dysphoria worse when packing?

[wheat thins are delicious]

I find my dysphoria surrounding my genitals to be worse when i'm packing.  For that reason I have never really packed outside of a few times in my house.   Does anyone else find this to be true for them? 

[Ratchet]

In the opposite. In the beginning, it was very weird, and I hate packing. It made me feel more dysphoria then when I didn't pack. But after a time, it just became... natural. Without it now, I feel like I'm missing a piece of me. I don't like not feeling like a whole person. It's weird. Maybe you're just not used to the idea of packing? It took me a good month to get over the whole idea of it, the reality of it.

[jessman3]

i feel the same way. i feel something down there thats not attatched and it just reminds me of what im lacking. I rarely pack, however, i think a better weighted packer might help me. And maybe glue instead of a harness. *Shrug*

[Elijah3291]

yeah, sometimes I like packing, sometimes feeling it down there and knowing it isnt real and its rubber makes me more upset

[Mika]

Yeah, sometimes it makes me feel much worse. It's happened a few times that I've thrown it across the room out of frustration that my attempts to solve my bottom dysphoria are futile, or at least feel like it at times. The only time a flying dick isn't kinda hilarious.

This is random, but if it goes sideways or wonky because my harness gets messed up it makes me really dysphoric. My girlfriend thinks it's funny, but it makes packing feel like a ridiculous and silly coping mechanism, and reminds me that I can't have what I need. I know that sounds stupid, but it's a problem I have often.

But other times I feel more dysphoric for not wearing it, so I guess it depends. Overall, after I got used to it I usually miss it if I can't.

[MaxAloysius]

I find that if I pack, I'm always thinking about what I have down there, whereas when I don't I can just forget about what I do or don't have. So while it can feel good, yeah, it also seriously reminds me that I'm not a real man.

[Adio]

I feel fine either way, but I prefer to pack.  The only time it bothers me is using a public toilet.  I find myself wishing that I could use a urinal and then when I sit down to piss, I have to keep it out of sight under the stall.  So I'm really focused on it then and it can get me down for a minute.

[Nathan.]

I have the same problem, that's why I don't pack anymore. I don't get much genital dysphoria but when I pack it's bad. I guess that's because i'm more focused on that area, maybe I should try again and stick with it through the dysphoria so it becomes normal for me and I focus less on that area.

[Lee]

I'm much more comfortable while packing, but I agree Mikah about it being bad when it doesn't sit right especially if it's somewhere where I cannot easily adjust it.