• TGhost [She/Her]@lemm.eeEnglish
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    28 days ago

    There are more regrets regarding knee surgeries than there are for gender transitions, statistically speaking. Not to mention that detransitions are often a result of the transphobia present in our society.

    • Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      28 days ago

      Also some of the detransitioners face a lot of ostracism from their communities and are being threatened to “stay in line or else” to push the anti-trans message.

  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    28 days ago

    Idk. There have been cases where people have regretted having the treatment. They are few compared to the number of people who think that the treatment was the best thing they ever did, but they do exist. I guess that being trans might cause some effects, like people being mean and bigoted or just the stress of knowing that you don’t fit in to what society seem to expect you to. I think prioritizing mental support through therapy might be a good start before the physical treatment. It will be good for both those that would regret the treatment but also for those that will get all sorts of weird interactions with others during the transition.

    Is this the comment you’re talking about?

    • Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      28 days ago

      Tacking gender dysphoria is part of taking care one’s health and trans adults can make informed consent about their lives.

      Therapists are not needed in most cases.

      • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        28 days ago

        … most psychs I’ve met are reluctant to prescribe antidepressants even to folk with a medically verifiable history of suicide without simultaneous therapy.

        Tackling depression is taking care of one’s health, and depressed adults can make informed consent about their lives, but that doesn’t automatically mean medical professionals, especially psychs, are ready to write out a script on patient request.