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Accepting Gender Identity as Positive?

Started by Jonie, July 31, 2007, 08:29:43 PM

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Jonie

How can you encourage someone to accept gender identity as a positive aspect of themselves?
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Kendall

In the androgyne section we had 2 recent posts about self acceptance.

I am an androgyne but find it hard too accept: [Self-Knowledge+Self Acceptance] https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,15741.0.html
Do you know yourself and if so, how? [Self-Knowledge] [Poll] https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,15998.0.html

Ken/Kendra
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Jonie

Quote from: Ken/Kendra on July 31, 2007, 09:33:42 PM
In the androgyne section we had 2 recent posts about self acceptance.

I am an androgyne but find it hard too accept: [Self-Knowledge+Self Acceptance] https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,15741.0.html
Do you know yourself and if so, how? [Self-Knowledge] [Poll] https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,15998.0.html

Ken/Kendra


I'm sorry Ken/Kendra I am not an androgyne and don't read the androgyne section as often as I probably should. I wasn't asking just androgynes but anyone who wants to answer my question.
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Kendall

Ya I know, but the things we talked about were general ways of accepting one's self. Not necessarily 'just for androgynes' type of information. I think the negative esteem or questions one might have about their gender, are just harsh, unrealistic, fears, and even sometimes irrational beliefs or blocks.

If one finds their gender identity as not being positive, chances are their is some reason why. Which can be, i believe overcame, and become a stronger sense of self, positive and even with higher self esteem.

I think by looking at one's self, opinions, reasons, past experiences, judgement, expectations, fears and other parts of self, one can find the causes of such negative view on gender, regardless of gender label.

Second post had a poll of list of ways that one could find out more "about oneself" and sorta work their way through. Like intraspection, journal, talking with others, researching information, reading books, listening to inspiration music, etc. Certainly not things "just for androgynes" but things all genders face.

Like this:

QuoteProcess Of Acceptance
Acceptance exists at the core of your being. It is your default status. In order to reach this base level of acceptance, you need only remove the items laying on top. To do this, you must first identify all the things you do not accept about yourself. Then, one by one, eliminate them by examinging and questioning your beliefs around that issue.

Know yourself and your beliefs
Take a good hard look at your honesty level
Know you are doing the best you can
Relax your value judgments
Examine guilt
Understand your motivations
Ask yourself questions about what you don't accept
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Berliegh

I think we are made to feel by society that it's negative and it's wrong....
but if you are positive enough you can over come the negativity..
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