I have anxiety problems and there are countless books written by psychologists on the subject.
The point they make over and over again about those with mental health related issues, is that the rational part of their brains are not capable of overriding the emotional part, if they are in a state.
You have to have counselling first in order to be able to address this. You are vulnerable if your anxiety is over riding your rationality.
But there is also a catch here too.
The reason it works is because its based on an inability to accurately assess an actual risk. The counselling is about addressing that gap.
I've personally had a real issue, in that my anxiety isn't always totally irrational. Its sometimes based on real fears which can be backed up with experience, science and research. I've presented it to HCP and they have looked at it and said, that they can't argue with that, because that would be harmful in its own right to do that. If you ask me to go against an accurate risk assessment, you are creating an even bigger problem and you do me psychological harm because you remove my ability to make informed decisions to protect myself. You remove my ability to consent freely.
Acknowledging the reality of someone's situation and acknowledging the reality of their experience is part of the healing. Denying that is harmful.
This is where the experiences of trans people and women really differ. The reality of experience of a trans person might be that they perceive discrimination, but their reality is also related to the fact that they are male, whether they like it or not. The reality of experience of a women is they have experienced discrimination and violence based on their biology and their risk assessment isn't wildly out when its looked into properly.
This means that the needs of both can never be accommodated in a situation in which a person may be emotional distressed or they have issues related to mental health without there being a conflict which will harm one or both parties.
It is impossible.
We need to start acknowledging that.
As part of that we need to acknowledge the high rate of women in women's prisons who have mental health problems.
We need to acknowledge the percentage of women who have been sexually assaulted, abused, harassed or raped.
Anxiety / phobia is one thing. Its another when its ALSO backed up as having a foundation in reality. Its no longer irrational. It has a basis.
The potential psychological damage to women here, is deemed as based on nothing. That is categorically not true. Its a denial of male violence.
Anyone who stands up and tries to ignore that, is in denial of male violence. You have to ask why their agenda requires them to do that.