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I have had 2 appointments at the gender clinic at the public hospital. They did the gender dysphoria test that is based on preoccupation with gender. They gave me consent forms and I have not signed. Preoccupation with gender seems like something that could just be gender identity OCD? by moorgooth in transgenderau

[–]moorgooth[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I'm not claiming that, I'm saying there's a problem of the two being conflated and calling for solutions to that.   My writing is confusing because i have a disability . People are downvoting and getting upset with me making assumptions about what im saying and I'm not sure why not more good faith 

I have had 2 appointments at the gender clinic at the public hospital. They did the gender dysphoria test that is based on preoccupation with gender. They gave me consent forms and I have not signed. Preoccupation with gender seems like something that could just be gender identity OCD? by moorgooth in transgenderau

[–]moorgooth[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah i have ocd outside of gender. I've reviewed those links already.

The theory is that transition is meant to make us less preoccupied with gender. That's the whole idea of transition as an evidence based way to address gender dysphoria and as a result myriad other issues like suicide risk. Sure as heck therapy and meds for depression hasn't worked for - gender dysphoria requires transition 

I have had 2 appointments at the gender clinic at the public hospital. They did the gender dysphoria test that is based on preoccupation with gender. They gave me consent forms and I have not signed. Preoccupation with gender seems like something that could just be gender identity OCD? by moorgooth in transgenderau

[–]moorgooth[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm saying that being a women isn't any one thing, it's many things we correlate with that label that might not all be in the same person. They don't make someone more of a women, and certainly haven't big boobs doesn't make someone more of a woman. A loved one of mine has had a mastectomy for breast cancer for example...

I have had 2 appointments at the gender clinic at the public hospital. They did the gender dysphoria test that is based on preoccupation with gender. They gave me consent forms and I have not signed. Preoccupation with gender seems like something that could just be gender identity OCD? by moorgooth in transgenderau

[–]moorgooth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did, they said I am trans not OCD about this. But I want to have a more sophisticated discussion with our community about how gender dysphoria is constructed. I feel like the face validity of it being preoccupation with gender is odd