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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FTM or MTF?   I know there are some who don’t want to hear it, but this is a trending thing among teenagers.   For girls, it’s replaced the cutting and anorexia of past decades as a way of dealing with the pain and anxiety of puberty.   I would do what you can to avoid any permanent changes or medical/surgical treatments.   [/quote]

I agree. Some people are very quick to jump on the transgender bandwagon because they see something virtuous and woke in it, but it's only damaging. Odds are the daughter is just using it as an excuse to seek attention or address some internal frustration.

I would suggest the best approach is to simply back out and see how it plays out. If the daughter genuinely thinks she is transgender it will manifest itself in other ways rather than just declaring herself a transgender. "[b]Real" transgenderism is a serious neurosis condition.[/b] If she doesn't do anything beyond calling herself a transgender, then she's just seeking attention for other reasons and it will fade away in due time.

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Uhhh, WTF?
Closed minded much?
Did you really just say that transgenderism is a serious neurosis condition??

You do know that neurosis is by definition a mental illness, correct??

God, you narrow minded, small people are what's wrong with the world today.

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Please note that in medical terms, it's still considered as a neurosis. Just so you don't have a heart attack if a doctor ever speaks to you about it :-)
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Please note, that as a medical professional with both an MD and PhD, it is not.  The DSM-5 does not categorize being transgender as a mental disorder, which is what your term "neurosis" means.  A condition or state of being becomes a mental disorder when it causes a significant amount of distress on the person, sometimes even to the point of being a disability to them.

Where the mental disorder part comes in with being transgender is when the transgender person experiences extreme gender dysphoria, which is the distress a person feels when their gender identity and assigned sex do not match.  Gender dysphoria is a mental disorder and can (and should) be treated so that the person may live their best life.

If a parent brought their child to me, and after speaking with that child I found no gender dysphoria, I would not recommend more sessions as they have no mental issue with which I can assist.  Do many parents still treat being transgender as being mentally ill and something that needs fixed by a professional?  Yes, sadly, many do.  Thankfully, nearly all are open to being educated on the subject so that they can best support their loved ones.  [/quote]

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