Does your height effect your dysphoria?

I'm 5'7", which I've been told by a lot of transguys that I'm lucky or average... well, people must be giants where I live, haha.

It used to really bother me, but now I don't mind. There's advantages to being on the short side and there are disadvantages. But I think I'm just as the right size.

I'm 6'2, and the amount of times I've hit myself on the head while walking through low doors, or past low hanging signs (SERIOUSLY! Who the F thought it was a GOOD idea to put a WOODEN FRAME around the Signs in the Grocery Store?!?), or when I've stood up too fast in the wrong spot or whatever, has made me wish, truly wish, I could share quite a few inches with you guys.
Honestly, I'd rather be just 5 feet tall than to have yet another bump on the noggin.

im short im 5'2 5'3ish...but ive been asked if it bothers me and ive never thought about it...it really doesnt bother me, ive been short all my life...it's just what i know...i prefer it now...bc it's just part of who i am and i dont mind one bit!

I'm 5'4". It only sucks when I'm in with a group of people who are all several inches taller than me and I suddenly feel like a kid straining to look up at people. But I know guys who are shorter than I am so it's all good.

5'6 and it bothers me a little. My father's six feet and I see him every day so it's a reminder of it.

Well it could be worse so I'm satisfied 

Quote from: SilverFang on November 11, 2009, 01:15:12 PM
5'6 and it bothers me a little. My father's six feet and I see him every day so it's a reminder of it.

Well it could be worse so I'm satisfied 

You should be satisfied. I'm barely over five feet and it kills me. To ice the cake, my fiancee Nicole is 6ft. *shakes head*  There are hardly any guys my size. That makes Ray Mysterio is my hero.
Will T help me grow some more? Let's hope so.

Quote from: NightKoi on November 11, 2009, 01:25:26 PM
You should be satisfied. I'm barely over five feet and it kills me. To ice the cake, my fiancee Nicole is 6ft. *shakes head*  There are hardly any guys my size. That makes Ray Mysterio is my hero.
Will T help me grow some more? Let's hope so.

Well if I recall correctly YoungSoulRebel said he grew a few inches so there's a chance. Maybe your plates aren't fused yet.

Or you know. . . there's always makemetaller.org

Quote from: NightKoi on November 11, 2009, 01:25:26 PM
You should be satisfied. I'm barely over five feet and it kills me. To ice the cake, my fiancee Nicole is 6ft. *shakes head*  There are hardly any guys my size. That makes Ray Mysterio is my hero.
Will T help me grow some more? Let's hope so.

Depends if your growth plates have fused or not.

If you hunch over a lot, because of breasts, then you might notice you're taller once you start binding or get them removed. This is because you're standing up straight.

You guys (who don't like being 'round taller folk) shouldn't come visit my house then...
My shortest sister is 5'10 and she wears heels (2-4 inches depending) to not seem short around the other siblings.

Quote from: Miniar on November 11, 2009, 01:41:16 PM
You guys (who don't like being 'round taller folk) shouldn't come visit my house then...
My shortest sister is 5'10 and she wears heels (2-4 inches depending) to not seem short around the other siblings.

I frequently run into women who are 5'10 or around there. Made me depressed for a while because I thought I'd be too short for them, haha.

I'm 5'6, and usually I don't pay attention to it. Most of the guys I work with are actually close to my height, and most of the women are shorter, so that helps me ignore it. My roommate is about 6'0 or 6'1 though, and his friends are usually taller than me, and they're older than me. So sometimes when I'm hanging out with them, it'll hit me. And a lot of the time, if I already feel a little dysphoric, feeling short will make me feel more feminine, and it can be a downward spiral if I don't shut my brain up.

It can be good sometimes, though...my roommate and I went out to dinner with one of his ex-boyfriends, who I have a huge crush on. I was sitting in the backseat, and his car's a two-door, so he had to move the passenger seat up so I could get in. When he pushed it back into place, his ex was like "Watch out, he's not gonna have any room!" My roommate jokingly said "Oh it's okay, he's a munchkin," and his ex was like "Um..no he isn't." The next time I got into the car, my roommate's ex was like "Watch out for his feet!" I had tons of room, but apparently I seem taller than I am.

I wouldn't mind gaining a couple inches on T, but I don't really mind where I am.

I'm about 5'5, but I slouch so much that I actually come up to only about 5'3. Where I'm from (Hawai'i) there are a LOT of people there who are shorter than me, especially most women, since Asian ethnicities dominate the island, which instantly makes me seem 'a wee bit taller' than other people. But nowadays I live in Alaska and I'm considered a shortstack.

My height really bothers me because I like to take on a dominant/masculine role in relationships, and I feel aesthetically self conscious/ridiculous topping people who are capable of looking down their nose at me ON ACCIDENT due to the sheer height difference. But if I assert myself, I'm trying too hard, and it looks like I'm an angry little dude fuming with Short Man Syndrome.

One day, when the sky was dark and I was looking up at the stars with my boyfriend, I put my arms around him from behind. He insisted on switching around with me because it 'felt awkward' since I'm 'too short'(he's 5'11 or so). Needless to say, I don't enjoy being snuggled/cradled as much as I enjoy doing the holding, and always automatically being steered toward a passive/submissive physical role because 'you're tiny, it makes more sense this way' has, over time, become revolting to me. I find this kinda sad, because I wonder if I could've enjoyed it more, if it hadn't been pushed onto me so much.

I'm 5'4". And I'm very bothered by my height. I desperately want to be taller. When I was little I was the tallest kid in class. Then in 5th grade everyone else started growth spurts and I never had one again. I'm been 5'4" since then . I know that I have stopped growing forever, but I hold on to that little though my body will be so shocked by T I finally have my purberty growth spurt. *crosses fingers* But yeah if there was some magic way to be 5'8"-6' I would do it

It does effect my dysphoria I hope as my transition continues its effect on me will lessen because of happiness with myself in other ways.

I'm only 5'2 and used to get called 'short a**e' at school because of it and it used to really annoy me!! The rest of my family is quite short though too, my Mum is only 5'4 and my Dad is only 5'5. They always go on about how they were average height when they were younger. My brother however managed to somehow acquire the tall genes at 5'11!! Yup, I had no chance!!
My Mum uses my height as a reason for why transitioning won't make me any happier, and I hate that.

Quote from: Tristan H. on November 11, 2009, 01:30:21 PM
Depends if your growth plates have fused or not.

If you hunch over a lot, because of breasts, then you might notice you're taller once you start binding or get them removed. This is because you're standing up straight.

LMAO! Huge breasts! Pbbt, NO. I barely fit an A cup. Binding eliminates anything I do have. I have a athlete's bod. Tan, muscular, and a tube body. I have no hips or breasts.

5'5.5" Most of the guys my age that I know are around 6' though, so I get teased a lot about my height. Which is why I counted the half inch. -_-'

I'm 5-6 and fine with that. I am a little below average for a male but taller than one of my brothers so it's all good.
Myles

im 5'7" and it doesnt really bother me.  it kind of helps out with my ->-bleeped-<-giness.  i dont really want to be seen as non-queer, so it helps make me a little different than the regular white american.

I'm 5'4" if I actually try to stand up straight.

Quote from: Cairus on November 11, 2009, 02:05:43 PM

My height really bothers me because I like to take on a dominant/masculine role in relationships, and I feel aesthetically self conscious/ridiculous topping people who are capable of looking down their nose at me ON ACCIDENT due to the sheer height difference. But if I assert myself, I'm trying too hard, and it looks like I'm an angry little dude fuming with Short Man Syndrome.

This. I also feel like I'd pass more if I wasn't so bloody short.