The belief that one is in the wrong body is a symptom of a deeper psychological problem. There is no such thing as "gender dysphoria" on its own, largely because "gender" has no application to humans. What we're talking about is sex--female and male.
If a male "feels like" he's actually a female, he is delusional. He cannot be female, and he has no ability to know what that is like. It's usually autogynephilia, or severe narcissism, or pornography addiction, or sometimes schizophrenia. Those are the issues to treat.
If a female "feels like" she's actually male, she is delusional. She cannot be male, and even if any of these people pass and trick others, they're not the opposite sex. It's usually childhood sexual abuse trauma, or autism, or depression. That is what must be treated.
This is not a real condition. It's a symptom of a deeper problem, and that is what should be treated.
I understand what you're saying, but like any psychological condition, there needs to be a name for it, doesn't there? It's a delusion, but it's a specific one, so there should be a name for it that people can understand. Like anorexia - it is a particular response to deeper issues. Or body integrity dysphoria, or OCD or any other condition which is a manifestation of distress.
It's not a condition. Please re-read what I wrote. It is a symptom of a deeper condition.
Nobody calls someone who has starved themselves to 70 pounds as suffering from "weight dysphoria."
Thinking you're in the wrong body is a symptom. There are names for conditions--autogynephilia, porn addiction, body integrity disorder.
There is no such thing as "gender dysphoria." Most of it is nasty male autogynephiles and women who were abused by men as children. That covers most of it. Childhood trauma and male perversion.
My point is these difference causes - often a combination of different things - not a single condition - including autism, internalized homophobia, AGP, on and on - *manifest* as "gender dysphoria" or whatever you want to call it. The "dysphoria" is a symptom of at times quite a few things.
Here's the problem--they're going to change it from "gender dysphoria" to "gender incongruence." That's what they want to do in the next DSM.
Meaning, these people don't even have to argue that they feel "unease" because they're in the wrong body. Now, they're going to say it just "doesn't fit"--not congruent. This is while nobody can define "gender" since it has no application to humans.
How do you explain that? Going from "gender identity disorder" to "gender dysphoria" to "gender incongruence." These are the teachings of John Money, a truly evil man who sought to legalize pedophilia. That is the short-term goal.
This is mostly men who claim that they apparently "feel like" they are women. That's sex, NOT GENDER. Tell me how a male can "feel" like he's female. Nobody can.
This is a symptom of a deeper mental problem, or a few problems. If it's autogynephilia combined with a porn addiction combined with severe depression, then call it that.
There is no such thing as "gender dysphoria." They're going to try to change it soon anyway. Using the term itself as though it is real or serious creates the problem because you are giving it legitimacy. Say what is actually going on.
And, just to explain it, I don't think many of these men are confused about what is going on. They know they're men, and they know they'll never be women. That's why when an actual woman says no to them, they get irrationally angry because everyone knows exactly what is going on.
And a lot of the women who take testosterone were abused as children, and they're trying to get away from it. It's childhood trauma.
Because I think the medical professionals need a word to describe the condition of people who believe they're in the wrong body or wish they were the opposite sex. Sort of like "self harm", which is an umbrella term under which one finds different causes.
What would you call the psychological condition, if not "gender dysphoria"?
The belief that one is in the wrong body is a symptom of a deeper psychological problem. There is no such thing as "gender dysphoria" on its own, largely because "gender" has no application to humans. What we're talking about is sex--female and male.
If a male "feels like" he's actually a female, he is delusional. He cannot be female, and he has no ability to know what that is like. It's usually autogynephilia, or severe narcissism, or pornography addiction, or sometimes schizophrenia. Those are the issues to treat.
If a female "feels like" she's actually male, she is delusional. She cannot be male, and even if any of these people pass and trick others, they're not the opposite sex. It's usually childhood sexual abuse trauma, or autism, or depression. That is what must be treated.
This is not a real condition. It's a symptom of a deeper problem, and that is what should be treated.
I understand what you're saying, but like any psychological condition, there needs to be a name for it, doesn't there? It's a delusion, but it's a specific one, so there should be a name for it that people can understand. Like anorexia - it is a particular response to deeper issues. Or body integrity dysphoria, or OCD or any other condition which is a manifestation of distress.
It's not a condition. Please re-read what I wrote. It is a symptom of a deeper condition.
Nobody calls someone who has starved themselves to 70 pounds as suffering from "weight dysphoria."
Thinking you're in the wrong body is a symptom. There are names for conditions--autogynephilia, porn addiction, body integrity disorder.
There is no such thing as "gender dysphoria." Most of it is nasty male autogynephiles and women who were abused by men as children. That covers most of it. Childhood trauma and male perversion.
My point is these difference causes - often a combination of different things - not a single condition - including autism, internalized homophobia, AGP, on and on - *manifest* as "gender dysphoria" or whatever you want to call it. The "dysphoria" is a symptom of at times quite a few things.
Here's the problem--they're going to change it from "gender dysphoria" to "gender incongruence." That's what they want to do in the next DSM.
Meaning, these people don't even have to argue that they feel "unease" because they're in the wrong body. Now, they're going to say it just "doesn't fit"--not congruent. This is while nobody can define "gender" since it has no application to humans.
How do you explain that? Going from "gender identity disorder" to "gender dysphoria" to "gender incongruence." These are the teachings of John Money, a truly evil man who sought to legalize pedophilia. That is the short-term goal.
This is mostly men who claim that they apparently "feel like" they are women. That's sex, NOT GENDER. Tell me how a male can "feel" like he's female. Nobody can.
This is a symptom of a deeper mental problem, or a few problems. If it's autogynephilia combined with a porn addiction combined with severe depression, then call it that.
There is no such thing as "gender dysphoria." They're going to try to change it soon anyway. Using the term itself as though it is real or serious creates the problem because you are giving it legitimacy. Say what is actually going on.
And, just to explain it, I don't think many of these men are confused about what is going on. They know they're men, and they know they'll never be women. That's why when an actual woman says no to them, they get irrationally angry because everyone knows exactly what is going on.
And a lot of the women who take testosterone were abused as children, and they're trying to get away from it. It's childhood trauma.
None of it is real.
Yes, I know all that. Obviously it's important to get the activists and true believers out of the medical & psyche end of things.
Will you claim that "gender incongruence" is a legitimate term and means something real when they push that with the next DSM?
No. I'm pretty much a gender atheist.
Okay! Then the same should apply to "gender dysphoria." How are they any different?
Because I think the medical professionals need a word to describe the condition of people who believe they're in the wrong body or wish they were the opposite sex. Sort of like "self harm", which is an umbrella term under which one finds different causes.
Gender identity disorder was more honest