What are the symptoms of gender dysphoria? Transgender man explains

so what is gender dysphoria where does

it come from and what is it actually

like to experience gender dysphoria I'm

Stephan I'm a trans man I'm here to talk

to you today about everything gender

dysphoria dysphoria comes from the Greek

word dysphoria which means a state of

discomfort or unease gender dysphoria is

when a person feels distress because

their gender identity does not match up

with the gender they were assigned at

birth there are three main kinds of

dysphoria physical dysphoria social

dysphoria and mental dysphoria physical

dysphoria is one of transfers and feels

distress because that body doesn't match

up with the gender they truly are

for example trans men often have this

for out about our chests this is because

this physical trait doesn't align with

our true male genders and this can cause

us to feel discomfort and stress we can

fix that by having top surgery which is

a procedure that removes breast tissue

and creates a more masculine appearing

chest

the second type of dysphoria is social

dysphoria this is when a trans person

feels distress in social situations

because it might be misgendered or

mistaken for the gender they were

assigned at birth rather than their true

gender this is made worse when other

people don't make the effort to use a

trans person correct name on pronouns

being referred to with the correct

pronouns is a great feeling because it

shows you'll recognize as how you feel

on the inside by people on the outside

and someone uses your old name is called

dead naming and it can feel horrible as

a trans person dead naming makes social

dysphoria even worse for trans people

lastly we have mental dysphoria also

called emotional dysphoria this is when

a trans person feels too stressed

because of their worries about

transitioning and the disconnect between

their true gender and assigned gender

this can be the hardest kind of

dysphoria to escape because it's

something that's always lingering in

your mind

trans people can be badly affected by

this for you mentally as well if left

untreated dysphoria can loop to social

isolation poor mental health and in some

cases self-harm and suicide one way

trans people help lessen their dysphoria

is by altering their appearance to

reflect their true gender this can be

done by changing their hair wearing more

gendered clothes or binding or padding

their chests gender dysphoria can also

be alleviated by medically transitioning

this includes taking hormones and having

gender affirming surgeries to make our

bodies match our gender identities not

all trans people have surgery or take

hormone

it's not a required part of being

transgender or non-binary if you or

someone you know is struggling with

dysphoria check the link in the

description below to find a list of

organizations that can help