42C Surprise:
On your post, you point out some items that show that things have def. changed physically and mentally.
I have to agree with that assessment.
There are a goodly amount of changes I am experiencing and some of them are internal emotions and feelings.
I am now at a point where breasts are something I more look at on other women HOPING that I get that large.
its an odd feeling, and it includes other aspects I simply cannot explain very well.
I understand the concept of the dysphoria now.
I have a different view on the subject of dysphoria. I'm not suggesting that you're wrong and I'm certainly not suggesting that I'm right, just different. To me, dysphoria is when the mismatch between body and brain in a gender sense is so severe that it results in self loathing. Symptoms can include depression, substance abuse, self harm and ultimately, suicide. The dysphoria is only relieved by matching the body to the brain, not the other way around, and fully presenting as a different gender to the one assigned at birth. Surgical transitioning is an absolute need.
Men who have pink brains whether due to their hormone stew or other factors, and are comfortable with it and having a good time with their gynecomastia, wanting to have even more feminine attributes, is not dysphoria. Are they really unhappy with their remaining masculinity? Do they absolutely hate having a penis? I suspect not. There is absolutely nothing wrong with anyone letting their bodies and minds change to suit their desires because they are proud of their differences compared to the norm. But is it vital to life? I'll use myself as an example: My brain is becoming pinker all the time. I am envious of the bodies of most of y'all and I want bigger boobs and some decent curves too, but I don't hate myself without those features. I'm not dysphoric.
Let's imagine a scale of zero to 100 percent, where zero equals complete dysphoria, 50 percent equals feeling normal (whatever that is) and 100 equals total euphoria. I'm thinking that most people here, even the ones with gynecomastia as teenagers playing on the skins team, were never dysphoric to the point that they felt the need to transition to eliminate the bullying they experienced. They were still happy being boys, and still around or just under the 50% mark back then.
What I think we're seeing on this forum more and more is a cohort of people who have jumped up from the 50% mark to somewhere towards 100%, due to self-acceptance. They have gone from 'normal' with a physical quirk to a comparitive state of euphoria. By comparison, those dysphoric folk in the world who need to transition to survive and feel normal go from somewhere low on the scale to 50%, or a bit better better with ongoing support. The shift in percentage terms might be similar but the effect is different.
Just my opinion.
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