
I mean, that’s nice for you and all, but I’m not. Wishful thinking doesn’t change reality. There’s a lesson there you might want to pay attention to. |
NP, and I have a trans child (who is trans and is supported, wasn’t preyed upon or tricked into transitioning). I think, and forgive me if I’m wrong, that the PP’s point was that a poster whose child says they’re trans and opposes that also says that a psychiatrist says that being trans can’t be hidden and always presents at a young age. I mean, if it couldn’t be hidden, we wouldn’t need coming out revelations. If it couldn’t be hidden, no one would be closeted. If it couldn’t be hidden, people wouldn’t transition as adults because they wouldn’t be able to hide it and wait that long. And that is a load of BS. It could be that the PP with the possibility trans kid is misunderstanding what the doctor said. Could be that the doctor is a quack. (My own mother is a transphobic mental health care provider who worked in an ER setting before retiring. I can’t imagine the damage she did if any suicidal trans patients came in.) Could be that PP made up the whole thing. So I’m guessing the PP who asked for the name of the doctor wants to Google the doctor and see if they exist, if they run a pray away the gay/trans workshop, or if they seem normal. Giving the doctor’s name wouldn’t out the PP or their child, but it would’ve given them a bit of credibility. Now it’s a whole thing and I wouldn’t find a post naming specific doctors to be credible. If she’d just answered any of the questions people ask, I think other posters would have been more supportive. That said, I don’t think anyone has an obligation to name any of their doctors. I just don’t think it’s a big secret. It’s not like you’re sharing your medical record number. I’ve mentioned specific doctors who’ve treated my son, especially when one was named in a lawsuit that was posted about on one of the trans threads what went off the rails. Someone transitioned back to their assigned at birth gender after pushing hard for treatment then blamed the doctor for encouraging them to transition- it’s exactly the opposite of our experience with that specific doctor and clinic as a whole. Having been on this journey with my child for so many years now, I really feel like a lot of people are full of crap when they talk about the trickery and coercion happening to make kids transition. |
My mother was diagnosed with Parkinson's. Did you know there is also no test for Parkinson's? You know it through a collection of symptoms and observable things. I'm curious how your child's OCD was diagnosed, too. Probably in the same way. |
Not that you need to hear this, but thank you for supporting your child - and for speaking out. |
Which Jeff demonstrated at 13:42 "I hope that your child will find love and support from those who truly are their advocate." That is how it starts: your parents don't really love you and accept you, but we do. |
When you keep insisting that they aren't really trans and that they are just mentally ill and trans due to their OCD, it's hard to see the love. |
You seem unwilling to believe that it’s quite possible that they’re not trans. And PP has a point - it does seem quite cultish. |
I'm a NP and I know of a therapist who specializes in this. They shared that they've had clients that came to them claiming they were trans but after therapy were not (they had other issues). However, this therapist said that of all their clients, they've only come across that 2 or 3 times (and they've been doing this exclusively for years). So, I can see a small percentage of kids that think they are trans, but need help figuring out what's going on. If you're at a point where you're seeing someone about this, though, there's a really strong chance you are. |
So the woke police can harrass, protest, bomb-threat? Nope |
You are not talking to me, my friend. Another hostile assumption |
Was your mother diagnosed as transgender as a cause for her Parkinsons? Curious |
Actually, your last line is incorrect as it’s an assumption. As you stated in your first sentence, there needs to be much more evaluation first. The therapist you speak of does the hard work. So many do not. |
Remember, there are two types of family: the one you're born into and the one you build for yourself with friends. I think it's wonderful that when your biological family doesn't accept you, someone can go out and make their own family full of accepting, loving, and supportive individuals. |
No one is diagnosed as trans since it's not a mental illness or a disorder. People identify as trans and you just have to believe them. Why is that so hard to comprehend? |
Not everyone agrees with your statement. Why is that so hard to comprehend? |