29-Dec-2018, 09:20 PM
I don’t know how to navigate this forum. I just joined today. I feel very scared and alone. I have a 15 year old daughter, who’s insistent that she’s male. She claims that she’s always felt this way, but she never said anything until last year. There were never any signs of gender dysphoria until the past year. In my opinion, her problems started with early puberty. Her period began at 10 1/2. She developed a woman’s body at a young age/before she was psychologically ready. She has recently had painful periods, so I’m taking her to a gynecologist who specializes in adolescents. She occasionally sees a therapist (limited schedule), who thinks that this is my child’s form of rebellion. My teen is bright, creative, articulate and manipulative. It’s impossible to have a conversation with her about her gender, because doesn’t hear me at all. I’m terrified that my child will continue clinging to her conviction that she’s male, start testosterone as an adult, and then change her mind. How can I get her to consider the possibility that maybe she hates her body due to puberty and not gender dysphoria? I don’t know how to help her