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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many of you who are applauding Bruce Jenner would say to an anorexic "Hey, you really ARE fat! Go on and starve to death, you go girl!"

No, you would get them treatment, not celebrate their body dysmorphic disorder.

We'll see how many people here can intelligently approach this, and not just say "bigot," "shut up", or similar things. [/quote]

Maybe it is too simple, but one won't kill you. Strictly speaking yes both are forms of BDD. But gender constructs DO go much past the physical body so I can't say that its ONLY BDD in this case, its just a single part of that puzzle. Much like anorexia isn't solely about BDD but often about control and other links to OCD type disorders.

If someone has BDD and deems themselves to be the most amazing looking man on the planet despite being plain or even ugly it might make for an annoying personality but it won't kill the person. If someone feels gender dysmorphic and changes it similarly won't kill the person. If someone has BDD and intends to refuse food of any kind indefinitely it will indeed kill that person.

Treat what needs to be treated. Not what doesn't.[/quote]

He did get treatment, by the way. It's called transitioning. She's now no longer in need of treatment because she's living the way she always needed to live. And like PP said, one is going to kill you because you are literally killing yourself. The other isn't. That's about as simplistic an explanation as your question was. [/quote]

Sorry immediate PP, I just realized it sounds like I'm calling out your "treat what needs to be treated, not what doesn't" sentiment. I wasn't. I was adding on to what you said and agree with you. [/quote]

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