i dont see a problem with the brain we were born for this reason if we werent suppose to be trans we wouldnt be trans to begin with and its stupid to take some dumb pill to be cisgender i know being trans is more difficult and shit like that and no offense but i see taking the pill as chickening out because stuff like this makes people being stronger
...to feminize your brain enough to accept your body, because the estrogen you have has already feminized it as much as possible.
Besides, I like by brain. In fact, I love it. I would rather completely change my outward appearance than have my mind and personality 'fixed' by medication.
In the womb, the fetus is bathed in showers of hormones that affect the development of the brain and body. One hypothesis suggests that if the timing or duration of one of the showers is a little off, it masculinizes the brain, even if the body is female (XX), or vice-versa. Later in life, this creates a disjunction between body and mind that results in transgenderism. So, in effect, there is no 'pill' that you would be able to take to femininize your brain. cont...
I believe it's more than the mind or the body. It's neither - people are who they are, and I don't think altering the mind is a good idea. The mind is far more substantial than the body, and I believe the mind comes from something seperate from the body and trying to "fix" it wouldn't work, and tweaking the brain wouldn't work if the mind isn't just the brain. Who knows though. :)
Seems like you were in a tough spot in this video man. I can relate to you at times, although I think now I feel differently about being transgender. I think I'm far more proud of it. I wonder if people were out about being trans and if they showed their pride, if people would learn from that. I'd rather not take the pill. I don't think a pill could ever cure what I feel about my body.
if I had been born with female body, I think it would not matter much to me, I would still just find a woman , romance her , enjoy her in bed and as a lover . I doubt I would take testosterone, most females have plenty of that I think, it controls sex drive. and makes muscle, not so important. makes you aggressive, who would want that,ok it can be fun. surgery is too serious in my opinion, and is mostly just for looks, not important for me.
I have been thinking about something: what is a transsexual without the medical aspect? When transsexuals on youtube talk, the main thing they talk about is medical stuff. Surgeries. Hormones. There have been people that we would call transsexuals, but they did not have the medical industrial complex that we have, they didn't have the technologies, the medical advancements, etc.
There's no problem here, it's simply that there's this irrational social stigma behind it. If you want to have a sex change have one, it makes you sound just as irrational as everyone else who has condemned what you've done by saying you would take a pill to make your feelings go away. I also don't want to be rude, but if you're not rational to deal with this problem by yourself, I doubt you'll be the one to create a groundbreaking future cure for gender confusion.
@minimonkey3 ---> hey.. thanks for the faith. ;-) I was in a rough state of mind in this video. I'm over it. I'm the happiest I've been in my life... oh well!!
I am seriously considering making a video response. There is NOTHIGN wrong with being transgendered. It's not embarrasing. It's not a defect. I don't think you understand psychology very well, sorry? There's no "pill" to fix things anyway. We differ from the norm, simply because we label ourselves differently.
I don't think a pill would work. To me being trans means I have a personalty that's like the opposite gender. If you took a pill, you'd either be ok with your body, but different in personality from the other people of your gender, or you would have a completely different personality - depending on how this pill works.
I don't think I'd take the pill if given the option, because I'd lose a lot of who I am if I were to accept this body.
That's nice, but I'm a boy, and I like it that way. Humans are like computers - It doesn't matter what kind of monitor you have, or how the tower looks, it's what's inside your computer's tower that makes it run. So what if the computer has an Average/junky shell, it's better to have the technology inside it that makes it run, than to have a shell on it that I like, and lose all that technology.
This idea is fair enough. If you could have that magic IF, you could. The only problem i would have is it should be a choice. It shouldn't be a case of well we have magic pills, you can't change your body anymore, just your brain. Because i'd rather play games with my body, than touch a thing in my brain. My body is a vessel, my brain is me. I don't see how i'm not normal, and i will be satisfied with my body, so it's an individual thing i think. I'm happy how i am, even if it is tough.
see, if there is only a need of a little chromosomes tail to create male or female, then who will seriously know what is needed to create a transgender or gay?!
there are so many factors that correspond with each other that it is far too complicated to explain what happend if this or that.........know what i wanna say right.
so whatever, male or female, gay or transgender, the most important thing is, every human being is equal and individual and this is the one big thing in life!
