Responding To a Mylot Comment
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (159058)
Boise, Idaho
September 18, 2022 8:07pm CST
I had been commenting back and forth with a Mylot member and had a very strange response at one point. This person commented that transgenderism is a mental illness. I was shocked. I thought it over. How could a seemingly intelligent person think this way?
I checked with the American Psychological Association (APA) and it states that it is NOT a mental illness. Many cultures have this. Because of some of the adverse things that go on in a transgender's life, however, they have a higher risk of depression and other mental issues but, transgender is not a mental illness.
I fully respect this person's right to free speech and to believe whatever they wish but, I just wanted to state here that transgenderism is not a mental illness. Gay and transgender people get enough bad press as it is.
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11 responses
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 Sep 22
It absolutely isn’t a mental illness. I don’t know exactly how it happens but it’s something that goes wrong while the babies in the womb. It isn’t anything that anyone does or doesn’t do. It’s just a fact that can’t be disputed. The child knows from the time they are born.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Sep 22
Right. It has to do with their identity and living with themselves. It is very personal I think. And, we have no right to say they have mutilated themselves when we obviously don't understand the journey they have gone through.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Sep 22
@RubyHawk .......Yes, she does. She has so much to do.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 Sep 22
@celticeagle They haven’t done anything wrong. Nature sometimes makes mistakes.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Sep 22
He deleted all of his comments. Why someone would make such a comment is beyond me.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
20 Sep 22
We are all on continuums --sexuality and gender identity are just two examples of continuums--to call it a mental illness is not only wrong, it is also hurtful--
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@wolfgirl569 (95225)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Sep 22
That is pressed by many churches and they want to cure the people by saving them.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Sep 22
Saving them from what? Being happy at last?
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Sep 22
@wolfgirl569 .......To make the church and its hypocrites happy I am thinking.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Sep 22
That's true but this person is an American and speaks the language. Thanks though, that is something to keep in mind.
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@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
29 Sep 22
@celticeagle omg, really? That’s shocking
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
19 Sep 22
When you think you are something or someone you are not, that is a mental illness. When you potentially seek to mutilate your body, that is also a mental illness. I don't care what clinical term they want to use now that is politically correct. Self mutilation and identity issues is a mental illness that should be treated. Not encouraged.
I stand by my comment.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Sep 22
@porwest .......If I misconstrued what you were saying I do apologize. But, it isn't a mental illness. I do see where some medical professionals could take some transgender's money and not due their due diligence and require some counseling before any surgery is done. I think it is a good idea although I also feel it is their right to have this surgery done to their own bodies.
I think it goes both ways. Both the medical profession and the psychologist should due their due diligence. They are professionals after all.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Sep 22
@porwest ..........You can take 'professionals' as lightly as you like. They are still in that capacity and need to act like it. I always check sources whether I've just spoken to my doctor or not. And that is what second opinions are for also.
The COVID situation was a first and I partly understand CDC and the problems. Thank goodness Fauci was at the helm. Trump could have caused a lot of problems if he had been in office longer. Thank the Gods he wasn't.
It sounds like you may have had some bad experiences with 'professionals'. I feel lucky to have some great ones taking care of me. We all need to do our own due diligence, not just professionals.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
21 Sep 22
I think it goes both ways. Both the medical profession and the psychologist should due their due diligence. They are professionals after all.
@celticeagle I take the term 'professionals' lightly these days, right along with the term 'experts.' I think we rely too much on being confident everyone knows what they are talking about. Look at all the experts at the CDC, all professionals, who go Covid entirely wrong.
I think we are best served to err on the side of caution whenever someone calls themselves professionals or experts. They are just words and not always indicative of facts.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Sep 22
Me either. I guess this person feels it is a mental illness when they choose to mutilate themselves. This person sure doesn't know much, or care, about the journey these transgenders go through. It's sad.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
19 Sep 22
@celticeagle We need to know more before to judge and criticize.
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@LindaOHio (156271)
• United States
19 Sep 22
That person had no right to make such a comment...free speech or not.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Sep 22
I totally agree. I think it is pretty twisted to say a person has mutilated themselves when that person has wanted this change and worked toward it for who knows how long.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
9 Oct 22
It's shocking indeed but it's his way of thinking. It's good you respect his opinion for he is entitled for it
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@solidcodes (1690)
• Philippines
19 Sep 22
Everyone has right, so let's just respect them.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Sep 22
Yes, respect what they want for themselves.
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