There’s a concept that’s becoming more and more mainstream, or at least widely known in the gender non-conforming and trans communities: Gender Euphoria. To put it as shortly as possible, if Gender Dysphoria is a discomfort with your body or gender presentation, Gender Euphoria is feeling very happy with your body or gender presentation. This shortened explanation, of course, leaves out a whole lot of nuance and doesn’t do very much to explain to those new to the discourse what the heck we’re talking about! And, naturally, it leaves out entirely what Sissy Euphoria might be. Curious? Keep reading.
Dysphoria? Euphoria? Who cares, right?
You should care, because you’re a human being and capable of empathy and also emotional range. Ahem. But, let’s define some terms. Dysphoria is a state of unease or generalized dissatisfaction with life. Gender Dysphoria would be, obviously, a state of unease or dissatisfaction with your gender, gender performance, or how your gender is seen by others. Euphoria is a state of intense excitement or happiness. Therefore Gender Euphoria would be a state of happiness or excitement about your gender, gender performance, or the way your gender is seen or perceived by others. Why am I breaking things down so specifically?
When we talk about gender, gender performance, and gender perception, we’re getting into the different ways dysphoria and euphoria can manifest.
For a very long time, Bodily Gender Dysphoria was a defining characteristic needed to medically transition. You needed to be able to stand in front of a psychiatrist and tell them you hated your body’s genitals or your body’s general being-ness, and prove a certain level of suffering and pain, to be “allowed” access to hormones and surgery, to change your body to be in line with your preferences. Don’t worry, we no longer require that a person ‘prove’ their suffering in order to be granted access to health care that can increase a person’s mental health, general life satisfaction, and happiness. You can simply want to change your gender presentation and ask your doctor for help doing so. But, bodily dysphoria is one of the three kinds of dysphoria. Bodily, Cognitive, and Social Dysphoria are all areas of your life in which you may experience unease or dissatisfaction with your gender. Bodily would be a dissatisfaction with your gender, Cognitive would be a dissatisfaction with your own gender performance, and Social would be discomfort with the way others see your gender.
Gender performance?!
All the world’s a stage, as the Bard once said, and we are but players therein. The way we act, when in social groups, is our performance. The version of you that goes to work and does work stuff and interacts with your boss is one aspect of your performance. Private you, hanging out with friends you, and the version of you that is First Date You. All can be thought of as a performance you put on, to fit in socially, to gain advantages with your peers, to exist within society, basically. Everything you do that is ‘gender’ is your gender performance. The clothes you wear, the way you walk, how you sit on a bus seat (do you manspread?) are all aspects of your gender performance. If you’re a sissy, you know all about a gender performance. Into Coerced Feminization? You know about the gender performance.
Gender euphoria? Sissy euphoria?!!
The feeling of sheer bliss and ecstasy you get when you dress up just right in the cutest little outfit, and do your makeup, and are just the best possible sissy you can be: that’s Sissy Euphoria. Bodily euphoria because you can look in a mirror and SEE yourself as you wish you were all the time. Cognitive Euphoria because you think of yourself and your presentation and your performance and it makes you squirm and giggle in glee. And Social Euphoria when you can share your sissy self and your gender presentation with others and have them see you and acknowledge you as what you are! This is Sissy Euphoria. This is the best possible feeling in the entire world, and I want you to have it.
If I could, I’d help you eradicate any and all dysphoria from your life, and embrace only euphoria!
Here’s one way you can give yourself a little gift of Sissy Euphoria. We’re having a Sissy Slumber Party in March, 2022. You’re invited! Bring your fabulous sissy self to our Discord for a girly slumber party with NINE Mistresses. Dress up, or dress down, just, embrace your bliss and joy, and come prepared to share your pics (PG 13 please, there’s a TOS we have to at least nod towards). We’re gonna share makeup tips, and manicure advice, and our favorite facials. We’re gonna gossip about hot guys, and play party games, and there’ll likely be a movie going on, and snacks and drinks, and YOU. You in all your sissy glory, at a Sissy Centered Slumber Party! Want to feel what it’s like to experience social sissy euphoria? Oh boy, we’re gonna give you the best euphoric night ever!
