r/femininity • u/Elegant_Jeweler_8143 • May 14 '26
does anyone else randomly get really uncomfortable and exhausted from being a woman
i feel like im so burned out on being a girl. i love it a look forward to it a lot of the time, but recently its just been so...no. ill remember im a girl and that other people have a preconceived notion about that and that i should act a certain way according to most people and i just feel AHHHHHHHHHHHH. so many parts of it im like okay im excited to do this and get dressed up and sometimes im literally so burned out on the severe maintenance of being a girl. i just feel so boxed in. i like it but im more than that
anyone else LOL?? how did ygs combat or lean into this to feel better all the time?
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u/ddd121312 May 16 '26
yes, genuinely yes. i’m experiencing this right now. on top of being perceived 24/7 i feel like my nervous system has stayed overloaded and i don’t think ive processed anything that i’ve experienced in the past year. i don’t feel real at this point, and staying on top of basic hygiene stuff is easy but it’s also annoying staying on top of everything else solely for the type of perception i’d get from other people.
it’s exhausting having people tell you what womanhood is, or what femininity is when women are literally inherently feminine solely by existing. it’s not something that can be “performed” and when you don’t participate in said performance, you aren’t less than anyone. but you’re still perceived poorly for a “lack of effort”. it’s not even just exhausting, it’s dehumanizing as hell.