“Gender euphoria” is a term has been around for ages. It exists at least since 1976, from what I’ve read online. I personally haven’t heard “euphoria” being used very often (except for the name of that one TV show), so I can’t really say if it has been overused lately.
Gender euphoria is the opposite of gender dysphoria.
Like, if you woke up and were physically the opposite gender but mentally still felt to your core that you were your current gender. That discordance and, to some, disgust and physical pain, is gender dysphoria. Hard to imagine, sure.
Gender euphoria is the state that people experience in opposition to that. When what you see in the mirror matches up well with how you feel inside. Most people will take this state for granted, but for many trans people it is the exception, not the rule.
Hope this helps understand why euphoria is by no means an exaggeration in this sense :)
Yep thinking of it in linguistic terms being the opposite of dysphoria makes more sense. I was just thinking in terms of the emotion, which yeah I totally understand it being very gratifying I just couldn’t see it being “euphoric”. Thanks for the explanation
It feels like we’re overusing “euphoria” lately, maybe just me
“Gender euphoria” is a term has been around for ages. It exists at least since 1976, from what I’ve read online. I personally haven’t heard “euphoria” being used very often (except for the name of that one TV show), so I can’t really say if it has been overused lately.
That’s fair, I didn’t realize it was such an old term.
This use feels weird to me, but I’m not trans, so maybe I just don’t get it.
Gender euphoria is the opposite of gender dysphoria.
Like, if you woke up and were physically the opposite gender but mentally still felt to your core that you were your current gender. That discordance and, to some, disgust and physical pain, is gender dysphoria. Hard to imagine, sure.
Gender euphoria is the state that people experience in opposition to that. When what you see in the mirror matches up well with how you feel inside. Most people will take this state for granted, but for many trans people it is the exception, not the rule.
Hope this helps understand why euphoria is by no means an exaggeration in this sense :)
Yep thinking of it in linguistic terms being the opposite of dysphoria makes more sense. I was just thinking in terms of the emotion, which yeah I totally understand it being very gratifying I just couldn’t see it being “euphoric”. Thanks for the explanation
For trans folk it genuinely is euphoric!