July 9, 2010 12:52 AM BST
July 9, 2010 10:22 AM BST
Nathan.
I have refrained from making comments to your posts, not quite sure what to say, your postings seem to meander. Not sure you even know yourself. I concur with Julia and Melody. Gender Dysphoria, by definition confusion about ones gender, Its a considered opinion amongst councellors and gender specialists that once the condition is diagnosed and you accept it your cured it does'nt necessarily mean like a physical illness it goes and you revert back. Its the confusion that is dispelled by examining your feelings and councelling. Its when you come to terms with it. accepting the cliche born in the wrong body that is the actual cure, the remedies being councelling and progress to adopting the gender you see yourself in.
I don't know if its harder to come to terms with the condition later in life or an early age as a teenager. Its good you are finally getting to see a specialist, By keeping the Name Nathan, it would appear that you are even frightened of admitting to yourself you may have a problem. especially in here. Nice to know you have support from members of your family.
There are numerous reports floating around, I don't know if this applies to you, Ex soldiers, also other people who have seen or been involved in the horrors of war or other traumatic events become pseudo transgendered as a form of escapism, to distance themselves from events. becoming what they percieve as somone far removed from perhaps the macho image of the soldier, person they were. To escape reality, pressure, stress. Not to be confused with an actual Gender Identity problem per se
I wish you well, whatever the outcome.
Marsha.
And who cares about his age, it is not like there are no others here who found or have come to terms with their gender issues at a later age.
Of course it does'nt matter about age. Influenza is influenza wether your 9 or 90, same goes for GID, I was just trying to point out
it might be harder to accept as you get older having established a life style and a closer circle of freinds as opposed to being younger and not being able to handle it mentally. Lots of different reasons for being in denial.
I certainly was not being disrespectful I have read all Nasthans posts and conclude, Nathan is a very confused individual, wer'nt we all at some stage? The enormity, the realisation that one is transgendered, even suspecting one might be is a lot to handle and overcome.
As far as a learning disability goes, does Nathan have one? your perhaps making assumptions, could it be that Nathan just finds it hard to express somthing, finding it hard to come to terms with. perhaps a sign that Nathan has'nt even considered changing name. I try and make constructive, thought out posts, I don't think anyone was jumping on the bandbagon. People that come to the GS are not automatically suffering gender identity disorders, they are looking for answers, its not a simple yes or no.
Research findings suggest that whilst some participants articulate individualism and are reluctant to position themselves as members of a collective transgender culture, others present distinct transgender identity positions that are consciously created in opposition to traditional ways of thinking about gender. These latter gender identity practices offer a challenge to political goals of assimilation; signposting a radical politics of gender transformation in which 'difference' is positioned as a site of importance and celebration in its own right.
Hiya Rachel,
I was just going to post exactly the same. pointless sumising until Nathan reads whats been posted and makes some observations.. now its becoming a discussion on other peoples perspectives as opposed to Nathan.
