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[Beth123]

Oh gosh I am hoping for some link to others. My daughter is nearly 17 and for the past 6 months has been saying she has gender dysphoria. She’s cut her waist length hair, started wearing baggy clothes and binding her chest. She has changed her name at college to her chosen male name without discussion. Two days ago I received a telephone call from a boys parent telling me that my daughter had been chatting to her son and that she was in crisis. She had locked herself in the bathroom and was cutting herself and saying she wanted to end it all. She told us she was having a bath! Of course we reated as any loving parent would I stayed with her, we agreed a word she could text me if she felt that way again and I immediately took the next day off work and took her to the gp. She has a history of severe anxiety and has already had cbt so they have referred her back to Cahms. I don’t believe she’s trans I think she looking for a place to fit in and has discovered this in chat rooms. She openly admits that she saw something on you tube and thought it was like how she was feeling and searched through more and ended up in the chat rooms. I have said to her that I think society in the future will not identify people as male and female but rather the person and she should take her time and not rush it. Is it wrong of me to worry cahms will not look at the route cause of the issue but encourage her instead. She is very immature in so many ways I worry if she goes down this route it will not make her feel any better just exhasberate what is already there. I am not sleeping, constantly listening out that she is not causing harm or worse. I can’t concentrate at work as I know she is at home. It’s the holidays she and my son are at home together what if she does something and he’s in the house alone with her I’d never forgive myself! I feel utterly hopeless and just can’t see how this will end positively