Nightdysphoria (also know as Noxdysphoria ) is a form of gender dysphoria falling under xenodysphoria umbrella. It can manifest as distress, depression, anxiety, restlessness or unease, a sense of gender fragmentation or chaos resulting by be in a in a dark-atmosphere or outside at night.
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Dysphoria can be experienced weakly or strongly and its intensity can fluctuate during or after been exposed in a dark-atmosphere. The felt dysphoria can be intense to the point it may cause severe depressive symptoms, anxiety or self-destructive thoughts. Having noxdysphoria is different from simply disliking been in a dark-atmosphere since it is a distress, fragmentation or an unease related to one's gender identity. Furthermore someone can have noxdysphoria and still like darks-atmospheres and night, even if it causes gender dysphoria. This type of dysphoria is not exclusive to a specific gender, as any gender identity can experience it.
History
The term have been coined by user Crackorbarck on lgbta wikia on october 11,2021.