Does gender dysphoria ever end?
Aayla
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Sep 24, 2019
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It ends when you find a way to truly express your gender. For some people it means carrying out medical transition towards the opposite genders. For other, it simply means expressing their gender through looks and behavior. Everyone has their own path, so feel free to look for what is right for you, and don't be afraid to look for support as you try to figure it out. You can feel better one day, and you deserve it!
Anonymous
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Jun 7, 2015
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I don't have personal experience in this, but it is different for many people. Some may find that utilising ways of passing such as using binders or padded bras a way to cope with dysphoria. Another way people cope with dysphoria is by having surgery, but obviously this is not available or desirable for everyone. Degrees of dysphoria vary from person to person, but the solutions and coping methods also vary.
CarinaNicole
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Jan 23, 2015
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Gender dysphoria, like sexuality, is a fluid concept. Every person has a different definition of who they want to be and how they view themselves, and we often like our body to match the inside. Sometimes, people go through a few changes in gender identity, and some transition once and stick there for good. It all depends on your individual situation, and it will adhere to how you feel on the inside.
thenyxie
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Apr 28, 2015
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Everything ends. This may be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on what we are talking about, but it is a simple fact of life. Luckily for us, gender and sexuality are never black and white, and exist on a sliding scale. What we decide at one moment need not always be true, and we are free to decide our own identities and preferences, even if they change all the time! The road to happiness is different for everyone, but with enough support, knowledge and bravery, we all eventually find our own path. It may take days, weeks, months or years, but eventually you will find a place where you are comfortable and where you feel you belong.
Anonymous
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May 19, 2015
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It may end for people who become comfortable in their own skin. Typically, people who transition fully lose dysphora.
Anonymous
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Nov 8, 2015
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It depends on the individual. Some people don't experience it after transitioning (if they want to transition), others still do from time to time, but it gets less. You just need to find out what makes you feel comfortable and this way you'll experience it less.
majesticBlanket12
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Nov 22, 2015
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It depends on the person. For me my gender dysphoria is always there but is less bothersome when dressing how I wish. I feel like it'll go away after I have top surgery and maybe bottom surgery and using testosterone but for some person even after they fully transition dysphoria still remains.
Bluecubie
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Jun 6, 2016
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Yes and no. Sometimes you will be perfectly happy with your body and sometimes you will not. If you are gender fluid, when you are your biological gender you will be happy with your body but when you are not then you may not. But if you don't fluctuate between genders, you can take steps to be happy with your body. For example hormones can help you get over gender dysphoria.
Anonymous
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Nov 21, 2016
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Dysphoria is different from person to person, but a lot of the time, it's overcome when someone transitions into the person they really are. The further along you go, the fainter the dysphoria may become.
FromDrewWithLove
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Feb 26, 2018
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Depends on the person. It comes back every once in a while for some, never leaves for others, and mostly disappears for others, etc. It's a little hard to say. Usually, I don't believe it does completely, but usually it does lessen.
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