Hope Flip
The gender dysphoria can create some really negative thoughts that can make you feel hopeless, stuck, or like things will never change. This activity is about noticing those thoughts and engaging in hope flips.
You don’t have to completely believe these hopeful thoughts right away. Even a little bit of belief can open the door to new possibilities and remind you that things can get better.
Hope Flip Examples
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Start by identifying one common negative thought that the gender dysphoria creates. Then, come up with two hope flips you can tell yourself when that thought appears. (Identifica un pensamiento negativo común que la disforia de género crea. Luego, piensa en dos “hope flips” que puedas decirte cuando aparezca ese pensamiento.)
Take a moment to write down the hope-centered messages or thought swaps you identified earlier in a place where you can see them often, like on your desk, mirror, or phone wallpaper. By having these messages readily accessible, you’ll be ready to cope with sudden experiences of the gender dysphoria! (Tómate un momento para escribir los mensajes centrados en la esperanza o los “thought swaps” que identificaste antes en un lugar donde puedas verlos con frecuencia, como en tu escritorio, espejo o fondo de pantalla del teléfono. Al tener esos mensajes siempre a mano, ¡estarás listo/a/e para afrontar experiencias repentinas de la disforia de género!)