Is gender affirmative treatment effective for coexisting gender dysphoria and psychosis?

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http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/lgbt.2016.0133

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I have posted elsewhere about whether my urge for a sex change was either (a) a delusional obsession that faded as I became less acutely ill (b) an autistic ‘interest’ that passed or whether © the reduction in such feelings was a self protective psychological mechanism to the realisation that given my problems the go ahead for reassignment was unlikely.

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I’ve never felt that my authentic gender was different than my birth gender, buy I have dressed in drag several times and I’d like to wear makeup, but I never do.

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@firemonkey you seem like such a smart person! I’m jealous

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I tried wearing makeup but I think because of ‘dyspraxia’(non dxed) I was no good at it.

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@firemonkey Are you currently happy being a man? I suppose if your desire faded, it is one of the options you listed. Like @kindness, I have always felt in sync with my birth gender-female

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I do love the look of some men wearing makeup (I see it as a blending of gender attributes).

Adam Lambert (American singer) has beautiful smokey eyes.

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I wouldn’t say I was happy rather than it is something I’ve come to accept. Certainly wouldn’t be unhappy if I woke up a woman later today.

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aha, I see. I love being a woman. If I (with the exact same spirit) had been born in a man’s body, I would definitely seek out a way to become a woman. I wouldn’t be on the fence about it at all, although I know some people are.

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I love Adam Lambert. Big fan. He also has a beautiful voice.

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I also love wearing make-up as a woman. I love doing my hair etc. The meds make me so damn tired that I don’t though

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@47average

I’m heterosexual (though I’ve been relationships with three men–not at the same time–our lady of high standards), but men with black eyeliner look good.

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I’m all about people being who they are. ya know? be that men with eyeliner, women with heels, a faux hawk or whatever. I appreciate individuality. Specifically, though, yes some men rocking the make-up look good. Adam lambert can pull it off.

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@47average

I agree with every word you wrote.

We’re a gorgeous mosaic.

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