im trans and i also struggle being bipolar. after a lot of similar internal debate... i think probably the joy of gender autonomy and transness is real. mania makes it hard to acknowledge dysphoria, and when depressed the euphoria that gender affirmation brings would suddenly go away. then i feel invalid for not feeling dysphoric-- complex relatable stuff in this zine.
YES! OMG one of the biggest, most powerful things I heard was that originally, the test for whether someone "is actually trans" was dysphoria. Then they discovered a better test is whether there's euphoria when using the proper name/pronouns/etc. That the new test was able to validate and encapsulate far more people. And all of that, of course, is allowing others to label people anyway lol but still
I'm so glad you could relate! And yes, my goodness, mania and just generally throwing myself into my work kinda shove dysphoria and all of my frustrations in life to the side, where they slowly pile up and jump out of the corner like "SURPRISE!" when I settle down.
Thank you so much for your comment, and it's lovely to meet you! 🧡
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im trans and i also struggle being bipolar. after a lot of similar internal debate... i think probably the joy of gender autonomy and transness is real. mania makes it hard to acknowledge dysphoria, and when depressed the euphoria that gender affirmation brings would suddenly go away. then i feel invalid for not feeling dysphoric-- complex relatable stuff in this zine.
YES! OMG one of the biggest, most powerful things I heard was that originally, the test for whether someone "is actually trans" was dysphoria. Then they discovered a better test is whether there's euphoria when using the proper name/pronouns/etc. That the new test was able to validate and encapsulate far more people. And all of that, of course, is allowing others to label people anyway lol but still
I'm so glad you could relate! And yes, my goodness, mania and just generally throwing myself into my work kinda shove dysphoria and all of my frustrations in life to the side, where they slowly pile up and jump out of the corner like "SURPRISE!" when I settle down.
Thank you so much for your comment, and it's lovely to meet you! 🧡
- ✨Beth