Possibility Why Gender Dysphoria Increases After Coming Out As Trans
In my psychology class today I had to write an assessment about the approaches. For my last two questions I had to explain the basics of what ‘Diathesis-stress theory’ is and can I tell you, I honestly love it. Why? because it explains why trans people, when finding out we are trans or are stepping into puberty, our dysphoria gets worse.
Diathesis-stress theory is when a biological cause, such as a disease, illness, disorder or condition gets triggered as a result of stress. Although this theory was made to explain mental disorders that are causated by biological and social factors, this theory can apply to other things too. For example, a person with undiagnosed cancer can live a perfectly normal life. Yet, once a stressful event takes a toll, the disease “wakes up” and the person is at risk.
This explains why dysphoria increases when people realise they are trans or are stepping into puberty. The dysphoria is always there but it’s not until a stressful event happens (such as finding out that you are trans or going through the wrong puberty) that our gender dysphoria increases or “wakes up”
