>>5123960I think you're conflating transgendered people with the isolated communities of the mentally unstable
Additionally, gender dysphoria is demonstrably real and scientific, no matter if you don't understand it
Gender roles and stereotypes are certainly a "social construct" and they are subject to change like other social constructs like fashion and language, but a human mind will gender itself
As for echo chambers, I would love for someone to try to reasonably argue a dissenting opinion without resorting to appeals to authority or strawmen
"refusing any outside help if I didn't agree with the language of it" is both misleading and false
Telling someone to "man up" could be construed as "help" and would be refused due to it being rather worthless advice in most circumstances
I've spoken to nearly a dozen therapists, most of whom were completely unable to help me, though I did seriously take their advice as potentially beneficial
The only therapist whose advice has been in any way able to help my crippling depression and anxiety is the one who recommended me to an endocrinologist
