Are you dysphoric about your height?

[PurpleWolf]

A simple question for you guys: Does your height cause you dysphoria? In what ways?

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Yes. I've accepted it (well, can't do much about it now can I?) - but it does bother me. I'm short for a woman!!! It especially bothers me when my SO is wearing high heels! And it annoys the heck out of me when I stand near tall men. It really does make me feel miniscule at those moments. But then I think to myself: there are short Asian guys for example... I always wanted to be tall, even as a child. I used to be - at first - but then all the other girls & boys grew taller......

It helps though that every day I pass by men who are around my height, or not that tall. And I've encountered men shorter than me, so...! But yes, it does annoy me. It's also annoying to be among relatives - can't keep thinking had I been born cis, I'd be their height.

At least I don't have extremely small frame...

[DeniseGrace]

Negative - I'm only 5'5". I don't like basketball LOL.

As a "male" I've dated women several inches taller than myself. Height has never been an issue.

Although, years ago a couple of co-worker (brothers) used to call me "little man".

Have no, and never did have desire to be tall.

DeniseGrace

[JillianC]

No, I'm 5'4" so average height for a female.  It stunk being that height as a guy tho.

[Julia1996]

My height never caused me dysphoria but it did kind of stress me out a bit before I transitioned because people would comment on it. My dad is 6'2, my brother is 6'4 and my mom is almost 5'11. So people would ask what happened to me. I'm 5'4. I did used to wish I was taller. Especially when my brother would hold something of mine over his head so I couldn't reach it. He also found it funny to pick me up so my feet didn't touch the floor.  But he stopped doing that when I pointed out that him picking me up like that put my feet in good range of his balls. I would love to be my mom's height and have long legs. But that's not going to happen so I got over it.

[Daisy Jane]

At 6'3, I'm tall for a man. At 6'3 I'm a g** d*** amazon of a woman! It bothered me at first, but now I'm good with it, other than the difficulty in finding long sleeve shirts. 

[natalie.ashlyne]

Yes it used to bother me alot but know I am ok with it as 5'7 and there are a lot of cis girls I work with the same size as me or taller so I learned to except my height 

[ainsley]

I am 5'6" and my wife is 5'9".  It just never mattered to either of us, even before i transitioned to female.

[Elis]

No not really. What bothers me more is the inconvenience of not being able to reach stuff on a high shelf. And feeling insecure that I often have to look up at guys to talk to them. Lately I've been thinking if I'd look more attractive if I was taller; because with  my stocky build it probably looks more unusual that i'm shorter than average. But I see a lot of cis guys around my height so doesn't really bother me. Not like there's anything I can do about it anyway

[Roll]

I'm 5'10, so around average for male, tall for female. I used to be self conscious I was the shortest "male" in my family(everyone else is 6'1''-6'4''), now I'm extraordinarily grateful I'm only 5'10''. Model height.  It also helps me mentally knowing that my 5'7'' sister wishes she was a few inches taller.

[Gertrude]

Being 6'5 and big sucks , being trans. Gertrude fits.


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[Sydney_NYC]

At 6'3, I'm tall for a man. At 6'3 I'm a g** d*** amazon of a woman! It bothered me at first, but now I'm good with it, other than the difficulty in finding long sleeve shirts. 

At a little over 6'5", I after meeting cis women taller than me and having other women tell me they wish they had my height, I just rock it and now I'm loving it.

[Corax]

No not at all, I'm totally cool with my height.
I have to say that I have no reason to be in the first place though because I am not a short guy.

[PurpleWolf]

No not at all, I'm totally cool with my height.
I have to say that I have no reason to be in the first place though because I am not a short guy.

Lucky you!

[Jailyn]

Wolf I think this one can go both ways for mtf's and ftm's. Some that start transition as mtf's are really tall 6' and above. I worried about my height until I started comparing cis-women's heights to my own. I am tall for a woman but, not out of the norm. So initially it did give me dysphoria, but now that I have accepted it as normal and average, it's gone away. I can see it causing an issue with both mtf/ftm cause if you are really short, well many guys are not short. Height shouldn't bother us though. People come in all shapes and sizes. I think magazines and other media play a part in this giving us dysphoria. We have this idealized picture of what the other gender looks like. So maybe we should try to break down those stereotypes in our heads.

[Sol]

I am 6'3" so insanely tall. It is actually one thing I loved about being a woman, I was unique. Now I am just another tall guy.

It does help me pass though even with having melons on my chest. People just assume that people my height can't be cis females.

[PurpleWolf]

I am 6'3" so insanely tall. It is actually one thing I loved about being a woman, I was unique. Now I am just another tall guy.

It does help me pass though even with having melons on my chest. People just assume that people my height can't be cis females.

And that people my height can't be but that,  !

[Lucy Ross]

There are a couple of girls at work who have a few inches on my 5'11", it's fun to see them now, really.  You think, no one would ever in a million years mistake her for a man, why is that, hmmm?  One is thin as a rail and piles on the accessories, she's middle aged like me.  Another is really imposing, the tallest, sharp dresser.  6'2" in flats, I'd guess.  Another works in the warehouse and is quite girthy, moon shaped face, hair tied back, younger.  Watching women like that is an object lesson.

My ultimate goal is to slim down a mile after a few years of HRT, when the primary boob growth is over.  I'm already at the right weight for my BMI, but want to eat as little as necessary, but want to have some fat around to get it in the right places.

[KathyLauren]

I am 5'8", average for a man.  That makes me a tallish woman, without being so tall that I attract attention.  My wife is always reminding me that being tall is good, because I can wear clothes that she couldn't get away with.

I am a bit self-conscious about wearing heels.  I have some 2" heels that I have worn in public, but mostly I wear flats.

[Allison S]

Im 5'7 and i think my tallest sister is 5'5 and my brother is 5'10. So im right in the middle where i should be!

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[big kim]

6'3ish at 15  when I stopped growing,though I've dropped to 6'1 & 1/2" at 60.Dad was 6'2", Mum 6'. It put me off transition for around 10 years.