Ok, I definitely didn’t see it that way. But the way you describe it, I was just constantly drawing a parallel with something like anorexia; you have an uncontrollable urge to change the way you look (and behave?). I know that gender dysphoria isn’t classified as a disorder and only a condition, but it certainly sounds like something that causes a lot of distress that one wouldn’t want to experience.
But now I understand that a person experiencing gender dysphoria should be treated as somebody with a disorder, in the sense that it’s something beyond their control and you can’t just logic your way out of it. Like, they just feel that way, even if it doesn’t make sense, and for their benefit, we just have to accept it.
I also suspect it’s not as bad as you described for everybody, but I need to be prepared for the worst case scenario, too.
Ok, I definitely didn’t see it that way. But the way you describe it, I was just constantly drawing a parallel with something like anorexia; you have an uncontrollable urge to change the way you look (and behave?). I know that gender dysphoria isn’t classified as a disorder and only a condition, but it certainly sounds like something that causes a lot of distress that one wouldn’t want to experience.
But now I understand that a person experiencing gender dysphoria should be treated as somebody with a disorder, in the sense that it’s something beyond their control and you can’t just logic your way out of it. Like, they just feel that way, even if it doesn’t make sense, and for their benefit, we just have to accept it.
I also suspect it’s not as bad as you described for everybody, but I need to be prepared for the worst case scenario, too.
Thank you for this massive write-up!