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Originally Posted by SeoulFire
Would it also not be worth exploring why the mind feels that way? Once again, why bring the body to the mind only when it comes to gender? In every other situation is seems the treatment is the attempt to bring the mind to the body.
If you cannot answer I would appreciate that information rather than have the question ignored over and over.
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Of course it is, which is why, I assume, that there is extensive physiological testing involved before one can even be considered to start the process. I am not a physiologist though, so can't give any details about that process. I am sorry.
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Originally Posted by RyZ
If I am physically 5'8, but my mind thinks that I am 6'8. Am I 6'8? or does that only work for gender?
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Gender and sex are different.
Sex is the physical state of a person's body (defined on the range from male to female).
Gender is a social construct that contains of a range of characteristics, social roles and self-identity that we have defined (on the range of masculine to feminine)that most times aligns nicely with the sex of the person. Women tend to act feminine and men tend to act masculine. Since this is how you act and think, this is defined by your mind.
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Originally Posted by SeoulFire
Among all the body dysmorphia, is gender unique as a social construct?
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I think so yes, and the easiest way I can explain it is to repeat what I said above.
If an anorexic person's mind thinks they are fat, then are correct? No because being fat is a physical condition and it is defined by being heavier than a certain weight given certain characteristics of your body (height, sex, age etc). Their thoughts and mental state do not change this fact.
If a person has gender identity disorder, and thinks they are a different gender than the physical sexual characteristics their body has, are they correct? Yes, because gender is not defined by the sexual organs the body possess, but by the range of characteristics that person has, including desired social roles and how they self identify. Their thoughts and mental state define their gender, so it really does mean that they are that gender.