Does anyone else have gender dysphoria we can talk about?

I'd like to talk to someone about it, if possible.

There is a transgender area on this board.

From my limited experience, I'd say the biggest impact between GD and Bipolar, is that HRT could switch you or make a depression or elation have greater magnitude. But if your pdoc's onboard, they can manage to compensate well enough.

I'll add a funny note as well, my hormone doc originally wanted to keep my T up near 70 ng/dL but once bipolar was also on the chart, completely lost interest and was happy with it being as low as it was. (10ng/dL suppressed)

Everyone's experience is different of course, but HRT is sufficient for me to be comfortable, so for now, I'm unlikely to push it further in the social space.

What would you like to talk about? Feel free to PM me.

Feel free to PM me as well. I struggle on and off with gender dysphoria. For me it's a matter of my body/appearance not matching up with my experience of my own gender. It's something I have to make peace with every day, sometimes in a different way every day. It's an ongoing challenge but I'm happy to share/support. Just shoot me a message.

Maybe not exactly gender dysphoria, but in a way maybe similar....... I have no issue with my body and would never want anything different than what I have. Nor do I have any desire to alter my body in other ways (aside from being thinner).

However, I'm a male who happens to be somewhat of a feminine being. As a result, I do get upset when I'm not able to do girly things like painting my nails and wearing a feminine hairstyle. When I do, I look great and like what I see in the mirror. But if I were in a situation where I had to hide this side of myself even when I'm just relaxing at home or hanging out with friends, I would likely be intensely and permanently depressed. Being able to dress and be seen by others as the person I am is great though..... and I'm finally doing it all the time really. If I were unable to though, I would truly be depressed and just say **** it all. That won't happen though thank god.

I can somewhat understand where you're coming from. It would be utterly ****ed if I were unable to present my normal fem self. The experience is very relatable to me. You can definitely pm me if you need to talk about this. My situation might not be exactly like yours, but I think I get the whole experience to some degree.

I have struggled with this since childhood. Repressed it successfully for years but I have found it waxes and wanes. Triggers have set what I thought was remission into a full blown cycle. I was assigned male at birth but throughout my childhood and teen age years I was either labeled girlie or sissy and especially during early adolescents I felt the need to prove my sexuality even though I was not really sure myself....to not experience this is to not appreciate the loneliness and despair that goes with it

I'm free to talk about it as I am still trying to understand it (I think I have had it most of my life) and my own situation as well....V