Is there scientific, non-anecdotal evidence for what is described in the Gender Dysphoria Bible?
I ask because the theory is a big part of how I figured out I was trans, and it would be the easiest way to explain my transness to other people - I haven’t had many stand-out experiences of the more commonly understood forms of gender dysphoria, and my life up to this point has basically been constant mental health struggles with a few light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel moments of gender euphoria.
But I don’t know whether to risk bringing it up while trying to explain/justify myself to (potentially skeptical and poorly educated) healthcare providers and the like, as I pursue medical transition for the first time. Having evidence to point to would make it more convincing, I guess.
There’s no diagnostic test for biochemical dysphoria. If there was one, I’d be really worried that it would be used more frequently to deny care than to provide it (i.e. make a test that’s positive for a narrow subset of trans folks then deny care to anyone that doesn’t test positive).
The evidence I have for it is that when I got on hrt it became abundantly clear to me that if I was to ever be forced to go back on T I would
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blow my shit smoove off
If you think you need to lean into the more stereotypical dysphoria descriptions to get yourself through the door to treatment just fucking do it. Non specialist doctors (and even many specialist gender doctors inside transphobic medical systems) know fuck all about trans people or their experience. They are there to gatekeep you and deny care.
Lie to your doctors if you have to in order to be taken seriously. If you have trans comrades in the same healthcare system as you, ask them what worked for them.
If you have access to informed consent care, that’s always better, but most of us have to navigate a system of gatekeepers. It sucks but you do what have to get the bag (of hormones).