Okay, I recognize that this is a genre largely considered totally lame, but it’s something that I’ve been trying to read more of and now want to encourage some people I care about to read more of.
The holidays are coming up and I have resolved to myself that I want to get everybody two gifts: One self-help book, and one other book/thing that I think they would enjoy. I’m definitely struggling with how to do this in a way that doesn’t seem passive aggressive, but more to the point, there is one person in my life that I am looking for a specific type of book for and I can’t really find what I’m looking for.
She is trans and dealing with a *lot* of internalized transphobia. She goes through her day-to-day life constantly wishing that she was cis and feeling like she would be a better person or more of a woman if she could just be cis instead of trans. It has actively spoiled her joy for a lot of transition goals because even though something that made her dysphoric is gone, it still doesn’t make her cis, so she doesn’t feel like she’ll ever be happy. I want to get her a book that talks about this sort of experience and offers advice on it, but every search I’ve made about self-help books regarding internalized transphobia offers results that focus on accepting your trans identity at the beginning of your journey so you can come out and start transitioning, and don’t seem to address this specific problem. This might be a long shot (or the wrong subreddit to ask) but does anyone have recommendations along these lines?
(I also wasn’t totally sure whether Self-Help or LGBTQ+ would be the correct flair for this post, but it was more focused on the LGBTQ+ aspect than the self-help aspect, so I went with that.)
by holidaygifter
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hey, i’ve been looking for self-help books for my friend who’s dealing with internalized transphobia. any recommendations for books that specifically address this experience? appreciate any help!