Re: Fear of doing something I may regret
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:43 pm
There are good psychologists for transgender matters in any Western country. But you usually have to get to a big city. I know that may be inconvenient for you, but THIS IS YOU LIFE AT STAKE so do what you have to to get to a place that can help.
For other people with castration compulsion, please also consider SSRIs and other anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds before doing anything drastic. I have had serious self-genital-mutilation tendencies since I was 9 years old. However, about six years ago I finally got an emergency room psychiatrist who chose to give me SSRI and it was like a miracle. Within a couple days the urges for nullification subsided drastically. I went from doing extreme self-harm to being able to manage it and only occasionally do things that risk permanent damage.
Anyway, in a city in any Western country you can find good help for these types of problems. I still wish I could wave a magic wand and be a eunuch with no side effects, but the reality is not like that -- not only is the act itself dangerous, but you will have to live with some really undesirable results (difficulty controlling urination, phantom pain, depression, loss of energy, osteoporosis, and of course regret).
For other people with castration compulsion, please also consider SSRIs and other anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds before doing anything drastic. I have had serious self-genital-mutilation tendencies since I was 9 years old. However, about six years ago I finally got an emergency room psychiatrist who chose to give me SSRI and it was like a miracle. Within a couple days the urges for nullification subsided drastically. I went from doing extreme self-harm to being able to manage it and only occasionally do things that risk permanent damage.
Anyway, in a city in any Western country you can find good help for these types of problems. I still wish I could wave a magic wand and be a eunuch with no side effects, but the reality is not like that -- not only is the act itself dangerous, but you will have to live with some really undesirable results (difficulty controlling urination, phantom pain, depression, loss of energy, osteoporosis, and of course regret).