Dr Z Quoted on: “Elliot Page, in shirtless photo, celebrates the 'joy' he feels in his trans body, and the end of 'dysphoria.' Here's what it all means.”

“That's not to be confused with body dysmorphia, an excessive preoccupation with an imagined defect or flaw. On the contrary, notes California-based gender psychologist Natalie Zhikhareva (“Dr. Z”), a trans person experiencing dysphoria will look at a part of their body — their chest, for example — and see only what is there.”