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Do you have gender dysphoria?

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ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 08/02/2019 19:55

"Gender dysphoria, or gender identity disorder, is a diagnosis used to describe individuals who exhibit a strong desire to be of the other gender. Take this gender dysphoria test to determine if you have gender dysphoria symptoms that could lead to a diagnosis."

Well I took the test, answered all the (very obvious) questions to indicate that I do not have gender dysphoria and was told

Your answers suggest a mild to moderate indication that you are experiencing symptoms common among people with gender dysphoria Shock

Test is here: www.psycom.net/adult-gender-dysphoria-test/ You don't have the give them your email address to submit results.

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Andtheskyisgrey · 08/02/2019 21:17

But I love being a women and love my breasts and vagina. I just want to be treated with the same respect as men! Absolute crock of shit!

Think that sums it up nicely. I also got strong indications. How this can be judged from whatever it was, 6 questions, is beyond me.

2cats2many · 08/02/2019 21:25

Strong for me Confused Grin

Even though I answered No, No, No, No, Yes, Yes and no.

SD1978 · 08/02/2019 21:27

I answered no to everything- and yet still mild. This kinda of rubbish should be banned.

Thingybob · 08/02/2019 21:28

If you also have significant distress or problems functioning you only need to tick two of the six criteria for a gender dysphoria diagnosis (according to DSM V)

Soubriquet · 08/02/2019 21:29
Hmm

Really?

So because I want to be treated like a man would, and I can be uncomfortable in social situations, I must have gender dysphoria?

Well...can I be a trans woman then? I mean yeah I’m already a woman but this says I hate it...I don’t want to change but I’ll like identify as one. That would follow the rules won’t it?

Do you have gender dysphoria?
Traveler001 · 08/02/2019 21:29

Yep me (female) and boyfriend (male) both have gender dysphoria apparently even though we answered the questions as being happy with our gender/genitals etc and neither of us being much different than our respective female/male stereotypes and neither of us ever having wanted to change our gender etc etc 🤔🙄

userschmoozer · 08/02/2019 21:31

I know these tests aren't supposed to be taken seriously, but this one is irresponsible.

Stumpted88 · 08/02/2019 21:36

Well considering you can’t be dystrophic about a made up thing - NO

ArchbishopOfCunterbury · 08/02/2019 21:37

I got strong indication.

Once again I am so pleased I’m middle aged and past all this shit in this era of complete and utter wankery.

Raven88 · 08/02/2019 21:44

I got mild to moderate and I only answered no to the one about feelings and reactions. I am very secure with being a woman. I sometimes like to wear androgynous clothing but it's a fashion choice because of my love of Japan's street fashion,

MargueritaPink · 08/02/2019 21:59

I answered no to all questions and got mild to moderate.

kooshbin · 08/02/2019 22:14

It was such a nonsense test, and like others I deliberately answered as someone who definitely doesn't have a gender dysphoria. Yet I still got the mild to moderate.

I really do hope that all those anonymous results aren't being collated for some research or other. Because otherwise it could be said that of all those who took the test it showed that absolutely everyone is trans.

At the rate things are going, science and sense will be relegated to the corner of a shed somewhere very remote.

Ribbonsonabox · 08/02/2019 22:20

I got strong!! And I could not be more typically feminine in the traditional sense...

Which women do not sometimes wish they were treated as the opposite sex? Which women feel they align up exactly with expectations of their gender? .....

AtrociousCircumstance · 08/02/2019 22:23

What a lot of unbelievable sexist antiquated bullshit in ‘woke’ clothing.

Needmoresleep · 08/02/2019 22:44

Mild to moderate here, even though I did not complain about the (post menopausal) hairs on my chin.

LangCleg · 08/02/2019 23:22

I answered no to all questions and got mild to moderate.

Same here. On purpose to see if that would "diagnose" me. And, hey presto, it did.

SmellsLikeAdultSpirit · 08/02/2019 23:38

I got strong indication
Do we should he changing our bodies so society treats us with respect rather than changing society Hmm

GGMummy3 · 09/02/2019 00:37

Yup, mild to moderate here too. I just said that I'd like to be treated the same as men. What a rubbish test! I hope no confused youngsters try it ffs!

