Convincing a trans person that they're trans because of trauma is incredibly harmful. It's a conversion practice. Lots of people like to make a connection between trauma and gender dysphoria but there's not much research or other evidence to back it up. People need to know that.
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What's helped me is focusing on what reduces my suffering and makes me happier and letting myself be flexible with explanations, like trying on ideas but not getting rigid about them if that makes sense. Good luck, I hope you find something that works for you.
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Yes I agree about that, I think that there are specific instances of individual people for whom trauma and gender correlates, but that there is no general trend among trans people as a whole. Its a tricky subject. And I will try to do that, thanks!
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I’m not saying you’re wrong and I certainly don’t want to be used as a gotcha against trans people but (at least at this point) it seems that my dysphoria is trauma based...?