Katrik celebrity thread

[runlvlzero]

Now could there be a few people who use the process in a negativeway or are mislead and misunderstanding of their condition. Sure but those people might as well be classified as hypcondriacts or medical fetishists or the same class of people who cant 'function' without daily psychotherapy... But thats far from the norm. Those are outliers and nothing to do with the community as a whole.

[runlvlzero]

The DSM labels anything that causes you to misfunction in society as mental disorder. The DSM also classifies people who are nonfunctioning because of their current gender roll in society as being mentall insane. I.e. those who are male but wish they were female who won't own up to it, and it causes them depression or suicidal thoughts are insane.

So by the definitions of the DSMV someone who is a man, acts like a man, dresses like a man, but hates it and does harm to thesmelves is insane. THAT is what that is all about.

It is also a way to get the medical industry to pay for something that DOES alleviate suffering, i.e. transitioning into the other gender rolls.

[runlvlzero]

I am not a psychologist but i've read the DSM. And I know what its about. Its a means of making the practice medically sound and it has a LOT of room for interpretation on an individual basis. Its a guideline.

[Hastley]

Originally Posted by runlvlzero [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I am not a psychologist but i've read the DSM. And I know what its about. Its a means of making the practice medically sound and it has a LOT of room for interpretation on an individual basis. Its a guideline.

Cool story bro

[runlvlzero]

Your taking a matter of perspective. Applying it to a guideline not written in stone and constantly changing. And using it to judge every single person who changes their bodies.

We change ourselves every day, and the human race will not remain stagnant. There was a time when codpieces and frilly shirts where considered the norm and not crazy fashion.

I'm pretty sure that if we don't nuke ourselves into oblivion it will be almost no holds bard for what you want to be in the future. Unless we suddenly revert to some strict totalitarian Amish state.

I like the Amish. But I would hate to live under the restrictions of their society. I admire their tenacity and ideology. But its wrong.

To call taking hormones and shaving hair mutilation is pretty crazy.

[Cecily]

Calling someone with depression insane is batshit crazy.

[runlvlzero]

Originally Posted by Cecily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Calling someone with depression insane is batshit crazy.

No but misdiagnosing people who are not actually suffering based on their choice to change their bodies is.

[runlvlzero]

And the dood isn't even diagnosing anything. He's making a judgment made on extremely limited information of total strangers across the world from them.

[runlvlzero]

Got to love all those insane Tai ladyboys that fall under the DSM !

[Cecily]

That's a really strong word for what you're talking about.