the first time i learned about gender dysphoria i never really thought about it. i was young and thought it would never happen to me, would it? i was happy being a girl and loved dressing up in girly outfits and doing makeup. as i got older i started to understand what gender dysphoria was, how i felt about myself and how complicated it made life. i couldn't look in mirrors without thinking why do i look like this i also often thought about what it would feel like to be the opposite gender. what would it feel like to be a boy? as a kid i thought life would be easier as a boy, i wouldnt be judged because of my outfit or because my hair was a mess. it would be nice to have short hair that i could mess up and that i could wear hoodies without being called depressed. i then got into a grammar school. thats where it went wrong. i started to feel insecure and went to methods that effected me physically. i ended up talking to a teacher and used the words 'gender dysphoria'. big mistake. the worst feeling in the world is to be told you dont know what that means, and it ripped my heart up.
