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Donna B's avatar

I believe what you are describing is mental illness and used to be treated with counseling.

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Niki Stone's avatar

Since when did a person's nervous system response to abuse become a mental illness?

Yes abuse should be treated with therapy, but never should it be considered a mental illness.

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Donna B's avatar

He's talking about people transitioning. That, in my opinion is mental illness and they should have counseling and therapy - not mutilation. I read an article yesterday of a transitioned individual in Canada who is seeking euthanasia because he/she is in so much pain from her new vagina. I don't call that kind of treatment compassionate - again, my opinion.

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Niki Stone's avatar

It's not a mental illness if someone is manipulated into this procedure, which most are being. If he and you were saying the doctors who are doing this have a mental illness, that would be different. The doctors need therapy!

There is a very very small number of people who just want to transition with no psychological issue can not be addressed through therapy. These people might have a mental illness. But the people who are just trying to figure out who they are and why they dont fit into society norms and the doctor manipulates them into the procedure are not mentally ill, they are victims of the medical industry.

These doctors are insulting the creator. Just like those that perform circumcision are.

That's not how I read his comment, I read it as the people who want this procedure are the 'bad' ones.

and if that is what he meant, then I apologize as I find all this very triggering.

People need to have compassion for these children and attack the industry, not the trusting patients. Just like with with the shots. Some of the people who got them where manipulated, it's not fair to be mean to them. It's the doctors who seem to have totally lost their minds.

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