I'm sorry. I do know that dysphoria is not inherently a logical thing, and thus cannot be overcome via logical counter-argument... but if it helps, know that men do have a hormone cycle and it has some similar presentation. The science is still being developed, and there is presently a lot of controversy about it (not the least of which is that they're currently calling symptoms of it "Irritable Male Syndrome," which generates knee-jerk responses) - it's a general part of the body's rhythmic fluctuations. Here is an article about it, in case it helps any.
As someone who actually takes testosterone injections, the worst part of it is that the best location to get them is someplace you can't give yourself. I've given myself the shot in my leg once, but it's more unpleasant for a few days than the primarily-recommended back-of-hip injection site. There's a greater soreness because it's injected in the muscle and the thigh works more. If you have somebody who can give them to you, it's not really bad at all. Slight sting in the moment, gone quickly. 🤷
Sorry about the rough moment. It will pass, at least. One recommendation, just... because of the bullshit times we live in. Use something that isn't connected to a database. I did some searching, and apparently Drip is open-source and stores all data locally. You could also just legitimately use a paper calendar, if you wanted, or a not-cloud-based spreadsheet program. It's stupid and I hate it, but better safe than subpoenaed. 😑
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Date: 2024-10-12 03:08 am (UTC)I'm sorry. I do know that dysphoria is not inherently a logical thing, and thus cannot be overcome via logical counter-argument... but if it helps, know that men do have a hormone cycle and it has some similar presentation. The science is still being developed, and there is presently a lot of controversy about it (not the least of which is that they're currently calling symptoms of it "Irritable Male Syndrome," which generates knee-jerk responses) - it's a general part of the body's rhythmic fluctuations. Here is an article about it, in case it helps any.
As someone who actually takes testosterone injections, the worst part of it is that the best location to get them is someplace you can't give yourself. I've given myself the shot in my leg once, but it's more unpleasant for a few days than the primarily-recommended back-of-hip injection site. There's a greater soreness because it's injected in the muscle and the thigh works more. If you have somebody who can give them to you, it's not really bad at all. Slight sting in the moment, gone quickly. 🤷
Sorry about the rough moment. It will pass, at least. One recommendation, just... because of the bullshit times we live in. Use something that isn't connected to a database. I did some searching, and apparently Drip is open-source and stores all data locally. You could also just legitimately use a paper calendar, if you wanted, or a not-cloud-based spreadsheet program. It's stupid and I hate it, but better safe than subpoenaed. 😑