Dysphoric Cis Individuals

A dysphoric cis individual (DCI), also known as a Cis Individual Experiencing Dysphoria (CIED) is someone who experiences gender dysphoria yet does not identify as transgender, non-binary, or transsexual for a variety of reasons. These reasons could include, but are not limited to:


 * 1) Not wanted to adhere to the pressure of transitioning, socially and/or medically, or their own mental pressure to transition that they may experience if they adopt the label "trans".
 * 2) Having detransitioned due to reasons, yet still experiencing dysphoria.
 * 3) Feeling as if their dysphoria/euphoria is not intense enough to feel comfortable with the label "trans".
 * 4) Having body dysphoria but no social dysphoria, so feel no need to socially adopt the label "trans".
 * 5) Having an intersex condition that may cause dysphoric feelings, despite being assigned a binary gender they identify with.
 * 6) Feeling as if they should have a certain sex characteristic, yet still identify with their AGAB. (e.g. a cis male who wishes he could get pregnant, or a cis female who wishes she had a flat chest)

DCIs are not inherently LGBT+, yet would be if they identify with an LGBT+ sexuality.

Gender dysphoria which one experiences despite identifying as cisgender may be called cisphoria, with cisphoric as an adjective.

Terminology
The terms DCI, CIED, cisphoria, and cisphoric were coined by Fandom user Acynical on April 9 of 2021.