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Dysphoria (shortened form of Gender Dysphoria or Gender Dysphoric Disorder) is a psychological condition which consists of discomfort and a disconnect with one's assigned sex, often accompanied by a strong desire to change one's physical features to better match their gender identity or to be called the correct gendered language. It can manifest in both psychological and physical distress which can lead to the deterioration of one's health. It is the closest equivalent to a medical diagnosis of being transgender.
Dysphoria can be focused upon bodily attributes, treatment from others, or societal pressure to conform to expected gender roles based on their assigned gender. It is typically alleviated if the person is able to transition, and therefore change their body and social situation to one which agrees with their internal gender identity. It is possible for nonbinary people to feel dysphoria too, for much the same reasons as binary transgender people. Cisgender people may also experience dysphoria, for example, men having man boobs and women having facial hair.
Dysphoria is the opposite to 'euphoria', or pleasure. It is thus the absence of pleasure, and is not directly attached to gender identity.
Top Dysphoria[]
Top dysphoria is a term most often used to describe someone's discomfort with their chest and upper body, such as transmasculine and [1]nonbinary people feeling top dysphoria because of their breasts being present/their shoulders being too slender, or transfeminine and nonbinary people feeling top dysphoria at their lack of breasts/their masculine shoulders and arms.
Bottom Dysphoria[]
Bottom dysphoria is a term often used to describe one's discomfort with their genitalia mismatching their gender identity.
Social Dysphoria[]
Social dysphoria is a term describing discomfort with one's designated gender in the cultural or social sense, such as not wanting to be referred to with masculine language as a transgender woman or not wanting to wear feminine clothing as a transgender man. It encompasses most non-physical aspects of gender. Some people who identify as transgender, genderqueer, or otherwise not cisgender may experience social dysphoria but little to no physical dysphoria.
Reduction Tips[]
- see Transfem Dysphoria Reduction Tips, Transmasc Dysphoria Reduction Tips, and/or Nonbinary Dysphoria Reduction Tips for Dysphoria Reduction Tips
- see Transfem Passing Tips and/or Transmasc Passing Tips for possibly reducing Social Dysphoria.