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Title: Has anyone's gender dyphoria increased after starting HRT?
Post by: cymoril on July 16, 2017, 11:13:01 PM
Post by: cymoril on July 16, 2017, 11:13:01 PM
I've been on hormones for nearly five years. Recently I have noticed my GD has gotten worse. Has this happened to anyone else?
Title: Re: Has anyone's gender dyphoria increased after starting HRT?
Post by: Kendra on July 16, 2017, 11:51:30 PM
Post by: Kendra on July 16, 2017, 11:51:30 PM
I can't help from experience (I am about to start HRT) but I'd be curious about any underlying changes that might contribute to this. Can't disclose specific dosages here, but have any prescriptions recently changed or the delivery method? Does your history of hormone tests show a steady or sharp change over time? Anything else that might change your health or metabolism - weight, work/sleep hours, etc.
Title: Re: Has anyone's gender dyphoria increased after starting HRT?
Post by: Sarah.VanDistel on July 17, 2017, 09:23:15 AM
Post by: Sarah.VanDistel on July 17, 2017, 09:23:15 AM
Quote from: cymoril on July 16, 2017, 11:13:01 PMWell... Not really worse, but the sources of dysphoria have changed. Before my decision to transition I was deeply bothered by the fact that I had the body of a man. Crossdressing worked reasonably well at alleviating these feelings, they were a sort of surrogate for a womanhood that I thought was unattainable. I wasn't bothered too much by details (beard, male facial structure...) because these aspects were overwhelmed by the dysphoria caused by the wrong "big picture". After the decision and beginning of HRT, I'm much more comfortable overall, but the focus of my dysphoria has changed. Now I'm bothered by my (remaining) beard, by my broad shoulders, by my voice...
I've been on hormones for nearly five years. Recently I have noticed my GD has gotten worse. Has this happened to anyone else?
So no, not really worse or more intense, but different.
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Title: Re: Has anyone's gender dyphoria increased after starting HRT?
Post by: Kendra on July 17, 2017, 02:59:56 PM
Post by: Kendra on July 17, 2017, 02:59:56 PM
Interesting observation Sarah. After my beard was gone for good my voice started to bug me. A lot.
Title: Re: Has anyone's gender dyphoria increased after starting HRT?
Post by: widdershins on July 17, 2017, 11:05:30 PM
Post by: widdershins on July 17, 2017, 11:05:30 PM
I don't know about my dysphoria getting worse, but my body insecurities in general totally have. Before, I literally didn't care what I looked like or whether I was attractive, because the person in the mirror wasn't remotely "me." Now that I can actually see myself in my reflection, I notice the fact that certain bits are overweight, that my skin isn't perfect, etc. And I actually care now, because it no longer feels like I'm hidden under a mask.
Like others have said, the focus of my dysphoria shifted too. My voice was a huge thing before. Now that it's dropped, I'm a lot more worried about my height, bone structure, etc., that T cant fix and I never worried about much previously.
Like others have said, the focus of my dysphoria shifted too. My voice was a huge thing before. Now that it's dropped, I'm a lot more worried about my height, bone structure, etc., that T cant fix and I never worried about much previously.
Title: Re: Has anyone's gender dyphoria increased after starting HRT?
Post by: Angieisalone on July 19, 2017, 10:43:02 AM
Post by: Angieisalone on July 19, 2017, 10:43:02 AM
Mine is very very high
Title: Re: Has anyone's gender dyphoria increased after starting HRT?
Post by: November Fox on July 28, 2017, 12:01:20 PM
Post by: November Fox on July 28, 2017, 12:01:20 PM
Yes actually.
At first it lessened as more hair started to grow and my body shape changed.
After half a year it got very, very intense. Definitely worse at times.
I think this is because the physical mismatch between certain body parts and the brain is now even greater.
Makes a lot of sense for me.
At first it lessened as more hair started to grow and my body shape changed.
After half a year it got very, very intense. Definitely worse at times.
I think this is because the physical mismatch between certain body parts and the brain is now even greater.
Makes a lot of sense for me.
Title: Re: Has anyone's gender dyphoria increased after starting HRT?
Post by: JoanneB on July 29, 2017, 09:41:34 AM
Post by: JoanneB on July 29, 2017, 09:41:34 AM
I've been on HRT for about 8 years now and my GD has it's major upswings at times. A large part of it can be traced to living full-time as male. Due to my circumstances part-time female has been off the table for a few years now. The stress of striking a reasonable balance between all the competing and sometimes conflicting needs can get to me.
TBH - I suspect even if I was full-time, I'd have my stressed out periods. Only I won't have the GD to lay blame to
TBH - I suspect even if I was full-time, I'd have my stressed out periods. Only I won't have the GD to lay blame to
Title: Re: Has anyone's gender dyphoria increased after starting HRT?
Post by: GrayKat on August 14, 2017, 09:57:54 PM
Post by: GrayKat on August 14, 2017, 09:57:54 PM
Yes, I watch my body more closely so I am more aware of my physical 'deformities'