Join the Sissy Slumber Party.
The party is on March 19th, 2022, starting at 9 pm Eastern in our Discord server. You’ll be given an invite when you sign up! Nine Mistresses will be present, plus the sissies attending. Your cost is $50 for at least two hours (we’ll go longer with more sign-ups). Yes, you can share pictures with us. Yes, the Mistresses will share sissy tips with you! Yes, it’s gonna be awesome and fun! And, YES, you’ll retain access to the Enchantrix Empire Discord Server afterward.
Embrace every opportunity you have for Gender Euphoria and Sissy Euphoria!!!
Life is short, wear panties! Put on a cute dress! Do your nails, and wear some lip gloss! Make yourself happy, because no one else will. Fuck it, be a sissy, and have fun. And join us for a very fun evening of Sissy Extravagance. I’ll be there. I hope you will, too.
There’s a Whore School episode on Gender Dysphoria and Gender Euphoria. Stream it or download it for offline listening, but it’s also got good information on this topic!
Thank you Ms Harper! You are always so informative! I like to think much of what we do here is to help others CELEBRATE who they are! I love the Sissy Slumber party and I know all the girls who attend will find others who celebrate them as well!
I figure life is short, why not go ahead and be happy?! And if that involves panties and being a sissy… so what?!!!
The slumber party is going to be AMAZING and I am so excited for it!
Hello there, Harper! This is such an important concept and really highlights what matters in terms of receiving a diagnosis (and/or simply telling us if we need to be concerned at all). The most pressing concerns in relation to our mental health, for the most part, is suffering and its impact on your functioning. If you are not suffering and your functioning isnt impacted in a negative fashion, there really isnt an issue to be addressed.
I actually got into it with my entire Human Sexuality class regarding BDSM, and specifically regarding a Femdom. My entire class opted to paint that as a sexual dysfunction that must be clinically addressed, while I indicated that I thought they were all sanctimonious assholes who were simply sitting in judgment on other people’s sexual preferences.
This concept that there is a right way to “life” is getting challenged more and more, and people are starting to wake up to the reality that the right way is the way that maximizes your joy, supports your hopes and dreams, and aligns to your own personal goals…and hopefully contributing to a world where others feel the same freedom.
A sissy who loves to dress up, be feminine and cede control over to a Mistress joyfully has as much right to their existence as any of us have to ours. My life really started to change once I started to live by that philosophy- that I had as much right to my existence, beliefs, ways of being, thoughts, hopes, dreams, and desires as anyone else and that NO ONE HAS THE STANDING NECESSARY TO REFUTE ME (that last bit was HUGE).
Can’t wait to see you at the slumber party and I have mad respect (and maybe a Mistress crush) for you with this article!
I’m so happy that the clinical world, at least, is moving towards and understanding that so long as whatever it is isn’t interfering with your life, it’s not a problem. Now, some old traditionalist hidebound dickheads will always try to drag us back towards staid heteronormativity, but the arc of social progress leans eventually towards diversity and acceptance, so. If you’re not hurting yourself or others, go for it! Panties for everyone!
We should totally get together and do something awesome, since you’ve got a crush on me… and I’m kinda smitten with you, too!
It kind of looks like you and Miss Becky are maybe holding hands in the pic for the slumber party. Knock me down and spank me, the thought of two mistresses in Lesbos, wow!, possibly euphoric, if that’s what you want. You’ve said so many right things, I just wish that I didn’t have to wait around and suffer anymore just because the ignorant sleepers want to hurt others, I am really beginning to think that, that is why the “conservatives” refuse posative change – they like causing pain. ..Well, sorry for my rant. Let me conclude by singing “I adore being a girl” ……………https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtQBrShqgls&t=112s
Aw, darling! I’m very openly not straight… Bi or Pan or just very open and accepting, however you want to put it, I’ll date and fuck anyone, and I don’t care what sort of body they happen to have.
(And Becky and I would totally make out at the Slumber Party… I should go ask her if we should coordinate our outfits.)