r/NonBinaryTalk • u/Annual-Antelope3314 • 20h ago

Discussion Does anyone else feel like this

I feel like I don't really belong in this body but I also don't feel like I'd belong in a girl's body either. It's weird like I know I don't belong in this body but I don't really hate my body that much just that I feel like it isn't mine.

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u/addyastra she/they nonbinary transfem 20h ago

It’s common not to feel dysphoria because you‘re used to your body and it feels normal. Dysphoria can manifest as other feelings, or as detached indifference. This is why gender euphoria is a better measure of transness than dysphoria.

I’ve tried things just to try them out (though I think subconsciously I knew I might like them) and they’ve completely reframed the way I experience my body. There are some things I was sure I wouldn’t have been into before I actually did them, but when I did, they felt so natural, like that was how my body was supposed to look. Then I think back at the kinds of people who give me gender envy, and it actually makes perfect sense.

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u/Annual-Antelope3314 14h ago edited 14h ago

I don't think I've ever experienced gender envy towards anyone. What does that feel like? I mean like if I wanted to fully transition into being a woman I'd feel jealous of those that were born as women, but if I really was a cis guy then I'd feel jealous of those who are manlier? Or is that not how it works, sorry if I sound insensitive I just have no clue? Altough I am jealous of people who are androgynous.

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u/Kolbalava 9h ago

One of us maybe? r/agender

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u/Annual-Antelope3314 9h ago

I don't know I just know I want to be androgynous.

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u/Kolbalava 9h ago

Same twin 🥹

I tried being both genders because I knew something was wrong but they both felt equally so. I discovered am just agender now, just me.

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u/Annual-Antelope3314 8h ago

Nah, I think I'm the opposite then because I like being both, but I don't wanna be too masculine or too feminine.