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Paula's Online Journal
10 Jun 1998 - MID-LIFE Crisis
If gender can be classified as a disorder, then really life itself must be a disorder. During my exploration I found many issues that are gender related - intersexuality, testicular feminization, nn,XY, and so on. What really struck me is that out of all the gender variables only one is labelled as a mental disorder, transsexuality, and strongly biased against males. Why?
I have read claims that say the gender identity causes distress and affects some people's ability to function. Okay, but that is true of everything. If gender identity were the cause, everyone dealing with gender identity should have dysfunction and extreme stress. But, this does not seem to be case. My impression is that the stress and dysfunction comes from society's poor treatment of the person because of their gender expression and not by the expression itself.
I kind of thought about my life and wondered if there were other areas that could have disorders created for them. Maybe I should develop my own DSM (Dysfunctional and Silly Manual of Mental Disorders). (Please note this is a spoof and in no way reflects my true desires or actions while attempting to grow up)
Based on a reflection of the diagnostic symptoms that compounded the normal development of the socio-domestic personalities of my individual, I conclude that I suffer from acute MID-LIFE crisis.
- MID-LIFE CRISIS:
- Multiple Identities Dysphoria - Lacking In Free Expression
- Ethnicity Identity Disorder -- a Japanese child in white suburbia:
The symptoms of a person experiencing this disorder include:- Desire to have "regular" colored hair, skin, eyes
- Desire to just be one of the gang
- Dislike for one's own ethnic background
- Desire to change one's name to one that is easy to pronounce
- Desire to not be related to all others of same ethnic group
- Desire to not know all other people in same ethnic group
- Spends a lot of time doing non-ethnic based activities
- Verticular Attenuation Disorder -- being of short Asian descent
The symptoms of a person experiencing this disorder include: - Walks on the curb, while others walk in the street
- Wishes platform shoes would be around forever
- Spends a lot of time on the suspension rack
- Always hangs around shorter people expressly for looking taller
- Imbibement Inability Disorder -- allergic reaction can be deadly, non-drinking was not always such an acceptable, well-good-for-you kind of thing.
The symptoms of a person experiencing this disorder include: - Always orders a look-alike drink to keep up appearances
- Learns how to act like one has had a few drinks
- Always has an excuse when asked to meet for drinks
- Secular Dysfunction Disorder -- how could my kind, gentle, loving, Buddhist grandparents go to hell because they were not catholic?
The symptoms of a person experiencing this disorder include: - Guilt
- Shame
- Fear of hell
- Fear of nuns, priests, or other appropriate secular deities
- More guilt, shame
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