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Miriam Grossman MD's avatar

I am a child and adolescent psychiatrist. Please know that some of us, impossible to know how many, are heart broken and livid over the hijacking of our profession. I agree with the author- the rush to affirm and medicalize what is essentially an emotional disorder will be one day seen as a massive medical scandal, a catastrophe. The ideology destroys young people, their families, and society. I feel like my colleagues and professional organizations are in some kind of delusional stupor. Or they’re just cowards. For whatever it’s worth, please know that a few of us are by your side fighting.

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Elizabeth Kennard's avatar

I’m in this with you and so thankful to have found your blog. Yes, some days I can put it away and experience joy. Lately, I’m just getting more and more depressed. We told our son we loved him too much to lie to him. He cut us off. He is 22, on HRT, and who knows what else, since he very rarely speaks to us. My family sent me pamphlets that explained it was my fault if he kills himself. All this over pronouns. He asked me if I loved Jesus more than him. I said yeas and tried to explain but he couldn’t hear me. I offered neutral pronouns per wisdom form an older gentleman who had lived life as a woman but found Christ and went back to being who God designed. I just kept saying I love you too much to lie to you. 2 years later I’m really struggling with self care. I know God is big and working! I’m just sad and tired. My father in law died and I feel like for that we had permission to pause and mourn. Mourning the living I do in secret. But pausing to embrace grief over my father in law has turned into a sadness for all the things I haven’t gotten to be sad about or won’t often let myself be sad about. I’m a mess today.

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