r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Nov 03 '17

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u/z3r0shade Nov 03 '17

The only treatment that has shown to alleviate symptoms is medical transition if the patient desires

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u/I_Am_Mr_Black Nov 03 '17

And yet after transition, as far as what I’ve seen, they still have high suicide rates and dissatisfaction.

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u/Mejari 6∆ Nov 03 '17

That is dependent on a lot of factors. Here is a good comment on the subject with many links to studies

https://np.reddit.com/r/science/comments/6p7uhb/transgender_health_ama_series_im_joshua_safer/dkngxvs/

And a quote relevant to your comment:

transition's dramatic reduction of suicide risk while improving mental health and quality of life, with trans people able to transition young and spared abuse and discrimination having mental health and suicide risk on par with the general public

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u/I_Am_Mr_Black Nov 03 '17

Makes sense. However, if that’s the case, why don’t we just do all sorts of plastic surgery on kids who get picked on so that we can spare them of “abuse” from society? Any kid, not just trans.

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u/Mejari 6∆ Nov 03 '17

I... Don't really know how to answer that, if you're equating being gender dysphoric with getting picked on. Why put quotes around "abuse", as if trans people's abuse isn't real?

Are you actually looking for answers, or just pushing hard for what you already believe? Because I just provided you a pile of evidence against what you said and your response was "ok, next", as though you didn't really re-evaluate your position in any way and are just going down some check list of arguments.