How can I adjust my gender expression to feel more confident and comfortable in my own skin?
How can I adjust my gender expression to feel more confident and comfortable in my own skin?
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Adjusting your gender expression to feel more confident and comfortable involves figuring out what styles, habits and activities make you feel most authentically yourself. For some, this may include wearing different clothing or making different hairstyles. Expressing your true gender identity can also involve embracing language or mannerisms traditionally assigned to the gender you identify with. Spending time with people who accept and celebrate your expression can also lead to greater comfort and confidence in embracing your true identity. Additionally, acknowledging yourself as a person of that gender helps develop a healthier sense of self-esteem so you can feel more comfortable “sharing” it with the world. Over time, it is normal for the process of expressing one’s own gender to become increasingly natural and authentic - which should lead to increased confidence and comfortableness in one's own skin!
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How can I adjust my gender expression to feel more confident and comfortable in my own skin?
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Exploring your gender identity can be a rewarding and liberating experience. Take time to think about the clothing, grooming, and social norms that come with the gender roles you were assigned at birth. Are there aspects of those roles you embrace or reject? Know that changing your gender expression will take time and patience - experimenting with new looks, hobbies, language & pronouns- to find what makes you feel most comfortable is all part of this process. Seek out resources both online or in-person from LGBTQ+ communities in your area to ask questions or attend events such as drag shows where you can explore gender through performance art or attend support groups for helpful dialogue with others exploring their gender identity.
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