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Kid_Buu
03/22/18 12:34:56 PM
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being trans isn't a mental illness because a mental illness must negatively impact your life.

gender dysphoria is a mental illness because it negatively impacts your life.

there are trans people who are not dysphoric. examples include people who are satisfied with their transition, non-binary people, and trans people who only experience gender euphoria and not dysphoria.

Kannys note: gender euphoria is the term for being happy with transitioning. like if you get called your chosen name and it feels great.
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Arcturus1121
03/22/18 12:37:17 PM
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In DSM-V, a book that is used to list criteria for every mental illness, they actually thought about removing gender dysphoria but if they did this then no procedures, medications, therapies, etc... would be covered by insurance so it is one of the reasons it was left in it.
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Caution999
03/22/18 12:38:17 PM
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I can't imagine going through a change and accepting your change is only a positive experience.

That's a hardship, too. It's gotta be.
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refmon
03/22/18 12:39:23 PM
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dont they have high suicide rates
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Kid_Buu
03/22/18 12:43:02 PM
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Arcturus1121 posted...
In DSM-V, a book that is used to list criteria for every mental illness, they actually thought about removing gender dysphoria but if they did this then no procedures, medications, therapies, etc... would be covered by insurance so it is one of the reasons it was left in it.

yeah

I never said gender dysphoria isnt a mental illness
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The Admiral
03/22/18 12:44:21 PM
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Kid_Buu posted...
being trans isn't a mental illness because a mental illness must negatively impact your life.


Having suicide and depression rates more than 10x higher than the general population definitely has a negative impact in your life.
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Kid_Buu
03/22/18 12:45:43 PM
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Asherlee10 posted...
Kid_Buu posted...
a mental illness must negatively impact your life.


I'm not sure that is accurate. Where are you getting that info from?

dsm 5
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Foppe
03/22/18 12:45:55 PM
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Aint it all basically coming down to a hormone imbalance in the brain?
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Kid_Buu
03/22/18 12:46:01 PM
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The Admiral posted...
Kid_Buu posted...
being trans isn't a mental illness because a mental illness must negatively impact your life.


Having suicide and depression rates more than 10x higher than the general population definitely has a negative impact in your life.

I'm not suicidal, nor am I depressed. *shrug*
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EnragedSlith
03/22/18 12:46:35 PM
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Asherlee10 posted...
Kid_Buu posted...
a mental illness must negatively impact your life.


I'm not sure that is accurate. Where are you getting that info from?

If it's interchangeable with "disorder" then that's basically the definition. Everyone deals with aberrant brain chemistry to some extent, but the point where it negatively impacts your life to a large extent is when it crosses the threshold into disorder territory.
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Kid_Buu
03/22/18 12:46:59 PM
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Foppe posted...
Aint it all basically coming down to a hormone imbalance in the brain?

that's a common theory yeah.
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Sayoria
03/22/18 12:51:44 PM
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refmon posted...
dont they have high suicide rates


I'm not suicidal.
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Proclose
03/22/18 12:52:30 PM
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But for those who can't or haven't started transitioning, the chances of them having dysphoria and not having euphoria would rise, no?
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Kid_Buu
03/22/18 12:52:37 PM
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Asherlee10 posted...
Kid_Buu posted...
Asherlee10 posted...
Kid_Buu posted...
a mental illness must negatively impact your life.


I'm not sure that is accurate. Where are you getting that info from?

dsm 5


Want to provide where in the entire DSM 5 you are referencing that?

I'm on mobile right now so I can't sift through it right now but here's a mayo clinic link instead

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mental-illness/symptoms-causes/syc-20374968

Many people have mental health concerns from time to time. But a mental health concern becomes a mental illness when ongoing signs and symptoms cause frequent stress and affect your ability to function.
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COVxy
03/22/18 1:05:18 PM
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Kid_Buu posted...
there are trans people who are not dysphoric. examples include people who are satisfied with their transition


This is a very silly common statement.