GID has to do with the size of a tiny structure in our brain.. the difference between "male" and "female" is rather subtle. .. stuff like bipolar and depression are [supposedly] chemical imbalances tho
i know this sounds twee but you wouldnt be the same person without the experiences that made you.
Theres probably loads of parrellell universes where you suiffered less in this area, but thats another's truth not yours, and your in this one for some reason. I've heard people say that we choose to manifest in this life for some reason or to learn something in particular... maybe you wanted to evolve at a faster rate... i cant explain myself cos im a bit stoned and rambling..
This is a fasinating question. I'm a sociology major specializing in queer and gender studies. I'm going to write a paper proving how Gender Identity Disorder actually does exist. In the same manner, I will prove that personality disorders as a whole do not exist.
IMPORTANT: I love all your guy's courage, as there is nothing wrong with you. You have this thing that's slowly dying in society: a personality. Personalities are being killed by the medical determination of "disorders" one day....
Stop at the beginning Jayce. You said "where does the problem start". If you stay in that mind set that there is something wrong with you, using terms like problem/issue/disorder you get stuck in one of two modes: blame or shame. Playing the role of victim won't help you/me/us grow and move forward with life. Playing the villain only serves to alienate us from others who are or will be friends, family and allies in the future. It is easier to say that being trans is a part of who you are-
oh and stoswhi03 ...wow...fucking lame..seriously. the acct is already deleted..bastard.. shame i woulda liked to see if it was a bio male or some ditzy bimbo..it could have come from either..
excellent topic. ive thought about this a lot myself also considering my mother did all sorts of drugs while i was in the womb the dr told her that i was a boy when i was first born then later changed it that i was female because of what the meth did to my muscle tissue they had thuoght i was male so..i wonder if that all has something to do with how i had developed maybe did have enough of what it took to physically develop right.. when i get time this weekend i'll do a response for ya.
That's definitely good insight. Check out the response video by Trannyman2009 he has a lot of good insight that I think would interest you. :-) thanks man :D
Well... I had known of trans but never the details. I watched a documentary called "transgeneration" and as I watched it, from both perspectives ftm and mtf, I learned a lot about myself because I was able to relate. I wasn't then convinced that I was trans, but I began experimenting. I knew I hated my birth name because it was so feminine, so I started with my new name "jayce". Then I started pushing my friends and co-workers to use male pronouns, then started binding,
and now that i know i can do something about it is where i get confuse just like what u said in ur video when does the problem starts?...sorry i didn't make a video but i'm not very good at english i'm still learning the language n i'm better at writing than speaking, but i might start making videos. btw i think n agree with the things u said in this video...
...continued.... using an stp and the men's room. In the duration of experimenting, I realized that this was definitely the lifestyle for me. I was so much more comfortable living my life as a man. I began therapy sessions to discuss it with a professional, and came to the realization that the best option for me was to take T for it to be easier with the lifestyle. A lot of therapists will require you to live your life as a man for a full year before they will prescribe you T.
hey i'm karla i'm new at youtube.. i came out about 5 years ago as a lesbian, but right now after i been watching these videos of the transguys i feel confuse about being trans, i obviusly don't feel comfortable in a woman's body.
Gender is a complicated thing. The general consensus among scientists is that what makes someone trans is that in the womb the brain develops one way and the body the other. I think that is the rule, but there exceptions... in my case, I'm kind of in the middle of the gender spectrum. I'm find with having a girl body, and I am a girl, but not a girl in the same way most are. I give new meaning to the word "tomboy" and I take that word seriously.
Well. I guess the purpose of the thought was that "tweaking" the brain before the individual knows there's a difference, would lead to a "biological" lifestyle. After all of the responses I've gotten, I have a different outlook on my rant. I also feel like I misled a lot of people in my video, so I'll be posting another one to clarify. Thanks for your input and perspective!
I thought that's what you'd meant, but then of course some philosophical issues come into play... because ultimately you have an idea of who this person is going to become and you change them to prevent that. If anything, I would say it makes more sense to change the body in utero-- if it's possible-- because then the person's personality remains intact. But even that is an ethical issue...
