Gender Dysphoria Intro

Gender dysphoria refers to psychological distress that occurs when one's biological sex does not match their gender identity. It can develop at any point from childhood through adulthood. People with gender dysphoria experience severe emotional distress if unable to express their experienced gender or receive support. Left untreated, gender dysphoria can impair daily functioning and lead to issues like anxiety, depression, and increased risk of self-harm.

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Introduction of Gender Dysphoria:

Gender dysphoria also known as gender identity disorder which refers to deep sense of
psychological distress that occurs when your biological sex does not match your gender identity.

Gender identity is different from gender expression. Whereas gender identity refers to one’s
psychological sense of their gender, gender expression refers to the way in which one presents to
the world in a gendered way.

For example: You may be assigned at birth as a female gender, but you feel a deep inner sense of
being male

Some people feel that their gender is not compatible with their sex at birth and some feel that they
are neither masculine nor feminine, that they are somewhere in-between, that they are a
combination of the two, or that their identity changes.

For some people with gender dysphoria, incompatibility is complete, severe, disturbing, and long-
standing, and they are likely to seek drug treatment and procedures to resolve the incompatibility.

And it can occur at any point during life, from childhood to adulthood. Most of these people are
biologic males who identify themselves as females, sometimes early in childhood, and regard their
genitals and masculine features with repugnance.

People who were born with genitals that are not clearly male or female (ambiguous genitals) or who
have a genetic abnormality, such as Turner syndrome or Klinefelter syndrome, may suffer from
varying degrees of gender dysphoria.

Transgender and gender-diverse people might experience gender dysphoria at some point in their
lives. However, some transgender and gender-diverse people feel at ease with their bodies, with or
without medical intervention.

Complications:

People with gender dysphoria may experience severe emotional and psychological distress if they’re
unable to express their experienced gender and/or if they don’t receive the support and acceptance
they need.

Gender dysphoria can affect many aspects of life, including daily activities. People experiencing
gender dysphoria might have difficulty in school due to pressure to dress in a way that’s associated
with their sex assigned at birth or out of fear of being harassed or teased.

If gender dysphoria impairs the ability to function at school or at work, the result may be school
dropout or unemployment.

People who have gender dysphoria also often experience discrimination, resulting in stress.
Accessing health services and mental health services can be difficult due to fear of stigma and a lack
of experienced care providers.

Some of the unpleasant feelings that sometimes accompany gender dysphoria include:

Anxiety.

Depression.

Eating disorders.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Substance abuse.

This can further lead to relationship conflicts with family, peers, and friends in various aspects of
their daily lives and lead to rejection from society, interpersonal conflicts, symptoms of depression
and anxiety, substance use disorders, a negative sense of well-being, and poor self-esteem, and
increased risk of self-harm and suicidality.