Need someone who knows a lot about mental disorders and stuff

[FlinchCat]

Progress Upadate~

I haven't posted/been here for a while now, but the gist of it is that my parents think the reason I'm trans is because I tend to stick to one idealism and cannot change, causing trauma of some level. At least, that's what they think. I do believe this sort-of happens, but there IS definitely lots going behind me being trans, so at this point I'm waiting for them to administer the drug that stops this and have them... I don't even know.

[Dena]

Transsexualism is caused by exposure to the opposite sex hormones before birth. This cause the brain to develop as the brain of the gender opposite of the body. At the time of birth, it's not a question of will transsexualism happen, it's  question of when. Over the years many attempts to reverse this have been made and none have work to remove transsexualism. The only treatment that helps is to change the body to match the mind. Any doctor or person who thinks they can make these feeling go away is either uninformed or a quack.

The letter on this thread might help and if not, it might help explain things to you.
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,190312.0.html

[stephaniec]

well, I'll use myself as an example. Everyone's experience is unique as far as when they become aware of this feeling of being transgender. People experience it at different times throughout their life. I started quite early in life at 4 when I began experiencing the effects of being transgender. I had absolutely no control of it. I didn't will it into existence. There was no event in my life up to that point that caused it. It definitely wasn't a philosophy that I developed growing up. I didn't know what it was other than an incredibly powerful desire to be female. This incredible undercurrent has never  lessened my entire life. Absolutely nothing I could do mentally as far as wishing it away or any kind of logical argument applied to it could stop it. I've lived with it a very long time until 2 years ago I got the proper help. Your parents seem quite misinformed about being transgender. I don't know if you have the opportunity to seek professional help through counseling. A school counselor or some other private therapy, but it seems to me that that would greatly help in educating your family about being trans. It would definitely help you in organizing your own thoughts. I have a therapist and she is of the belief that we are wired this way in the womb. Genes, hormones or what ever , but its done before we're born.

[cheryl reeves]

I wish there was such a drug, for I wouldn't wish being transgender on anyone for it is a lonely path, even if you have a partner. I knew when I was little that I was different then the other boys, and they realized it. My mom accepts me even though she doesn't understand why I am like this, but I learned too accept it ,I use cross dressing as a release, for living in this body for 50yrs.I've come to make friends with it,and wouldn't change anything now.