Yeah body horror can be very relatable in many ways, because in the same way they are turning into something unpleasant and grotesque, to many of us, our assigned sex at birth carries very similar feelings.
I'm very happy too. Though it's hard being on DIY since I have to be careful and the changes have been slower than normal. Really wish I had been able to do it officially but I guess getting HRT without degrading yourself is too much to ask ☹️.
I have a feeling it could've been gender dysphoria. I've known people who did that to themselves because of penis dysphoria and they weren't on mushrooms, it's likely they did this to themself for similar reasons and just happened to be on mushrooms.
Sometimes it do be necessary for some of us. Lucky for me mine shrunk a lot on E, or I very well might've done what they did.
Edit: Transphobic dipshit downvoter has no understanding of just how bad it can be to have gender dysphoria. I hope you never have to feel just how truly awful it feels like to be born in the wrong body and feel out of place in life. It sucks royally.
I have a feeling they had some serious penis dysphoria, and were using the mushrooms as a coverup so they could cut it off without being outed. I had friends who had dysphoria that bad and couldn't get bottom surgery due to expense or transphobic doctors and they took matters into their own hands, sadly for many it wasn't enough and they took their own lives because of the dysphoria.
It feels really shitty that people are mocking this person for this or saying they're crazy, dysphoria is no joke, and if E hadn't shrunk mine as much as it did I may have done the same as where I live I can't get bottom surgery unless I can "prove I'm a woman", I wouldn't even have been able to get on estrogen if I didn't DIY it for the same stupid reason. Thank goodness for grey-market estrogen online.
I used they/them because when it comes to people who aren't quite out it's hard to know what they may or may not be okay with. Some people aren't at the point where she/her is comfortable, denial can be really bad as well. Also might be a transfem enby, we don't know that much about them though.