Gender dysphoria and the mirror: A mediator between the first person and third person perspective

Abstract

This article seeks to demystify Gender Dysphoria by offering a theoretical framework to formulate dissonance between the internal sense of gender (through interoceptive, proprioceptive, and exteroceptive sensation), body image, and socialisation. We will focus on the psychotherapeutic applicability of this model, offering a clinical case example and suggesting concrete psychological explorations of the person’s relationship with the mirror.