Dysphoria

 is a term used to describe the discomfort, distress or self-hatred stemming from the disconnect between one's internal sense of gender and one's outward appearance of the gender others perceive one as.

Alternate Names

 * Gender Dysphoria

Etymology
The term "dysphoria" means "a state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety." it is paired with the term "gender" to mean "a profound and persistent unhappiness related to one's physical sex ."

Definitions

 * A profound and persistent unhappiness related to one's physical sex - etymologeek
 * Some people who are transgender will experience “gender dysphoria,” which refers to psychological distress that results from an incongruence between one’s sex assigned at birth and one’s gender identity. - psychiatry.org
 * First, let’s look at the word “dysphoria.” According to Merriam-Webster, dysphoria is “a state of feeling very unhappy, uneasy, or dissatisfied.” So, in the broadest sense, gender dysphoria is when someone feels very unhappy, uneasy, or dissatisfied in relation to their gender. This is something many people experience, including feeling a tension between how someone feels about their body compared to how society genders their body, or a conflict between how someone sees themselves in contrast with expected gender roles or expectations. - gender spectrum

Controversy
There has been discussions about a term called "Rapid-onset gender dypshoria (ROGD)," which is supposedly a subtype of gender dysphoria caused by "peer influence and social contagion. " The term, despite gaining popularity, is not supported by the American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association and other medical organizations.

Transmedicalism is the belief that all transgender individuals experience some level of gender dysphoria, they believe that anyone who does not experience any gender dysphoria is not transgender, instead are cisgender.

The clinical diagnosis of gender dysphoria has been controversial since it first appeared. Critics have argued that gender dysphoria diagnoses continue a long-standing history of pathologizing oppressed individuals, some also argue that the diagnosis stigmatizes groups that are simply expressing variation, not pathology. Despite this, some transgender individuals argue that without clinical diagnosis, there could be more problems and obstacles in the way of medically transitioning.

Subsets

 * Dysphoriflux
 * Dysphorifluid
 * Dysphoriflux