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What eases your dysphoria?

Started by Rayne, May 30, 2014, 08:54:47 PM

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Rayne

So we have a tpoic on what spikes your dysphoria, so I figured It'd be a nice positive step to ask the counter question. What helps ease your dysphoria? I will assume nearly everyone that worries about it will say passing. However if passing spikes your dysphoria or something feel free to correct me.

At any rate, I'll set an example and list a few things. In fact, I'l do a list I guess.

1} Baths. I take baths isntead of showers. I'm not sure why, but lounging in a bath washing my hair and such, just feels more girly than showering.

2} Shaving. I don't just mean any facial hair, but my legs, arms, and armpits. (Yet another reason to take baths, that'd be awkward in the shower.) It helps me feel like a girl, and feel better when I relax and get all hair-free. I feel smooth and soft afterward, and that really helps. It also helps that I don't feel as self conscious when I shave. I feel mroe confident in myself. I imagine for most Cis girls, the uncommon cismale, and the less uncommon non-cis male, that this is simply a task that they have to do. But it hasn't become a chore for me yet. perhaps because it's one of the only girly things I can do.

3} Talking to my boyfriend Li (his username here.) really helps me. Even when I can't talk to him, if I'm feeling bad about it, I can just cuddle up with the stuffed animal I named after him and my other stuffed animals, and confort myself knowing I'm his girl and he loves me. ^~^

4} Using the right pronouns and such helps. I'm still new to using them on myelf, so it feels slightly awkward, but still comforting.

That's about all I can do right now.
Using a stupid, definately not smart, phone, so please forgive any typos or grammar errors.
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Megan Joanne

Pulling out hairs (epilator), ouch (especially the arms), but seeing my bare skin afterwards, and touching it, so nice.

Putting on lipstick, so kissable looking.

My boobs when they're all puffy, perfect shape and so soft, too bad they don't stay that way all the time.

Seeing myself in shorts, I got nice long legs.

My hair; too bad I lack the skill or patience to style it different ways. I have to remind myself not to cut it again though, at least not so much.

Even though shy and still to this day unsure of how to take it, deep down I do love attention (so long as it is just a brief passer by), a smile or compliment from a guy, makes me feel better especially at times that I don't, when it is needed most to reassure me that I pass, that I am indeed an attractive woman, despite my fears.  I don't get compliments really from other ladies, though this one time back at my other job back in NC, this young lady kept staring at me while I was at the register and she suddenly comes out with, "You have nice lips." She barely took her eyes off of me, and she wasn't just looking at my lips, still gazing at me, even after she walked out of the store, that was the first time anyone ever said anything about my lips, made me feel...weird.

Trying on clothes usually yields disappointments because most things I don't think I look feminine enough in, but when I come across that one that does work for me, it gets me in a good happy mood.

Miss. Ma'am. And any other female pronouns.

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jaybutterfly

wearing girls clothing and make up definitely eases the feeling, though I hide under a jacket because Im wide built and need to deemphasize the shoulders.

Wierdly, watching any kind of tv show or reading a book where its from a female perspective helps. Probably a subconscious 'slot into the role' deal.

Talking to any friends who I am out to
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immortal gypsy

Funny enough for me its work. My job I have to concentrate so I don't have time to think about anything else this means while I'm there I have to push all other thoughts aside focus completley on the task at hand. Not foolproof and it is only a temorary solution. On days off it can hit 10x hard but thankfully I'm starting to come out part time now, or see friends who see and treat me as the girl I am no matter how I appear at that moment so those days are getting less frequent
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Jenny07

For me going for a run or long bike ride has always helped.

Laser and electro sessions give a great feeling of empowerment.

But the best is the little blue tablets.
Knowing the changes slowly going on inside me.
The results are slow to come however it is so wonderful knowing, this makes me feel free of it.
So long and thanks for all the fish
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kira21 ♡♡♡

Compliments and 'you know you pass when'  events. They are pretty much the only things. Otherwise I just get very self critical.

FalseHybridPrincess

Μy girlfriend, also avoiding mirrors is a nice thing if you wanna forget you re not born female for a while...
music helps too
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AnneB

Music helps, but can set me off too.  Some songs (like Mulan) let me sing, let me smile, but I can tear up too.  I guess you cant have one without the other.  Singing as best as i can (in my girls voice) helps more than anything.
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imsuzi

Like Megan, a new dress that fits well. Most of the time I am disappointed, but when I find the one that does --- WOW.
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Miharu Barbie

Men hitting on me in pool halls... just before I eviscerate them at the pool table.   8)
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James :)

Listen to music with the volume up all the way. It helps me forget tbh  :)
ıllıllı ι cнooѕe тo lιve, noт jυѕт eхιѕт. - jaмeѕ нeтғιeld ıllıllı
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