29-02-2016, 09:14 PM
don't know much on the subject but I feel that transgender and bbd are two separate things, though BBD often comes from being transgender.
I mean, I have some body issues. Being too tall is probably the main offender but I'm not impossibly tall for a woman so I wouldn't consider that directly linked to gender dysphoria. It's just because I'm transgender that it upsets me sometimes in the way the article describes. It's not as big a problem as it was. I've kind of gotten over it though it can get bad during those times I just want to blend in.
Saying that, I have short friends who complains as much as I do about their height. ^_^ I read somewhere that one of the most female traits is hating some aspect of your body. I guess it doesn't usually get bad enough to be described as a disorder. Then again, women do wear make up, or push up bras, or dye their hair which is kind of the thing the article talks about. Men often feel that way too but for different things. Surprised it says only 1 in 200 suffer from it to be honest. I guess it has to be a more extreme feeling than what's generally felt by the population.
Sorry, I'm just thinking out loud. Don't know if I have much in the way of advice on dealing with it. Wish I did. It's so easy to say accept your body and love yourself but without a method it can be pretty tricky. I have some friends who are big on 'body positivity' which is popular on Instagram and Tumblr ^_^ They might be good communities to look in to. And this comic popped up in my feed the other day. Made me a little weepy :') but in a good way.
http://viralwomen.com/post/this_frida_kahlo_cartoon_will_remind_you_that_youre_awesome
I mean, I have some body issues. Being too tall is probably the main offender but I'm not impossibly tall for a woman so I wouldn't consider that directly linked to gender dysphoria. It's just because I'm transgender that it upsets me sometimes in the way the article describes. It's not as big a problem as it was. I've kind of gotten over it though it can get bad during those times I just want to blend in.
Saying that, I have short friends who complains as much as I do about their height. ^_^ I read somewhere that one of the most female traits is hating some aspect of your body. I guess it doesn't usually get bad enough to be described as a disorder. Then again, women do wear make up, or push up bras, or dye their hair which is kind of the thing the article talks about. Men often feel that way too but for different things. Surprised it says only 1 in 200 suffer from it to be honest. I guess it has to be a more extreme feeling than what's generally felt by the population.
Sorry, I'm just thinking out loud. Don't know if I have much in the way of advice on dealing with it. Wish I did. It's so easy to say accept your body and love yourself but without a method it can be pretty tricky. I have some friends who are big on 'body positivity' which is popular on Instagram and Tumblr ^_^ They might be good communities to look in to. And this comic popped up in my feed the other day. Made me a little weepy :') but in a good way.
http://viralwomen.com/post/this_frida_kahlo_cartoon_will_remind_you_that_youre_awesome