Anxiety and low self esteem are common struggles for people dealing with gender identity pains. Everyone needs some alone time to recover, cope, and relax; however, when alone time goes too far it can turn into a dark, lonely, and painful experience. How can something so vital to our rest and recovery also be so triggering?
Read MoreIt’s that time of year! School is starting up again. The anticipation of school stress can bring up a lot of questions and concerns for students with gender dysphoria. Will my teachers call me by the right name and pronouns? Will there be any other kids with gender dysphoria or will I be the only one? How will I handle the huge crowds with my social anxiety?
Read MoreOur culture continually tries to assign what it means to be masculine or feminine. Unfortunately they often define it in harmful ways by putting people in boxes. Gender stereotypes are usually harmful and wrong. Masculinity and Femininity are aspects of identity that everyone has a relationship with. The more our culture breaks down the harmful stereotypes, the more we’ll be able to freely be ourselves.
Read MoreLife can be hard and we all need skills to cope (especially when anxiety starts affecting everything in our life). Gender Dysphoria is especially hard to cope with. I get asked all the time for help in learning new coping skills. What I say is, “Coping is really a lifestyle, and we have to create a lifestyle of coping.” This means we need things with us at all times that we can go to whenever anxiety or distress hits!
Read MoreWhen someone has established and built up self-esteem it becomes a foundation to handle all bad things in life. If the foundation is built solid then a person can make mistakes and they are still okay. A person can mess up, hurt someone, or handle someone being angry at them. Because at the end of the day they can handle a little guilt and remorse because they know that they are still good, loved, and valuable at their foundation.
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