Hey, I see there's actually no "Video Responses" left on your page, but just so you know if you type in search Re: Lost and Brainwased there's quite a few responses to you =]
and it may not mean much, but you look great in THIS body, being what you are.. a MAN. I think you will be happy one day Jayce.
but you wouldn't really but changing the mind, you'd just be confusing it and wouldn't really be changing it.
You can change most of the characteristics that make up your physical sex and change them into the opposite sex, but you can do nothing of the sort to your mind, not to mention that it would be changing who you are as a person on the inside, which, not only is impossible, but is simply wrong
Thanks for posing this question. I am trans and I believe that it is a mixture of both body and mind. The whole concept of being a living human being requires a physical, emotional, spiritual and psychological aspects. A psychologist classified that I had GID - Gender Identity Disorder. So that tells me that there is something different in my brain's processing. I physically feel and do masculine things. But critically thinking about the topic, I must conclude that it is largely in the mind.
stoswhi03, your argument is ridiculous, there is growing evidence that transsexuality is a genetic condition, and is considered to be a real medical condition by experts in the field of medicine, there are many many cases of trans ppl who have transitioned and found peace and happiness in their lives and bodies. You are very disrespectful and represent the ignorance and hate that everyone in the LGBT community has to face. You most definitely do not deserve to be part of the LGBT community.
Are you certain about that? Where's your proof? Because I know that most people in the psychiatric community have accepted that it's impossible to resolve gender dysphoria by trying to change the brain. Psychiatry and psychology practitioners used to try it in the past, but after almost every single attempt failed they moved on to the modern day option of changing the body to suit the mind instead of vice versa.
stoswhi03...that is insane. First of all, you do not speak for the "glb" community, and I think your comment was cruel. I don't want to be in your little acronym so just leave me out of it.
i am here for free speech just like the rest of you.
i think i wanna be a lizard tomorrow, maybe ill start taking the steps to transition.
and trust me, you think the gay community is accepting of this crap, most of them are discusted but feel obligated to be tolerant for the obvious reasons.
you think i am cruel, well i think trannys are confused little freaks...so go f*** one if you want.
i will not stay out of it. Free speech..fine go ahead. But I have free speech, too. And I don't know how a person can just decide to invalidate everything another person is when YOU are not trans, you don't know what it's like to live in their skin. No, I don't either...but Christ have an ounce of compassion and try asking what another person is going through instead of deciding they have no worth, cause that's what you're saying. And I 'm sorry to the rest of you for starting this argument.
The difference between your freedom of speech and everyone elses.. is that you're rude, and not ONE other person on here is rude, negative or arrogant.
From the way you talk about being trans "we'll never be happy," "make us normal," and "something going wrong," it sounds like you're struggling with self-acceptance and some transphobia. I'm happy, I'm normal, and I don't think something went wrong with me. I hope you reconsider the way you're brainwashing yourself negatively.
what you are suggesting is not psychotherapy but is pure manipulation which will obviously not be beneficial in the long run, many trans ppl have tried to deny themselves and it always blows up in their face
yes that is changing the body, but changing the mind is far far more complicated, dangerous and uncertain. There isn't a gender switch in the mind, its not that simple. Plus your gender and mind are major parts of yourself, they make up who you are. Science shouldn't and can't change something that basic about your mind.
I've come to the conclusion that I'd rather carry on with what I'm doing.. even if it does cost me alot of money and also mean that I'll never be truly, fully satisfied. The route I'm taking is making me stronger each day and teaching me things that I might never know if I took an easier route. While this way of living isnt ideal.. I believe that everything happens for a reason.
I've been trying to figure out who you remind me of for ages.. and the hood has helped.. DONNIE DARKO! Haha :)
i don't identify as completely male or female, but i definitely wouldn't want a pill to make me feel completely a girl. it's not who i am. the way i see it it's like having a pill that could turn gay people straight. yes it would make their lives easier but it's who they are. my struggle and journey make me who i am and i wouldn't wanna change it for anything else. most of our suffering is bcuz of society. society is wut needs2 change. it's why our "embarassing lifestyle" is embarassing
If I could tweak something in my head to make me ok with my physical sex, I'd go for it. I'd take a pill for that. I've tried to stress to the people I know that I don't WANT to transition, I NEED to... that I NEED it to be at peace with myself.
