magusuk89 (imported) wrote: Thu Sep 22, 2022 9:00 am
The major schools of it are polluted by KCL's propaganda pump about somatisation and malingering, which plays into the factory-owner mindset of pushing responsibility onto the individual, where the responsibility wholly revolves around creating value for the economy...
... a lot of the adrenaline around the issue has to do with self preservation in a social context, not a divided mind on the thing itself.
It is true that as part of capitalism, there is great pressure on the individual to perform for the boss and that if anything such as disability keeps you from dedicating your body and mind to the machine, you become an outcast. When sick, you are expected to get better as soon as possible, and if you cannot, you no longer have a right to the same resources you once had. In Anglo-Saxon cultures, work is the primary driver of social validation, and any deviance from it comes with consequences. As a result, if you require medical intervention that is not related to your ability to work, then doctors will believe they can subjectively decide on how to treat you. Mental health has thus been subordinated to physical health, and that has implications for transgender care. Fortunately, the WPATH standards of care address this.
Personally, I also struggle with social preservation; it is taboo for me to talk about any gender issues around my friends, and my fear is that not having a penis and testicles will result in never having a date again. Gay men in particular usually want a penis on their partner, and I have no answers for that. I suppose it's a matter of standing up for what you want and remembering that your sexual value to other people is not your complete value.
