Gendersink (verb: gendersinking) is an exclusive term where one feels like their gender identity; forced or not (see genderforced); is sinking physically, weighing them and slowly pulling them downward due to trauma or neurodivergency. Ones gender may be any, however, they are slowly losing their sense of self and identity due to their gender identity weighing them down. This may cause extreme anxiety and depression for those who do sink, and some may have a "genderleap", where their gender identity springs back up from being pulled down. It also may be hard for one to describe how this makes them feel, or how this even occurs.
this can be described in multiple ways, such as:
- a sense of fluctuation or fluidity in gender, where when they're gendersinking is when they experience their gender identity, and when they genderleap, they do not experience their sinking gender, or dont experience gender at all.
- experiencing their gender when they gendersink, but not when they genderleap
- not experiencing gender when they gendersink, but experiencing it when they genderleap
- feel like their gender is unimportant when they genderleap, but is crucial when gendersinking
- feel like their gender identity is what is holding onto their trauma, similar to genderforced
- feel a physical and mental draining from their gender identity being related to their trauma
- feel their gender slowly being pulled down on them from neurodivergency
Flag
the term and flag were coined on January 26th, 2021 by FANDOM user Zer0Rebel4. the turquoise shades represent ones gender slowly sinking, white represents the physical and mental drain of gendersinking, red represents ones trauma or neurodivergency, black represents sinking and being weighed down.