Transexuals

[Mister Agenda]

If someone transitions and can as a consequent function perfectly well in society. If they are accepted as such in their chosen gender and no one knows their medical history, which becomes less and less relevant to their daily lives. If they are happy and contended with their lives and able to achieve great things, then how can they be considered mentally ill?

Seriously?

It's like I woke up in the twilight zone... Mental Illness is defined by the medical community. It is a series of behavioral disorder that affects cognitive thought. ('good' or bad makes no difference) It has absolutely nothing to do with personal assessment, but rather setting a bar of mental stability and documenting how and why those who can not reach said bar. Then setting in place a course of treatment to help those who cant reach that bar.

Mental illness is not a standard set forth or defined by personal assessment (what you or we think should be allowed.) It is a standard set forth by professionals who currently look at the underlining behaviors (not just what manifests itself on the surface/what you are judging) in order to make a determination if an individual will be a danger to THEM SELVES or others now or in the future if their given disorder is left unchecked.

I'm not a psychologist, but I DO have a degree in psychology, for what it's worth. There's a line between diagnosable mental illness and having issues. Many people who are not comfortable with their gender identity to the point that they elect to transition to some degree are not diagnosable as having GID. You only have GID if it's harming your ability to live your life.

And a mental illness does not have to rise to the level that you are a danger to yourself or others to be diagnosable. And many mental illnesses do not get worse over time untreated; with schizophrenia being a notable exception. I've never heard of someone killing someone because they have GID, and when someone with GID kills themselves, it is almost always due to depression brought on by being treated badly by others.

First rule of Psych Club: Know your limitations. Don't diagnose people unless you're qualified. Don't diagnose people you don't know.