it makes me sad when i see young trans identified people say “i know i’m trans because i tried therapy and it didn’t work”
it shows a misconception of what “therapy” is supposed to be, and major failures in the ideas and practices of modern mainstream psychology
it shows a misconception of what “therapy” is supposed to be, and major failures in the ideas and practices of modern mainstream psychology
most “therapy” sucks. but “therapy” is where anybody who struggles emotionally is told to go. when the system fails them they go to blame themselves. they’ve already been told they have a brain disability for experiencing emotions anyway.
i don’t even like when “gender dysphoria” is called a “mental illness”
sure, it’s very distressing and relatively abnormal
but feeling shame, fear, disgust, grief, or jealousy surrounding ones body and social perception
those are just emotions
sure, it’s very distressing and relatively abnormal
but feeling shame, fear, disgust, grief, or jealousy surrounding ones body and social perception
those are just emotions
it doesn’t have to be something super special. it doesn’t have to be an emergency. it doesn’t have to be so pathologized and stigmatized and medicalized.
emotions can be understood, related to in different ways, and pain can be healed.
emotions can be understood, related to in different ways, and pain can be healed.
after internalizing these medicalized ideas about psychology, most people can’t even identify their emotions. all they know is “depression” and “dysphoria”.
of course “therapy doesn’t work” when it takes you further away from understanding and compassion for your emotional pain
of course “therapy doesn’t work” when it takes you further away from understanding and compassion for your emotional pain
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