boy, and feeling my body change, still made me upset. I didn’t like my boobs they made me uncomfortable while playing soccer, and boys laughed at me. “Why couldn’t I be born as a boy? Then I could be normal.” I cried (because of my misogyny 😭) In middle school, the gender dysphoria got worse because trans boys would assume I was one of them. I wanted to correct them, but I also didn’t know if I was really a girl. Because if I am really a girl, then why would trans boys think I’m one of them? Why do grown men call me a “boy”? Why do people say, “I don’t know if that’s a boy or a girl”? Why do I like things that boys like? Why do I dislike my body? Does that mean I’m masculine? Does that mean I’m not weak? Should I thank them? I don’t know what I am.

Gender dysphoria still exists and affects me, but it got better once I got into feminism.

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u/Advanced_Law_4705 — 8 days ago