@wilson50127 HAVE A BOWL MISTER SQUIDWARD

My design for sapphire for the splatoon AU

My design for jasper for the splatoon AU

My design for Amethyst for the SU splatoon AU

My pearl design for the splatoon Steven universe AU

My design for alexandrite for the splatoon AU

My design for ruby for the splatoon AU

My design for opal for the splatoon AU

I want to vent about something that has been irking me for a while.

I have strong chest dysphoria. I have hated my breasts since the moment they arrived. They feel like foreign objects on my body. I have worn binders for the past 4 years and am hoping to get top surgery in the future to be totally flat.

I am also cis.

Now you might be thinking "Well then that's not dysphoria! Dysphoria relates to an incongruence between one's assigned gender and actual gender!"

Yes, that's gender dysphoria. I have the more general body dysphoria.

"I think what you actually mean is body dysmorphia, right? Cis dysphoria is just body dysmorphic disorder."

No, that's absolutely not what I mean.

BODY DYSPHORIA AND BODY DYSMORPHIA ARE TWO SEPERATE THINGS

Body dysphoria means you dislike a specific aspect of your body that is perceivable to you and others, it is not warped by your brain. Body dysmorphia is a disorder that means you see flaws in your body that are highly exaggerated or even nonexistent, meaning only you perceive these flaws and others cannot. It has connections to OCD, anxiety, and eating disorders.

Like gender dysphoria, body dysphoria can be relieved with tactics like surgery, while BDD cannot. The perceived flaw will just be transferred to another body part because the underlying problem is a mental illness, not the body part's presence itself.

I am aware of my chest and its impact on my life. I am acutely aware of what it actually looks like and how it is observed by others. My view of my own body is not skewed compared to an outsider's view of my body.

Cis people can and do experience body dysphoria, sometimes on a level that will require surgery to relieve that anguish. This does not mean they have BDD.

Body dysphoria can occur in anyone, cis or trans. We need to stop confusing it with body dysmorphia, which requires entirely different handling. They can certainly exist simultaneously, but they are not interchangeable terms by any means, and to continue assuming so is dangerous for and does a disservice to parties with either or both conditions.

Body dysphoria needs to be handled with respect and dignity.

BDD needs to be handled with respect and dignity.

But they cannot be handled as if they are exactly the same.

Congrats on 8 million @therealjacksepticeye! I have been with the channel since 2 million. Every day after school I always come home and go straight to YouTube to watch your videos. You make me smile all the time. 😋😋