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Transgender and mental illness
Posted on 7/19/18 at 11:44 am
Posted on 7/19/18 at 11:44 am
How is it that people who are transgender(or any other gender besides being born male or female) not considered to have a mental illness?
We live in a country that throws around the phrase "mental illness" or "mental disorder" and label people as such like its nothing, imo as an excuse to get away with acting out in certain ways, yet support and encourage those who think they are literally something they are physically not, whether its trans or whatever other genders there are now.
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Wtf? How can someone think that there is no mental illness there?
We live in a country that throws around the phrase "mental illness" or "mental disorder" and label people as such like its nothing, imo as an excuse to get away with acting out in certain ways, yet support and encourage those who think they are literally something they are physically not, whether its trans or whatever other genders there are now.
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Genderfluid- Moving between genders or having a fluctuating gender identity
Agender- Not identifying with any gender. Sometimes referred to as being genderless or gendervoid
Wtf? How can someone think that there is no mental illness there?
This post was edited on 7/19/18 at 11:59 am
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Posted on 7/19/18 at 11:45 am to JTM72
They are definitely mentally ill
Posted on 7/19/18 at 11:46 am to JTM72
It was a mental illness in the DSM until recently.
Posted on 7/19/18 at 11:47 am to JTM72
If you deny reality, you used to be sent to an asylum. Now they give you a tv show if you chop your tits off and take a bunch of unnatural hormones.
It’s fundamentally a dangerous road. We should treat people. Not pander to their delusions.
It’s fundamentally a dangerous road. We should treat people. Not pander to their delusions.
Posted on 7/19/18 at 11:49 am to JTM72
Because there may be a genetic /brain structure component we don’t understand . Not to say that mental illness is not also present in many or most. It’s a pretty tough draw if you think about it.
Posted on 7/19/18 at 11:50 am to JTM72
100% Mentally Ill. How they are considered "brave" is beyond me.
Posted on 7/19/18 at 11:52 am to Rockbrc
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They are definitely mentally ill
That's what ZHE said!
Posted on 7/19/18 at 11:56 am to Lsupimp
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Because there may be a genetic /brain structure component we don’t understand
So people with actual mental illnesses don't have a genetic/brain structure component different than people who do not have a mental illness?
Posted on 7/19/18 at 12:00 pm to JTM72
It's not an illness, it's a "dysphoria". Get with the times brutha!
Posted on 7/19/18 at 12:01 pm to JTM72
Why is it that we’ve had so many more threads about this lately?
Posted on 7/19/18 at 12:02 pm to JTM72
I agree... you're either male, female, or a fricking nutcase.
Well maybe except for hermaphrodites born with both. There's always an exception.
Well maybe except for hermaphrodites born with both. There's always an exception.
Posted on 7/19/18 at 12:20 pm to JTM72
Medically, it is considered a form of dysphoria. Social movements have led more towards acceptance rather than promoting treatment. What's interesting is that suicide rates actually increase for individuals who seek so-called gender reassignment.
Posted on 7/19/18 at 12:22 pm to JTM72
I question the mental fitness of anyone arguing that it is not.
I also don't think it is coincidence that so many on the left are pushing the idea that this is normal behavior.
Yeah, I know- Political Board. But they have most certainly turned this into a political issue. So mentioning that is relevant here, I believe.
I also don't think it is coincidence that so many on the left are pushing the idea that this is normal behavior.
Yeah, I know- Political Board. But they have most certainly turned this into a political issue. So mentioning that is relevant here, I believe.
This post was edited on 7/19/18 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 7/19/18 at 12:37 pm to JTM72
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So people with actual mental illnesses don't have a genetic/brain structure component different than people who do not have a mental illness?
Yes, they normally would but that doesn't mean there isn't still yet another variant we don't understand. I'm spitballin, here man, I'm not a neurologist. IMHO, we just don't definitively know. And the fact that many (but definitely not all) exhibit far more severe psychological issues is not proof in itself . I just think the science is not in on this yet. I see a physiological/genetic component here that may be completely separate from what we think of as "mental illness". That's just my guess.
Posted on 7/19/18 at 12:40 pm to JTM72
Transgenderism IS a mental illness.
See gender dysphoria
See gender dysphoria
Posted on 7/19/18 at 1:31 pm to JTM72
So what would it be called if you were born a male with a penis but you wanted to be a female. But then you were not sexually attracted to men or women but rather you wanted to have sex with toasters and cars and candles and Barbie dolls ?
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Posted on 7/19/18 at 1:57 pm to JTM72
I do think part of the multi-gender and multi-sexuality revolution has to do with recent trends and the desire social acceptance.
Like, these days that stuff is out in the open and talked about online in the news and social media so much, that kids want to be "different" from the traditional norms so that they will be more accepted by their peers.
Like, these days that stuff is out in the open and talked about online in the news and social media so much, that kids want to be "different" from the traditional norms so that they will be more accepted by their peers.
Posted on 7/19/18 at 1:58 pm to udtiger
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Transgenderism IS a mental illness.
They are convinced of something that can't be proven and want everyone to accept it. Hey...speaking of religion...
Posted on 7/19/18 at 2:05 pm to JTM72
Mentally ill? Maybe or maybe not. IMO, they are fricking stupid at the very least!
Posted on 7/19/18 at 2:07 pm to JTM72
AND...they want everyone to "accept them for who they are"....when THEY couldn't "accept THEMSELVES" for who THEY are....WTF??
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