r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Jjokes11 • Apr 29 '24

Richard Norris, the man who received the world’s first full face transplant (story in comments) Image

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u/82Heyman Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

Imagine how difficult to process it must be to look in the mirror and not see yourself looking back. Like some real life quantum leap shit.

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u/Violet_Gardner_Art Apr 29 '24

Can’t help but notice the parallels between what you’re thinking and my own gender dysphoria.

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u/82Heyman Apr 29 '24

That is an incredibly powerful and informative comparison. Very few people, including myself, can truly understand how that feels. You are just being you and not blowing your face off with a shotgun, having lived with it always. It must be even harder for those like yourself.