how does one learn to cope with gender dysphoria without becoming even more depressed due to lack of transition or having to become a mutilated freak in the eyes of society?
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>>6391029
I dunno
It's really easy for me
>>6391043
weird cos i've tried basically everything (with the exception of physical transition) only to find myself just feeling a lot worse
not sure what i should do
>>6391059
Read through a copy of DSM III and run through the treatments prescribed from before enabling became the standard response.
>>6391059
Transition :^)
Or go see a therapist.
>>6391080
The response changed because science has advanced, Anon. The DSM-5 is the latest edition because it has gathered all of the latest data, not because the liberals force them to release new editions.
>>6391093
The response changed because surgery became an actual possibility.
>>6391029
Arrange to have a society that doesn't see trans people making their bodies livable as mutilation, or people living normally in ways slightly different-looking people live normally as freakish. It's a rate thing for some reason?
op here, some background info
i have gone to see numerous therapists for multiple opinions about this and the answer seems to be the same every time; "your symptoms are severe, it'd be best for you to do something about it physically so you aren't a danger to yourself"
i've talked other solutions with them and tested them out only to feel worse
i'm scared, i don't want people to hate me or think of me as some subhuman creature if i transition but i don't want to feel this bad anymore
sorry for the life story but yea it's getting a lot harder to manage and i don't know what route is the right one to take
>>6391199
Try transition, as the experts, your therapists, the research, and many, many trans people before you suggest is your best bet at life. Some people may be cruel, but my experience has been that most will not be when presented with the reality of a trans person. The most challenging part will be accepting yourself - getting others to accept you is just a matter of time.
If your problem is society, move to a big, lgbt friendly city and go for it.
It's not about percentages. The only people that matter are those that you surround yourself with.
Plus society will get better too with time.