DiscussionWhen we drop the T. What's gonna happen to genuinely gender-dysphoric people?

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[–]soundsituationI myself was once a gay 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The wording of this question appears to presume that the current association between LGB and T is benefitting people with genuine gender dysphoria, and I very much disagree with that. But as to the question of how best to help them I think you have to investigate the underlying cause and proceed from there. I suspect that serious cases of gender dysphoria are a form of body dysmorphic disorder, but I don't know that for sure and I'm not sure if anyone does since the current model of "affirmative care" discourages actual research into the phenomenon.

[–]DiveBarDiva 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I heard somewhere that people have been helped out of gender dysphoria by treating it the way the treat body dysmorphia. There isn’t a ton of data as far as I know because, Of course, the trans community gets mad about it and screams bigot! And say it’s conversion therapy. Unfortunately, no one is allowed to treat gender dysphoria openly in this way but I think it would probably be successful based on the anecdotal evidence

[–]soundsituationI myself was once a gay 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Interesting, thanks for that. Looks like BDD is treated pretty much the same way depression is, with SSRIs and CBT.

For many people with BDD cosmetic surgery does not work to alleviate the symptoms of BDD as their opinion of their appearance is not grounded in reality. It is recommended that cosmetic surgeons and psychiatrists work together in order to screen surgery patients to see if they suffer from BDD, as the results of the surgery could be harmful for them.