Who are the transgender-identified "colonizers" of LGB subreddits? - A breakdown by subreddit overlap

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[–]reluctant_commenter[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Thank you for sharing, that helps explain a lot. I'm so sorry you felt so dysphoric. I'll have to look into it more, then.

Perhaps part of the distinguishing factor is why people choose to avoid eating. I was taught in school that people do it to lose weight, or to have a sense of control... but it seems like the kind of dysphoria you describe may be a different pathway.

[–]HelloMomo 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If you're really curious, I've written more about it here https://moessays.wordpress.com/2020/10/31/that-time-i-was-dysphoric/ (skip to the section titled "disordered eating")

I don't know anything about studies on this. This is just a combo of my experiences and anecdotal accounts from others. But in short, as I understand it, trans paradigm disordered eating is usually about being skinny in order to look androgynous. Skinny as a means to an end. For males, it makes them smaller, more delicate. For females, it decreases breasts and hips. But it's also a form of self-harm, of punishing a disobedient body.