I'll say I'm fond of the hormone wash theory because it makes a lot of sense to me.
I think it's both physical and mental... something that had a physical cause but turns into a mental issue.
Yeah, me and my x-girlfriend (whom is also trans) used to have conversations like that... that pretty much went: If you had two choices - to make yourself completely, biologically the gender you feel you are - or take a pill to make your brain match your body... which one would you choose.
I would choose making my brain match my body because I think it would just be simpler that way.
I think it might be a bit controversial for some people to think about that as a theoretical concept.
I like the commen blow mine. Just wanedto say I a uoloadin a response video..i hopeit helps...tho i kinda babble o some guy was starig at me as I was recording...
I'm just thinking out loud, but what if transgenderism had a purpose? Like, what if God/Goddes/the Universe meant for some people to be transgendered to make humanity start analyzing exactly what "male" and "female" really means? To make humanity dig deeper into its own makeup, psychologically and physiologically.
I've been thinking about this A LOT (specially because of my "spiritual believes" and my family). Like many here, I FEEL i would rather stick to who I "am" rather than try to "conform". My dad tells me all the time: it would be easier to fix the mind, cause you have "everything" in place as a woman (physically) - we went to doctors and he suggested hypnotism.
I tried to be ok with my body, with a certain amount of success...-cont
i still see a problem with this. What exactly is this "pill" he speaks of? If all it does is let you be ok in a female body, that doesnt adress the fact of being a male internally. What kind of 'woman' would this person be? mega manly? Idk theres questions i have about the video, it was a tad bit confusing. I mean, who you are as a person (not outwardly) is so deep and theres so many levels to it. i mean, this 'pill' would have to change ALOT more than just making one comfortable in the body..
Double check and make sure you have enabled video responses or see if you have any pending to approve. Uploading mine in a minute. Interesting question that merits discussion.
Man we're all on a journey. And the path we're on it makes us stronger. Gives us more will to get through things. I would much rather spend all that money to make myself happy and be who I am than take some pill to make me be happy as a girl. Hahah to heck with that. Good luck finding yourself
out of the womb normal or flawless it's about having issues and learning through out life how to handle those issues. i personally believe if my god didn't think i was strong enough to handle what i am going through and then educate people about what i am going through then i would have been born into a male body. see i think society is ignorant humans are ignorant and we need education to open up our minds..who better to educate then someone expierencing it i will make a video and discuss more
well unfortunately there isn't much knowledge about the brain in general let alone the brains of transgenders..but i think the body doesn't match the brain i think transmen are born with a male brain or at least mostly male and transwomen the opposite. i don't think there could ever be a pill or a "tweak" to fix this. just like kids are born with mental illness or autism or cancer or some deformaty i think it's part of life. I think everyone gets fucked somehow because life isn't about coming
this is a very interesting subject matter you bought up. I studied a fair amount of cultural studies whilst at university so I know what you're talking about, but perhaps in a different context. We are born into a society with many groups which will effect our maturity as we grow, and yes its all down to where and who you feel comfortable belonging with. I am female, and have feminine and masculine attributes and am comfortable in my body. Maybe this is part of your journey to self discovery
One more question... What is normal? people are so different..everything in this universe is different and not one thing is alike. there really cant be a normal... we are who we are and we should accept ourselves like that.
(2/2) that pill, i wouldnt take it. that would mean who i am inside, my mind, and who *i* really am, would have to be female, and im not a female internally, the thought of thinking like one and being 'ok' in a female body freaks me the F out. no joke. The thought of it is scary. HECK NO! id rather just be how I am and go on T so my body more matches who *i* am inside. I think your mind and who you are internally propells your outside. If there was something to make the brain "click" youd b girl
seriously, & with some cases it goes WAY deep like chromosone deep, I dont think it could be fixed with a pill, & even if it could I'm inclined to agree, that yeah I'd rather be who I am then take a pill so I could force myself to be okay with being somone I'm not.& the creation of such a pill could be used to force everyone 2 go that route,regardles of weither they would want to go it the usual route,especailly if there is still hate in the world when/if such a thing were created
Exactly, i just couldnt do it. Im a guy, for whatever reason, my mind developed as one and my mind i swhat moves me. its who i am, its the choices i make, its what i desire. To be a man outwardly is the answer. Sure, something that "clicked" and made you think "Hey, im a girl, and i LIIIIIIKE IT!" sounds like an easy escape, but no, thats not who i am. Im thankful we have T available to us and medical advances to help with the surgery. its not fun, but im not a girl.
