How do you combat dysphoria in order to be yourself? I find myself struggling to dress the way I want to, love the way I want to, and even try makeup because I constantly get a sudden overflow of dysphoria. I can do things for an hour at most until I feel completely shattered. I struggle to combat internalised transphobia too.
Idk, I just feel so stuck and alone in this battle to liberate myself sometimes. I know I have so much potential but my dysphoria shuts me down completely.
There’s also some dysmorphia that may be at play. Not being able to really know what I look like fucks with me to an immense level.
It takes time. Time to accept the changes as they come, time to work through everything else, time to make connections, time to get advice, time to see a different you in the mirror, and time to see the you that was there all along.
I agree with the others that finding people to talk to about it is probably the best thing you can do. When you’re alone, ideas spiral because they have nowhere to go. But with others you can bounce them around and transform them. When I was younger I took a lot of advice from people who were older and a little further along. And now that I’m older I’m taking advice from people with new ideas.
If you ever need help, just reach out.
I’ve been on this journey for a year now, I think the issue with the speed of it comes from things I can’t control. I haven’t been able to do anything other than grow my hair out and dress up when I’m at a sleepover, everything else is out of the question. Luckily I have a therapist tho.
Hey, really good job on getting a therapist. Therapy isn’t for everyone, but it’s really helpful for a lot of people and it takes a lot of courage. Trans, cis, whatever, it’s not easy to actually go out there and say, I need help and I need to talk to someone. So make sure you acknowledge that you did that, and that’s super cool
Tysm for your support it means a lot❤🫂