Transition in a nutshell: desperately trying to do complex calculations while your arm is being twisted painfully, in the hope of being able to reduce how much your arm is being twisted at least a little bit.
Undiagnosed gender dysphoria in a nutshell: not realizing that your arm is being painfully twisted and that this explains why you feel so uncomfortable all the time when everyone else seems fine.
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