Is there body dysphoria?

Browse movies, tv shows, books and more with body dysphoria.
It is important to distinguish between body dysmorphia and dysphoria. Dysmorphia is seeing your body as something other than it is (i.e., someone thinking they are overweight when they are a healthy weight), which dysphoria is disliking your body or feeling that something about it is “wrong.” Both are experiences common to transgender people and people with eating disorders, but they are very much different and should be labeled as such.
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Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
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I wouldn't say there is *dysphoria*, because I feel as though that term is intrinsically linked to gender, but there is definitely *dysmorphia*
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
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cosmonaut
One of the main characters is a shapeshifter and there is a brief conversation about shapeshifting that can be interpreted as an allegory for body dysphoria.
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
26
No
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AliB
S4
 E4
Cal experiences a lot of dysphoria in season 4. It's made worse as they get their period while taking testosterone
Yes
23
No
6
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AlmightyKingPrawn
There isn't in the transgender sense, which I believe this is mostly referring to, but The Spot is shown to be unhappy with the holes in his body and wants revenge on Miles as a result.
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
20
No
0
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dekusfreckle
There are 3 characters who present it; one for being trans, another for not being "manly" enough and a third one for being fat (I wouldn't describe them as overweight but just plus sized or thicc). The third one is shown to have overcome it after puberty
Movie • 2004 Report
Yes
20
No
5
Movie Report
Yes
20
No
6
TV Show • 2014 Report
Yes
19
No
5
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
19
No
5
Movie • 1991 Report
Yes
18
No
2
1
Buffalo Bill is shown experimenting with tucking, and is also shown using the skins of victims to make garments with breasts and female genitalia on them
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
15
No
0
4
cha0ticneutralsystem
Everyone is mentioned to have a different body in the world this takes place while having regular human bodies where they come from, this causes Pomni to freak out when she sees herself in a mirror
Podcast Report
Yes
15
No
0
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Decapodia
the episode Body Builder focuses heavily on dysphoria and dysmorphia
TV Show • 1997 Report
Yes
15
No
4
Movie Report
Yes
15
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4
Movie • 1975 Report
Yes
14
No
6
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ErinHollow
Presumably. A character sings about crying because of not being able to dress like a girl
Movie • 1989 Report
Yes
13
No
2
0
A Heather is mentioned to have bulemia and makes herself puke to lose weight.
Video Game • 2019 Report
Yes
12
No
1
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lilpig
Yes. The main character regularly insults and is horrified by his own body. Some of it is needlessly harsh, and some of it is well-informed, as years of alcohol/drug use have done considerable damage.
There is no body dysphoria relating to gender identity presented in the game.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
12
No
8
Movie • 1999 Report
Yes
12
No
2
Video Game • 2011 Report
Yes
11
No
0
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SiRenfield
Pretty much part of the real culprit’s motivation
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
11
No
2
Movie • 1997 Report
Yes
11
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TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
10
No
2
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Anonymous
S5
 E5
Kind of. [SPOILERS]
Steven experiences a lot of his mothers memories and sometimes this is expressed with him not knowing if he is fully himself or not. A lot of homeworld gems also make fun of stevens appearance because they still think he's Rose/Pink in a disguise. He is dressed in feminine clothes when he’s captured by the diamonds
TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
10
No
4
2
CeliaCristalia
There's a character who's always commenting on her "perfect" physique, making other characters uncomfortable and self-conscious.
Movie Report
Yes
10
No
3
3
TBelle
One colony member, who had always felt like they were a man, visibly transitions to being male and explains that after the dysphoria of being impregnated and then miscarrying made impossible for him to continue pretending to be a woman.
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
10
No
1
Video Game • 2022 Report
Yes
9
No
5
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Cotton
why are people saying no? marina can suffer from dysphoria as a party member
Yes
9
No
1
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FatherIsCynophobic
Toko Fukawa deals with body dysphoria and is very vocal about her insecurities about her own body. She sometimes takes them out on other students by body-shaming or sl*t-shaming them/other body types.
Video Game Report
Yes
9
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There are mentions of the main player character, a human, once wearing fake horns in order to resemble the rest of their monster family.
TV Show • 2010 Report
Yes
9
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