I’m pretty fluid in my opinions about a lot of the nuance regarding transition, like language, validity, what is vs isn’t harmful, etc etc.
But I realized I’m interested in just hearing how more of y’all actually talk about your own transition. Like do you see yourself as having “survived” dysphoria kind of like cancer patients speak about their struggle? Or perhaps you see it as a continual process that never ends? Would you still describe yourself as dysphoric if transition relieved it? Do you still refer to yourself as trans, publicly &/or in your inner monologue? That kind of stuff :)
(Especially if you use language/words outside of their literal definition, either reclaiming or more sarcastically)
Example: I’ve started dabbling in gaslighting myself that i’m a cis girl in my mind when the dysphoria isn’t especially bad lol
i kind of skirt between thinking of it as an ongoing attempt at survival and apotheosis part I depending on how strong my god complex is at any given time (,¬﹏¬,)
Ooo apotheosis is a new word for me (secular parents). I lowkey relate cause at times I feel like Lain or living in Ghost in the Shell but as a tranner who can “see” things differently than most people. I like to marvel at the modern world and life and where my existence being trans fits in it all when I’m not too depressed to exist.