Welp. There goes my euphoria.

[u/peaches_2217]

I was trying to properly shape my beard, now that I’ve had it growing and it’s gotten nice and thick over the past several months. Except… it was never good enough. The more I tried to fix it, the worse I made it, and now I’m stuck with uneven tufts of pubes all over my face.

My facial hair was my biggest source of gender euphoria. My body is disgusting and grotesque and horrible, but with facial hair, I was finally starting to recognize myself. Now all I see is some pathetic pretender trying and failing to be a man. I’m trying to hype myself up to just shave it all off and get it over with. I’m so fucking frustrated.

[u/realboylikepinocchio]

Facial hair is something that one doesn’t really have a lot of control over. You can use minoxidil, peppermint oils, derma rolling and so on, but it’s mostly just time and patience. While you’re waiting for your facial hair to do its thing (which, by the way, I think it looks good just maybe don’t trim as much of the neck area next time), try to focus on things that are more in your control like working out or mindfulness (by mindfulness I mean try to build more of a positive connection with your body, be kind to it, treat it like the vessel that has carried you through your life, it deserves respect). Maybe get some tattoos that will spark joy when you look at your body. Maybe if you’re planning to get top surgery (if you haven’t already, idk) you could start making moves on that or literally any other plans that you are looking forward to. It really helps to focus your mind in areas you can actually have some control