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[Benton]

(12-15-2015, 12:27 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Yup.   It's a mental problem.  Just as all the rest.

In regard to the bold... which had jack to do with the OP... I responded:

(12-15-2015, 12:52 PM)Benton Wrote: Female hysteria was also considered a mental disorder for a long time. Doesn't mean everyone needs to run around with dildos and jumper cables every time a woman acts a little moody.

Which prompted you to ask:

(12-15-2015, 02:45 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: Does this have anything to do with the OP?

Or is this the ol' Deflection with some comedy routine so that we can downplay the actual problem?

This guy needs help in the worst way. He has a family of his own, he can't be off pretending that he's a little girl. His family has got to be confused and devastated by his actions.

I know it sounds mean, but a line needs to be drawn somewhere. We can't just keep catering to everyone's little whim.

So... no... Lucie's comment didn't. Thanks for pointing that out.



As far as the OP, I agree the guy needs help. It's an unfortunate situation when someone has a mental illness. And it's got jack to do with sexual identity disorders, but, you might be right that Lucie was only bringing up "all the rest" to deflect from the serious mental health issues we face in this country. Personally, I think it's one of the three worst problems our country has going on atm, and is a big part of the violence problem we have.

(12-15-2015, 03:36 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: When you think you are something you are obviously not then yes there is a mental component.  

Female hysteria is not quite the same as actually believing you are the opposite sex and also a minor.

What you are and aren't is — generally — relative.

Feeling more comfortable identifying as a female is subjective; being a child again isn't, for what I hope are obvious reasons. If someone feels they possess more qualities of one sex than the other — or are attracted to the same sex more than the opposite — it doesn't automatically quantify them as having a mental disorder.

Mental illness is a serious problem in this country. I wish people wouldn't muddy the water with religious and personal beliefs.