Praderas,
It depends what drives the need , gender dysphoria can be experienced by either gender . The problem comes when some members call it a hobby , I would think it very unlikely women would take it up for a hobby , to us the would be so inplausable to here them talk about a drawer full of Yfronts .
I was acuused of being selfish amongst other things but name calling helps no one , dealing with dysphoria can hardly be called a selfish act .
DTelia ,
There are some holes in your assumptions . I worked 8 days a week to please my family and also bury my CDing problem , when it finally came to it , it turned out to be worthless as far as my wife was concerned . As far as my children are concerned I had done more than enough not to lose their respect and support . To support the family selflessly can backfire , the assumption then becomes it will continue no matter what , at some point you have to consider your own needs otherwise it can turn to total resentment .
The selfish label works both ways , I agree it can be a very self centered act but when entering counselling looking for answers does it still remain selfish ?