"There are people with Bipolar 1 without mania if they keep it stabilized with medication!"
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DragonGirlYuki
03/22/18 1:10:00 PM
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Sayoria posted...
refmon posted...
dont they have high suicide rates


I'm not suicidal.

A sample size of 1 isn't good for determining overall suicide rates.
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myzz7
03/22/18 1:10:59 PM
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Kid_Buu posted...
gender dysphoria is a mental illness because it negatively impacts your life.

suicide attempts

42-46%

https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/AFSP-Williams-Suicide-Report-Final.pdf

if that's not indicative of mental illness then i don't know what is.
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r4X0r
03/22/18 1:38:03 PM
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Liberals: "Being confused as to your gender isn't a mental illness!"
Also liberals: "Wanting to own a firearm is totally a mental illness!"
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Sayoria
03/22/18 1:38:03 PM
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DragonGirlYuki posted...
Sayoria posted...
refmon posted...
dont they have high suicide rates


I'm not suicidal.

A sample size of 1 isn't good for determining overall suicide rates.


Same can be said about the idea of a "man" going into the women's room and to peep on women/harrass women. Any one or two people who were to try to do that shouldn't speak against us as a group.
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Sayoria
03/22/18 1:38:40 PM
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r4X0r posted...
Liberals: "Being confused as to your gender isn't a mental illness!"
Also liberals: "Wanting to own a firearm is totally a mental illness!"


I have never heard a liberal say that second line.
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s0nicfan
03/22/18 1:40:36 PM
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myzz7 posted...
Kid_Buu posted...
gender dysphoria is a mental illness because it negatively impacts your life.

suicide attempts

42-46%

https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/AFSP-Williams-Suicide-Report-Final.pdf

if that's not indicative of mental illness then i don't know what is.


This. I'm sure someone will come in and say that the suicide rate is 100% the result of society and has nothing to do with brain chemistry, but I will laugh at those people.
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RoseIsHorriblle
03/22/18 1:45:32 PM
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Gender dysphoria is a mental disease and there is nothing you can do to disprove it. Transgendered are mentally ill. This is science we are talking about. You can either accept science or choose to ignore it but that won't change reality.
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DragonGirlYuki
03/22/18 1:48:25 PM
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PC culture and the general stigma on mental health would rather have people deny there is a problem rather than confront it.

Also lol @r4X0r

I guess some liberals do think owning any gun makes you a crazy gun nut.
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SageHarpuia
03/22/18 1:50:32 PM
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DragonGirlYuki posted...
PC culture and the general stigma on mental health would rather have people deny there is a problem rather than confront it.

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The23rdMagus
03/22/18 1:51:03 PM
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Asherlee10 posted...
Kid_Buu posted...
Asherlee10 posted...
Kid_Buu posted...
Asherlee10 posted...
Kid_Buu posted...
a mental illness must negatively impact your life.


I'm not sure that is accurate. Where are you getting that info from?

dsm 5


Want to provide where in the entire DSM 5 you are referencing that?

I'm on mobile right now so I can't sift through it right now but here's a mayo clinic link instead

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mental-illness/symptoms-causes/syc-20374968

Many people have mental health concerns from time to time. But a mental health concern becomes a mental illness when ongoing signs and symptoms cause frequent stress and affect your ability to function.


Mental illness can be mental illness without significant stress or inhibit someone's ability to function. See posts #16 and #18

My concern is the ulterior motive I often see of using a mental illness classification to stigmatize others. Calling someone "mentally ill" is loaded beyond belief in this day and age.
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halomonkey1_3_5
03/22/18 1:52:10 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
This. I'm sure someone will come in and say that the suicide rate is 100% the result of society and has nothing to do with brain chemistry, but I will laugh at those people.

the general US population has a suicide attempt rate of 4.6%

Gay, lesbian and bisexual people have a suicide attempt rate somewhere around 10-20%

