Something that I find hard to understand is how is it some people who can feel a concept of something can't understand what it like to feel something, but not identify as something. When I read about transgender POV regarding cis-individuals, and many say that cis-individuals do not feel dysphoria, I point out that there are cis-individuals who do in fact feel similar dysphoria, but not identify as it and I point examples which shows that it is entirely possible have a strong sense of dysphoria, but not identify with it, and a lot of gender-minded individuals seem to have a hard time wrapping their head about that concept. Some examples are...
1) I strongly feel that I have a 3rd arm, but I identify as a 2 arm person because that is what can be observed, and I would rather be addressed as such.
2) I strongly feel that I have two arms, but I identity as someone without an arm because that is what can be observed, and I would rather be addressed as such.
In these two examples, it shows that these individuals do not use feelings as a basis for their identity. Likewise, it isn't too hard to imagine some individuals may have a feeling that their body isn't right, but yet still identifies as what the majority would look at them as, and would rather be addressed in that way. So, why is it some transgender individuals have a hard time conceptualizing the idea that some people may actually have similar sense of dysphoria, but yet not identify as that way? I get that not all gender-minded people have a hard time understanding, but I just want to find better ways to explain this.
