Were you ever assumed to have had behavior problems?

[Jake25]

Before you came out with your transexualness did anyone, mental health professionals, and other people, assume you had behavior problems and that you were possibly anti social?

[suzifrommd]

Before you came out with your transexualness did anyone, mental health professionals, and other people, assume you had behavior problems and that you were possibly anti social?

Yessiree.

I was diagnosed with ADHD as a kid, and my parents were always wringing their hands about bullies and my acting out. They started medicating me at 7 (that's a good thing, BTW), and they took me to a parade of shrinks to try to help me get along with people.

[Katiepie]

I was the epitome of social outcast. Always withdrawn, not really social at all. I had problems with comprehension when I was younger, somewhat attention deficit. And was diagnosed with depression back in my high school days. Hated the medication they put me on cause it made me even more zombie like.

Hell, my parents thought I was on drugs in high school.

Kate♥

[Jen72]

I was also a social outcast and withdrawn still considered withdrawn. The one thing I do recall I was tested to see if I had a hearing problem apparently if someone yelled at me I just shut them out. I can still ignore sounds but don't think either of those made me trans of course just who I am introverted and withdrawn. Beyond that I was a good kid.

[Contravene]

Yes and I was diagnosed with ADD when I was about 11 or 12. I was put on medications but for me that wasn't a good thing. My psychiatrist at the time tried out at least six different medications on me within only a few years. I don't have ADD and suspect a lot of people are misdiagnosed with it. In my case, my ADD-like symptoms were a result of dysphoria. I have no doubt about that now.

[Tossu-sama]

Does it count that I was sent to a child psychologist when I was 3-4 years old by a child health center nurse because I acted out like a kid that age was supposed to? It was during a basic health check-up, I did everything wrong or not at all on purpose.

Other than that, no. My dysphoria always made me withdrawn in a way that I behaved well (read: was quiet and did what I was told etc). It sometimes made me shy to the point that going against that feeling of shyness caused me bad anxiety.

[Mosaic dude]

Oh man, that was my whole childhood!  I even got diagnosed with Aspergers once because I was unsociable.   But I don't think that doctor knew what he was doing, because the child psychologist took one look at me and said there's no way I have Aspergers.

[iKate]

Once puberty hit I became a total mess of bad behavior. I was also very much a loner.

[Jake25]

Once puberty hit I became a total mess of bad behavior. I was also very much a loner.

I did too. I wasn't a criminal but I had social problems.

[JoanneB]

I grew up in an age where "behavior problems" meant a kick in the ass or juvey hall (aka the lockup for kids under 18) I missed the juvey hall part thanks to pre-trial intervention and being a good little girl for the next year or so. But before that I got my fair share of ass-kicking for being a handfull.

[2cherry]

No.