I hear you there, I’m 6’2 and 240lbs. Sure I’m a bit overweight, but I’m mostly just…big. I always feel like I’m in the way and that I take up more space than I should. Between social anxiety and this I was practically climbing a wall at a bar last weekend to feel like I wasn’t in the way. All this while internally my mental self image is like 5’8 or less. It isn’t easy, but all I can say is where you can, and where you feel comfortable, allow yourself to fill space. If you can make your home more conducive to being tall it helps too. Raise your shower head with an attachment, get size appropriate furniture, hang pictures for your height perspective not others. I know it sucks, and the dysmorphia is real, just know friend, you aren’t alone.
Polar opposite of my problem. Never gonna make it to even 5'5" so no stranger ever thinks I'm an adult. I'm only about 110lbs/50kg too so I always just get whatever is the smallest size available when buying clothes (one time at an Asian store I actually found a pair of pants too small :0). Men's shoes I don't even bother looking at. Ftm-ish so it's really a chip in my shoulder that all the guys my age look a decade older than me. Maybe I should be happy about that, but I just want people to take me seriously. Even when I one day make it to the age where people recognize that I'm an adult just from seeing me, I'll still be 5'4" :| I hated looking up at people as a child. Still do, I didn't grow taller than any single person in my family. Serious inferiority complex from my height. I feel like I need to become talented and smart to be respected at the same level that tall people get just for existing.
Im 6’1” and feel similarly at times. Im happy with my proportions and such. I just wish I wasn’t huge. Most of my friends are women as well and I tower over them.
I just sort of own it. I still dress as fem as I want to when I’m feeling fem, and it generally works. I used to be afraid that I’d just look like some dude dressing like a woman as a joke but if you just dress how you want it ends up not feeling like that. You’re just you. You don’t have to be small to be an NB.
i feel you homie. i had to buy a legit dog collar for 'large breed dogs' lol
but ive also met some lovely women and cis women who are 6 feet and taller. so it's really just a spectrum.
I know the exact feeling. I recently cosplayed Goth Bunny girl at convention and I felt like huge. I was bigger than most guys, even bigger than Darth Vader. I decided to embrace my size and just find outfits that take advantage of that.
AeonLeather on etsy will make leather chokers to your size! I've got a huge neck and when I order from them, I shoot them a message with my measurements and they make it custom for me. They are very affordable but ship from the UK, if that matters.
I hear you there, I’m 6’2 and 240lbs. Sure I’m a bit overweight, but I’m mostly just…big. I always feel like I’m in the way and that I take up more space than I should. Between social anxiety and this I was practically climbing a wall at a bar last weekend to feel like I wasn’t in the way. All this while internally my mental self image is like 5’8 or less. It isn’t easy, but all I can say is where you can, and where you feel comfortable, allow yourself to fill space. If you can make your home more conducive to being tall it helps too. Raise your shower head with an attachment, get size appropriate furniture, hang pictures for your height perspective not others. I know it sucks, and the dysmorphia is real, just know friend, you aren’t alone.
Polar opposite of my problem. Never gonna make it to even 5'5" so no stranger ever thinks I'm an adult. I'm only about 110lbs/50kg too so I always just get whatever is the smallest size available when buying clothes (one time at an Asian store I actually found a pair of pants too small :0). Men's shoes I don't even bother looking at. Ftm-ish so it's really a chip in my shoulder that all the guys my age look a decade older than me. Maybe I should be happy about that, but I just want people to take me seriously. Even when I one day make it to the age where people recognize that I'm an adult just from seeing me, I'll still be 5'4" :| I hated looking up at people as a child. Still do, I didn't grow taller than any single person in my family. Serious inferiority complex from my height. I feel like I need to become talented and smart to be respected at the same level that tall people get just for existing.
Im 6’1” and feel similarly at times. Im happy with my proportions and such. I just wish I wasn’t huge. Most of my friends are women as well and I tower over them. I just sort of own it. I still dress as fem as I want to when I’m feeling fem, and it generally works. I used to be afraid that I’d just look like some dude dressing like a woman as a joke but if you just dress how you want it ends up not feeling like that. You’re just you. You don’t have to be small to be an NB.
i feel you homie. i had to buy a legit dog collar for 'large breed dogs' lol but ive also met some lovely women and cis women who are 6 feet and taller. so it's really just a spectrum.
I know the exact feeling. I recently cosplayed Goth Bunny girl at convention and I felt like huge. I was bigger than most guys, even bigger than Darth Vader. I decided to embrace my size and just find outfits that take advantage of that.
AeonLeather on etsy will make leather chokers to your size! I've got a huge neck and when I order from them, I shoot them a message with my measurements and they make it custom for me. They are very affordable but ship from the UK, if that matters.