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NOT trying to offend anybody, I just don't personally get it

NOT trying to offend anybody, I just don't personally get it | Waking up at 12; Tired AF; Fallout 3; Ok so I am not, I repeat, I am NOT trying to be offensive and I still respect everyone and there choices but I, as a cis male, don't understand body dismorphia. I am NOT trying to offend anyone, I just don't understand it. If anyone could explain it in the comments, that would be greatly appreciated | image tagged in chaws_the_dino announcement temp | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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1 up, 4w
Since I am demifluid I might not experience the same level of dysphoria a trans person might (if I had to guess) or at least mine is not a constant issue. I go through cycles of time where I am ok with what I got and other times out of nowhere I start to suffer again.

For me, I'd say I have an uncomfortable realization about the existence of body parts that might last for a week or so at a time and that causes distress to my mind. Normally those parts don't bother me but I can't stop strongly realizing they are there. It's kinda like how someone breaths automatically so breathing is no problem until they start thinking about it and suddenly breathing is more manual and you are more aware of it. Except instead of breathing, it's the sudden realization of your body parts and they just feel more there for some reason than they did before. Both mentally and physically I feel more there. And it's like “Yes, brain, I'm aware it's there, stop bringing it to my attention and making me feel uncomfortable” but it won’t stop…

I could be wearing an outfit that presses my breasts against me and be ok but then suddenly later on I am more aware that they are there and now it makes me uncomfortable even though I'm perfectly fine with them existing at other times and even like them. But my down there privates typically cause me the most dysphoria and are the thing my brain likes to remind me the most of and I can't get away from realizing mentally and feeling physically how there it is to me at that time for however long it lasts. And It drives me crazy.

And then also, to a much less destructive/serious level, there are things I dislike about myself like my legs being too fat in my opinion which is probably normal enough.

My cycles of gender dysphoria on top of feeling more like a guy or girl in my head and how I perceive myself at times is why I consider myself fluid on top of being nonbinary.
1 up, 4w
Because I don't really understand it either, I googled it:
"Gender dysphoria occurs when there is a conflict between the sex you were assigned at birth and the gender with which you identify. This can create significant distress and can make you feel uncomfortable in your body. People with gender dysphoria may want to change the way that they express their gender."
1 up, 4w
Me think my body looks bad, I don't like it I wanna look the other way, so when I look at myself I feel trashy because I look the exact opposite of what I want, also, body parts are weird /-\
0 ups, 4w,
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Game is relatable
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I played some more today and its kinda ass tbh. New Vegas is better
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ih! ^^
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Are you referring to gender dysphoria or body dismorphia
0 ups, 4w
Idk the difference. Whatever makes people want to be trans
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i t'nod dnatsrednu
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Why is it backwards?
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Sylvia is possibly speaking in code/trying to obscure comments to stay safer. See Sylvia’s last post for an explanation.
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I just saw it and that was all the explanation I needed.
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Relatable tbh.
0 ups, 4w
as a age fellow, i cant tell you for the life of me.
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I can relate bro,honestly i dont understand it too
0 ups, 4w
Same
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Waking up at 12; Tired AF; Fallout 3; Ok so I am not, I repeat, I am NOT trying to be offensive and I still respect everyone and there choices but I, as a cis male, don't understand body dismorphia. I am NOT trying to offend anyone, I just don't understand it. If anyone could explain it in the comments, that would be greatly appreciated