Trans Diagnosis: Medical, Psychological or ... for medical paths (surgery, hormones, etc.)

weatherboi · 01-04-2010, 11:06 AM

I don't really hold issue with being diagnosed with something that is classified as a mental disorder. What we have discussed in therapy pertains to the necessity of the classificaion/category of diagnosis. No diagnosis no place to start in order to provide health care or long/short/emergency term disability care where needed. My therapist made me do some homework for my own preparation and here are a couple of articles I came across. Unfortunately destigmatizing would/could mean hurting progress not helping. As far as trying to tie our situation with a physical diagnosis I have been told not possible from my doctor.

http://www.transadvocate.com/destigm...ssexuality.htm

http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2...ental-illness/

http://lezgetreal.com/?p=8205

http://dentedbluemercedes.wordpress....ranssexuality/

01-04-2010, 11:06 AM	#3
weatherboi Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Owned boy Preferred Pronoun?: Hey boy!!! Relationship Status: counting freckles slowly under Her direction!!! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: i have 2 sets of geographic coordinates!!! Posts: 6,097 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 26,797 Thanked 12,549 Times in 2,993 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	I don't really hold issue with being diagnosed with something that is classified as a mental disorder. What we have discussed in therapy pertains to the necessity of the classificaion/category of diagnosis. No diagnosis no place to start in order to provide health care or long/short/emergency term disability care where needed. My therapist made me do some homework for my own preparation and here are a couple of articles I came across. Unfortunately destigmatizing would/could mean hurting progress not helping. As far as trying to tie our situation with a physical diagnosis I have been told not possible from my doctor. http://www.transadvocate.com/destigm...ssexuality.htm http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2...ental-illness/ http://lezgetreal.com/?p=8205 http://dentedbluemercedes.wordpress....ranssexuality/ Last edited by weatherboi; 01-04-2010 at 11:09 AM. Reason: I forgot to add last 2 links.