I bought myself some more clothes, in addition to the skirt I have, and got a slightly more fem haircut and I was expecting a boost in euphoria, but instead… nothing. the only thing is that dysphoria was reduced, is it normal? maybe will hrt help here?
It’s gonna vary from person to person. Dysphoria and euphoria are not the same across the whole trans population, there’s people on all ends of the dysphoric and euphoric spectrums. Like some people feel little euphoria to their gender and just want to feel less dysphoric. Some people feel next to no dysphoria but feel a lot of euphoria when their gender is validated. Some people are entirely apathetic towards gender entirely. That being said euphoria for a lot of us is a mark of satisfaction with our gender and gender presentation.
That being said, I feel euphoria every day. When I see myself in the mirror, when I put on a nice outfit that suits me nicely. When I file my nails and paint them, when I shave my legs, when I do my skincare or haircare. Really, any time I feel well connected to my own femininity. When I feel girly or am doing girly parts of my day to day life.
I’m also coming up on 9 years hrt and a year post op, though. I never used to find euphoria came to me this easily. I definitely understand what you mean by just feeling less dysphoric. I think if you’re interested in pursuing HRT, then it may help some. It definitely did for me.