I actually only post on this comm to target you in particular >:3

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I'm so good at blocking out mentally exhausting situations, often I don't even realize how much strain they put on me - only when they're gone, then all of a sudden I feel the huge lift off of my shoulders.

Yeah 'twas quite the eureka moment when I realized that I might not "simply" have been clinically depressed for these past few years for no reason*, but that the depression may have been a symptom of gender related dysphoria.

*my doctor kept telling me "life's tough, think about the casualties of war in Iran" 😶💦

Wait, these are possible dysphoria symptoms? 👀

WHAT AN INSANE THING TO SAY TO SOMEONE WHAT

I know, right? Like, what the heck am I supposed to feel when she says that😭

Yeah. Dysphoria can manifest as a general unease/depression without a clear source. It's like a weight that you might not realize is there until you experience euphoria and it's suddenly lifted