Dysphoric kids should be aided in managing their distress. Not with affirmative care, but with care that helps them love and accept themselves as they are – “acceptance therapy,” if you will. Also deceptively known as “conversion therapy” by TRAs who don't know what that means.
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Provide other ways to deal with bad thoughts so they have less impact on behaviour ie. If they think their genitals are “wrong” help them learn to cope with that. Help them learn to be in contact with – and confront - difficult emotions, without having to numb ie.
If they say “I hate myself” they say why, rather than just ‘knowing’ they feel that way. Engage in mindfulness to help them remain present, rather than lost in fantasy. Do they *know* what transition will achieve vs what it’ll *hopefully* achieve?
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Why do they hate their bodies? If they say it doesn't "look right" or "feel right" help them realise they can accept that which isn't perfect or ideal.
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Thank you. Is this not what a well-trained, non-WPATH biased mental health counselor should be doing?
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