BBC programme- mental health, young lives in crisis

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I wondered if anyone watched this last night.
It featured 2 girls. Girl A, amongst other problems, was suffering from body dysmorphia, struggling with her nose. This was dominating her life and her body dysmorphia was treated.
Girl B, identified as non binary, dad said that many of the problems stemmed from this and gender dysphoria.

It was very interesting to me that both were treated differently, girl A being told her nose was fine, and the other girl waiting for the gender clinic and being affirmed.

What is the difference between gender dysphoria and body dysmorphia?

I wonder if the girl B was given the same treatment as girl A, would mental health have improved?

Great question I honestly think there is a strong connection between dysphoria and body dismorphia in young girls. Particularly when you see the staggering rise in trans identifying girls.

There aren't any studies of this I know of, probably because the affirmation path has been pushed so much, they just haven't been pursued. Which is to the detriment of young girls.

I saw that. Girl B seemed overly obsessed with her health and her little den was for thinking miserable thoughts. She's an example of a young person with multiple problems who should be kept well away from gender clinics and unnecessary hormones and surgeries.
A mother on there with 2 children with psychiatric problems also seemed overly fixated on illness and anxiety keeping multiple hospital letters. She also seemed to have unrealistic expectations of what psychiatric nurses and psychologists can achieve, particularly with post traumatic stress when a loving family and having a positive approach to the future and supportive friends are far more helpful than a chat with a health professional every month for a few months going over it all again

One was all about affirmation as nb, and I think we were meant to feel horror at the fact she could no longer be seen at the Tavistock. What we actually thought was , thank goodness. There was no explanation of why that clinic had been closed, but we were supposed to see it as a Bad Thing. I was glad that by the end of it she was not considered at risk of suicide any longer.

I did watch it and it came as absolutely no surprise to hear the NB teen is autistic. I know the parents were trying to do the right thing but I think they've been sold a lie about the right course of action. I missed the start of the programme so heard mention of the GIDS waiting list but wasn't completely clear what the ultimate goal was. Hormones? Mastectomy?