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Species dysphoria is the experience of dysphoria and dysmorphia involving the belief of one's body being the wrong species. A person may not be happy with their body image and may hallucinate or think of themselves as an animal of some sort.
How do members experience species dysphoria?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with species dysphoria*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for species dysphoria*
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Species dysphoria is the experience of dysphoria and dysmorphia involving the belief of one's body being the wrong species. A person may not be happy with their body image and may hallucinate or think of themselves as an animal of some sort.
Common symptoms reported by people with species dysphoria
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for species dysphoria
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Compare treatments taken by people with species dysphoria
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have species dysphoria through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with species dysphoria? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has species dysphoria on PatientsLikeMe?
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