![]() This immediate increase in gender dysphoria can be a huge weight on the person’s shoulders and can pile up to cause a mental breakdown for example, panic or anxiety attacks. Gender dysphoria can be triggered in many different situations as “when a community sample of trans and nonbinary individuals were asked to describe their gender dysphoria in a social context, participants described linguistic triggers, often in the form of misgendering or otherwise having their identity questioned, which caused an immediate increase to their experience of gender dysphoria” (Lindley and Galupo 2020:267). It is known that “dissatisfaction with one’s appearance and the drive to look different from one’s sex assigned at birth is central to gender dysphoria” (Peterson et al. When someone’s body or perceived gender does not match how they identify inside it can be extremely distressing. Gender dysphoria can be defined as the distress arising from conflicts between a person’s gender identity or expression and their assigned gender/sex. ![]() 2022:276), but it is just as important to know as gender dysphoria. ![]() It is known that “the limited attention to gender euphoria in research means clinicians may also be unaware of the term or not understand what it means to their clients” (Beischel et al. Gender euphoria is a positive counterpart and is lesser known to the general public. The term gender dysphoria is something more talked about, especially in terms of how dangerous it can be. To talk about these terms can help remove the stigma that may surround them, particularly what surrounds the phrase “gender dysphoria”. Today many new and unfamiliar terms may be popping up and it may be hard for some to keep track of them all but certain terms are important to remember as you or someone you love may be experiencing them and not yet understand. ![]() The terms gender dysphoria or gender euphoria are starting to circulate more but the meanings may not appear that often. Keywords: Gender, Transgender, Identity, Stigma ![]()
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