Hey Transdudes. Which one makes you more dysphoric; panties or bras?

[Nathan90]

I feel very dysphoric thinking about wearing the really bra type bras. Fortunally I've never worn those, all I ever had were sportsbras, which in the end, looked very much like the binders I had after that.

And for underwear, I've always had very neutral (black mostly) womens boxers, so apart from not having a buldge when not packing they weren't much of a problem (besides being less comfortable than guys boxerbriefs).

[mm]

I gave up wearing panties a few years ago, now only boxers with a fly; I use tampons so boxers work even during shark week as well.  Haven't had a real bra in years either, now only a sports bra or binder depending on what I am wearing, during the winter with hoodies sports bra work great.  Have to wear something to hold them tight, I don't want to feel any bouncing of them at all.

[chance]

Thank you all for this post!!  I found a way that I don't have to actually bond but yet not wear a bra. Searched underarm our after reading this.  Been wearing boxers for 20 years so that I took care of first.  Thought I'd be screwed until top surgery for top dysphoria until reading this I learned there are bras that almost function as flattening.  Right now my top dysphoria is the worst.


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[Venom]

Panties. The name in and of itself brings on a sense of disgust that I can't really explain nor justify. I've never called them that, beyond that one time just then. To me they're undies or underwear. I wore boys briefs as a kid, though changed to girls briefs during puberty for some reason. I moved with my mother then, so that's probably why. My first transition step was to purchase boxer briefs. Can't believe I didn't start wearing them earlier, they're so much more comfortable!

As for bras, I can deal with them. To me they're just another form of clothing. It's more uncomfortable to not wear one, as such I generally sleep with one on (a loose one). I don't wear them when binding though, only because my binder does a better job at keeping my chest in one place.

[Arch]

Funny, but I stopped wearing female underwear long before I transitioned. And because of fabric allergies, I never wore a bra anyway. Heaven knows I tried lots of different brands and styles, but even 8% spandex made life impossible for me.

Back in the eighties, that bralessness attracted a lot of attention (often unwanted) from men and got me branded as "fast" at work. Ironically, transition both cured my allergies (T and less identity-related stress, I guess) and (through surgery) removed the need for a bra in the first place.

[jlaframboise]

Pre-transition I never wore a classic bra. I only could handle a sports bra and even then I'd buy them too small because I had no idea what the hell I was doing. Guess I was binding before I knew it lol. Underwear never really made me dysphoric either, cause I see it as just a fabric. I was so stoked when I bought boxers for the first time, so... neither?

[King Malachite]

Bras for me.  My bottom dysphoria is WAAAAAAAAAY worse than the top, but bras are more dysphoric for me.  They are more of a hassle to deal with.....even with sports bras. Actually, I prefer female underwear to boxers.  Having male underwear with a hole for urination, etc. would make me more dysphoric knowing that I don't have the proper biological package to utilize that garment to the best of my abilities.  Female underwear on the other hand....there's no "pouch" and I like the tight hugging feeling that makes me feel like I got something down there.

[localdreamer]

Hmm. I have to go ahead and say bras! Panties used to be something that made me uncomfortable, but now that I think about it, that's not the case anymore, comparing to bras. But good question! I've never really thought about it before.

[Kylo]

I view bras as a harness for life because of these silly growths on my chest. I think maybe the absence of growth down there is less dysphoric because it's not literally sticking out and getting in the way, or being stared at, or referred to by other people nearly as much. I'm still dysphoric about my ghost wang - might as well refer to it that way 'cause it's there in spirit - but it's generally just less of a visible, jostling problem. 

Breasts are just all around "in the way" non-functional sandbags, I really do miss the days when I could run about without them there at all, without having to tie them down or bind them up or even see them or feel them there. Sigh. I like to do physical stuff and they've been hindering that for decades.

 

[Mitternacht]

I hate bras with a passion. Even before I started transitioning I would often just not wear one and wear nipple tape. They just feel so awful and make me so uncomfortable in so many ways. The funny thing is that I love wearing form fitting clothing so the whole bra thing just makes it worse. Usually even when I bind I still just look meh


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[meatwagon]

definitely bras.  i switched to sports bras a long time ago; i don't want anything that would make my chest more visible or have obvious straps.  on top of giving a more feminine look and being a blatant symbol of womanhood, i also find bras just plain physically uncomfortable. 
panties are also pretty feminine and uncomfortable to me, but at least they're not visible to anyone else and don't affect the apparent shape of my body.  not that i wear them either, of course.

[vanderpn]

Probably bras, because they remind me more of the fact that I have breasts that need supported. Though I mostly wear pretty plain boxer-briefs, I actually don't mind the idea of more "feminine" guys' underwear. But bras are made specifically for breasts, which do not belong on my chest

I view bras as a harness for life because of these silly growths on my chest. I think maybe the absence of growth down there is less dysphoric because it's not literally sticking out and getting in the way, or being stared at, or referred to by other people nearly as much. I'm still dysphoric about my ghost wang - might as well refer to it that way 'cause it's there in spirit - but it's generally just less of a visible, jostling problem. 

Just had to quote you because of how similar I feel about this.