Transgender people have a suicide attempt rate of 41%

obviously, every LGBT persons brain is just naturally more fucked up than heterosexual people, and societies treatment of those people has absolutely no bearing on their suicide attempt rates
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DocileOrangeCup
03/22/18 1:52:42 PM
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The23rdMagus
03/22/18 1:55:12 PM
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halomonkey1_3_5 posted...
s0nicfan posted...
This. I'm sure someone will come in and say that the suicide rate is 100% the result of society and has nothing to do with brain chemistry, but I will laugh at those people.

the general US population has a suicide attempt rate of 4.6%

Gay, lesbian and bisexual people have a suicide attempt rate somewhere around 10-20%

Transgender people have a suicide attempt rate of 41%

obviously, every LGBT persons brain is just naturally more fucked up than heterosexual people, and societies treatment of those people has absolutely no bearing on their suicide attempt rates

I get what you're saying, but also understand that a lot of people like to conflate gender identity with sexual identity as it is, so this should probably be understood that it's in terms of suicide rates of marginalized groups.
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Sayoria
03/22/18 1:56:25 PM
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DragonGirlYuki posted...
PC culture and the general stigma on mental health would rather have people deny there is a problem rather than confront it.

Also lol @r4X0r

I guess some liberals do think owning any gun makes you a crazy gun nut.


If I am happy doing what I am doing and my choices effect no one other than myself, stay the fuck out of my life. It's simple as that. Society today gets involved in issues that doesn't concern them.
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hockeybub89
03/22/18 1:56:28 PM
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it typically causes mental illness at the very least
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SageHarpuia
03/22/18 1:57:53 PM
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obviously, every LGBT persons brain is just naturally more fucked up than heterosexual people, and societies treatment of those people has absolutely no bearing on their suicide attempt rates

So do bipolar people also have higher suicide rates because people treat them badly?
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s0nicfan
03/22/18 1:59:39 PM
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halomonkey1_3_5 posted...
s0nicfan posted...
This. I'm sure someone will come in and say that the suicide rate is 100% the result of society and has nothing to do with brain chemistry, but I will laugh at those people.

the general US population has a suicide attempt rate of 4.6%

Gay, lesbian and bisexual people have a suicide attempt rate somewhere around 10-20%

Transgender people have a suicide attempt rate of 41%

obviously, every LGBT persons brain is just naturally more fucked up than heterosexual people, and societies treatment of those people has absolutely no bearing on their suicide attempt rates


It's cute how you list out the different suicide rates for LGB and Trans people and then attempt to bundle them together into the same conclusion as if they're the same. It's also cute how you did exactly what I assumed someone would by implying that society's impact on the rates explains the full (or vast majority of the) 5-10X jump in rates compared to everyone else.
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Sayoria
03/22/18 2:00:29 PM
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SageHarpuia posted...
obviously, every LGBT persons brain is just naturally more fucked up than heterosexual people, and societies treatment of those people has absolutely no bearing on their suicide attempt rates

So do bipolar people also have higher suicide rates because people treat them badly?


You are a damn i.... if you think society hasn't been a living Hell for LGBT people.
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DragonGirlYuki
03/22/18 2:01:09 PM
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Sayoria posted...
DragonGirlYuki posted...
PC culture and the general stigma on mental health would rather have people deny there is a problem rather than confront it.

Also lol @r4X0r

I guess some liberals do think owning any gun makes you a crazy gun nut.


If I am happy doing what I am doing and my choices effect no one other than myself, stay the fuck out of my life. It's simple as that. Society today gets involved in issues that doesn't concern them.

Agreed. Government has no place in the nation's bedrooms.

Also if I am being responsible and not hurting anyone with my guns, stop trying to take them away from me.
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r4X0r
03/22/18 2:02:28 PM
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Sayoria posted...
r4X0r posted...
Liberals: "Being confused as to your gender isn't a mental illness!"
Also liberals: "Wanting to own a firearm is totally a mental illness!"


I have never heard a liberal say that second line.