SeaWitchly · 09/02/2019 01:25

I was told I had a strong indication towards gender dysphoria Shock

The only question I answered with a 'yes' was this one -

Do you wish that the people in your life would treat you the same way as the treat males (if your assigned gender is female) or females (if your assigned gender is male)?

This means I am fed up of living in a sexist, patriarchal culture where I am told I 'drive' or 'think' like a man [meant as a compliment]. I answer that no, I drive/think like a woman because women can also be analytical thinkers with an interest in politics and parallel park.

i do wish that those around me would treat me with respect as a woman and not insinuate that I need to be a pseudo man to receive this.

whathaveiforgottentoday · 09/02/2019 02:43

Been back and tried a few more of the psycom quizzes and i'm moderate risk of bulimia (i like to eat, but not so keen on the vomiting/purging) and very high risk of ADHD as well as having gender dsyphoria. Might go back and see what else i didn't know i had!

This website is actually dangerous and puts ideas into peoples heads that they are suffering all sorts of disorders when they aren't really.

Melanippe · 09/02/2019 11:07

Answered honestly and got a strong indication.

I'm booking in on Monday.

VickyEadie · 09/02/2019 11:45

So we've established (I'm 'mild to moderate' also, having answered only the one about wishing to be treated like a man with 'yes') that the thing is completely fixed to make even people who answer 'no' to every question come out as at least 'mild to moderate'.

We're fully grown adults. Can you imagine children doing this and what that might do? And there's absolutely nothing to prevent children taking the 'test'.

Irresponsible as fuck.

FlyingOink · 09/02/2019 12:42

Do you think pathologising discomfort makes young people less likely to be able to cope with stuff?
I probably would have met the criteria for gender identity disorder (as was) when I was a child. I really wanted to be a boy, and to grow up to be a man. Girls' clothing really upset me, and rocked my sense of self, as did any reminder I was a girl.
But frankly, I got over it and I'm a happy butch dyke now. So am I some kind of mental health superhuman or is it just more helpful to agree that the discomfort of not fitting into gender stereotypes isn't actually going to kill you?
AIBU?
Especially as there are a myriad of reasons to be uncomfortable being a girl that have nothing to do with growing up homosexual. Abuse, leering, restrictions, unwanted sexualisation, etc etc.
Is this something we should even be treating, is it more cruel to tell children lies about how they can be anything on earth (when let's face it, they can't) including the opposite sex?
We all know not every child will be a famous singer or a professional footballer or on telly or any of those other dreams that require an element of luck. Sure if their dream is to be a vet we can help them get there. But not necessarily an X Factor winner.
So is the diagnosis of gender dysphoria perhaps sometimes an extension of this idea, that anything is possible?
Should we be realistic about children's dreams when getting there is impossible? Should we allow them to a certain age? Is social transition ok but chemical and surgical not? What is the psychological impact of a new name, title, family role for a socially transitioned child? Are we setting children up for failure if we pretend a girl can become a boy and vice versa?
I'm sure I'll get a load of answers stating how very serious and debilitating genuine gender dysphoria is in children. And that I couldn't possibly understand.
Well I do understand, I wanted to die or to be harmed as a child, I used to visualise being killed or maimed quite often. My dysphoria was insistent, consistent and persistent. My puberty was incredibly difficult and I was hugely depressed. My flat chest inflated overnight causing me massive distress. I'd have hacked them off myself if I could have. I met all the criteria, there's no way I could write about how I was from a very young age and not meet the standard for diagnosis. But I'm fine now. I appreciate my healthy body now. The no true Scotsman rubbish is just a fallacy; I am proof you can get over serious dysphoria.
So AIBU in saying that it should be treated with compassion, understanding and a firm "no"?

Katvonfelttipeyebrows · 09/02/2019 15:57

Strong
Lol
Literal nonsense

FactsAreNotMean · 09/02/2019 16:04

Strong here

Firmly female, but also autistic.

What a dangerous heap of shit

"we would encourage you to schedule an appointment with your doctor or other mental health professional now." ha ha no