I had another trans person tell me I "don't need" breast implants and I get that's meant as a compliment but like

Dysphoria is tricky. Self image is hard. We are all gonna navigate it as best we can and it doesn't matter if others think something looks fine if it doesn't look fine to us

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@AzureHusky I know they probably don't mean any ill, but I never liked the undercurrent of toxic life optimizations that come with this statement.

Because, there are a lot of things in life that you wouldn't have known you needed unless you actually have it, or are seriously considering having it.

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