If you've never heard somebody accuse gun owners of having Paranoid Person Disorder then you must not get out much. Go google "Gun owners are paranoid" if you're actually being honest and have never heard that.
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SageHarpuia
03/22/18 2:02:32 PM
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Sayoria posted...
SageHarpuia posted...
obviously, every LGBT persons brain is just naturally more fucked up than heterosexual people, and societies treatment of those people has absolutely no bearing on their suicide attempt rates

So do bipolar people also have higher suicide rates because people treat them badly?


You are a damn i.... if you think society hasn't been a living Hell for LGBT people.

That wasn't my question though.
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DocileOrangeCup
03/22/18 2:05:04 PM
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Sayoria
03/22/18 2:06:51 PM
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DragonGirlYuki posted...

Agreed. Government has no place in the nation's bedrooms.

Also if I am being responsible and not hurting anyone with my guns, stop trying to take them away from me.


I never said people should take your guns. You are protected by the second amendment and it should remain that way. Shit still needs to be done though.

r4X0r posted...


If you've never heard somebody accuse gun owners of having Paranoid Person Disorder then you must not get out much. Go google "Gun owners are paranoid" if you're actually being honest and have never heard that.

That one also introduces a hilarious double standard of "Gun owners are paranoid people" and "I'm paranoid that any gun owner could shoot me at any time" but this is a thread about people who don't know what gender to pick, not people who don't know what caliber to pick.


Not denying it has never, ever happened. I just never once heard it from anyone and I know super crazy liberals.

SageHarpuia posted...
Sayoria posted...
SageHarpuia posted...
obviously, every LGBT persons brain is just naturally more fucked up than heterosexual people, and societies treatment of those people has absolutely no bearing on their suicide attempt rates

So do bipolar people also have higher suicide rates because people treat them badly?


You are a damn i.... if you think society hasn't been a living Hell for LGBT people.

That wasn't my question though.


My point still stands.
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Sayoria
03/22/18 2:07:26 PM
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DocileOrangeCup posted...
s0nicfan posted...
cute

Why does every super trans person who argues say shit like this?


Super trans person?

Fuck, sign me up. Where's my cape?
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03/22/18 2:08:09 PM
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DragonGirlYuki
03/22/18 2:09:20 PM
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The thing is the left wants to ban certain guns just because they look scary and it hurts their feelings, even though they are rarely used in crime. Basically it is an emotional response not grounded in fact.
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Proclose
03/22/18 2:13:04 PM
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This topic is a mess
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DragonGirlYuki
03/22/18 2:14:38 PM
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Proclose posted...
This topic is a mess

It was likely intended to be one from the topic creater. Their main is warned too.
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Sayoria
03/22/18 2:15:01 PM
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DocileOrangeCup posted...
Sayoria posted...
Super trans person?

Fuck, sign me up. Where's my cape?

You don't qualify sorry


Why not? I have x-ray vision and I have the power to burn people.

DragonGirlYuki posted...
The thing is the left wants to ban certain guns just because they look scary and it hurts their feelings, even though they are rarely used in crime. Basically it is an emotional response not grounded in fact.


And I'm not a left person. I know about a shooting in Texas last year that was stopped by a man with a gun. 26 dead. The man used an AR-15. Saved the place from further damage. If we banned guns, how would we protect ourselves from people who illegally get them? People with them illegally wowuld be like "Shit, no cops near here. No one has a gun. I can just score so many points in here before someone will stop me!" ....

I mean cmon. Yes, the left speaks of emotion and their emotion and heart is in the right place, but that's why I am not left. I like thinking logical when I am not trolling. I know shit about guns and I am happy to admit it. But I'll still say that while I support guns in some instances, I generally hate the NRA.
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Proclose
03/22/18 2:15:27 PM
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DragonGirlYuki posted...
Proclose posted...
This topic is a mess

It was likely intended to be one from the topic creater. Their main is warned too.

Trans things are one of the few things she takes seriously, so I doubt it.
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