I agree, and never thought of it that way. it would come down to controversy of choice.... kind of like abortions. Though, I do agree with that changing "who I am" and I would not be okay with that either. Thanks for your input. I'll be posting another video on this soon. Hope you check it out and give me more insight from your perspective! thanks!!
(1/2) I srsly love your videos, youd be fun to be friends with in RL. haha Anyway, this kind of confused me, you say is it in the brain or is it our bodies not matching. To me, BOTH of those are in the brain. Yea i believe it begins in the womb, have you saw the necleus number count study that was done? Its something going on in the mind but i belive its too late, its like "hard wired" but honestly man its more than just that, YOU are YOU not your body. i mean for me, shoot even if there was
Hey Jayce, im really glad that you brought up this topic. I myself have been thinking about it for months now.ive been researching and asking myself really where does being trans begin?
Is it my brain? My body? OR is it society?.. I havent made any vids Yet but I think im going to make a vid. Response to this because Im realy passionate about this topic and its something that really should be discused. Thank you again for making this vid. Ill try to get my vid up soon.
I like the fact you made this video. Its something I think everyone thinks about no matter how we feel. I personally think it's down to hormones when you are being formed in the womb. we are all formed female before we take develop into male or female (thats why guys have nipples), so if something happens in the development then you'd have to really monitor hormone levels etc. But I don't think you can eliminate anything. I'd be interested to see if the brain has much to do with it though! :)
I hope you don't mind my commenting, since I'm not trans and it would be wrong and stupid of me to tell you who you are, but my feelings on the matter, based on experiences with transpeople, is that a transman is a man through and through, in ways and on levels I couldn't possibly articulate. The human brain is such a mystery, to the smartest of us, but still somehow it is WHO we are, whatever that means. Know what i mean? I wish you all the luck in the world, Take care. ~x~
I'm going to vid respond to this as soon as possible if that's alright with you, I want to give you some of my opinions on your questions. This saddens me a little, because I can see your pain, and there isn't much I can do because I don't have the knowledge. But this, you, the trans community makes me want to fulfill my dream and help the future generations to come.
your brain develops even before your body does. that means that the problem within being transgender lies in the body, not the mind. in the beginning every embryo has a female "body", then there's a turning point. some embryos become male because they developed a male brain. so if your brain became male but afterwards your body didn't, than you have to change that in your DNA (chromosomes) as long as the embryo is still in the mother's womb.
good question:S, when i dree up like a guy, is it because my body wants to wear guy clothes, or is my brain telling me to do this, or oh god, well im just 18, not starting anything yet, but i pray everyday, ask god questions,like why...why me,
Thanks for your response :-) After reading all of these responses, I have come to the realization that I have misled everyone in the way I feel about myself. So keep an eye out for my next video. Hopefully I can clarify.
Hey man. I understand your thinking on this, but im a little confused on exactly what you mean 100%. Depression and things like that seem a bit different to me as opposed to being trans. It seems to me that by "tweaking" some part of your brain to rid yourself of not feeling comfortable with your body would be getting rid of a very large part of your personality. Of like who you are. Not sure I'd be willing to part with part of who i am. Just my opinion though.
wow man so your going to become a doctor? if there was a cure I think I would consider the alternative. Then again perhaps there is some mystical universal reason we wake up in the wrong body....but yeah you got my support.
I feel like it's my only option cause you can't rely on anyone else to figure things like this out... if you want it done, you gotta do it yourself. So as tough as it'll be. I gotta do it.
i dont see a problem with the brain we were born for this reason if we werent suppose to be trans we wouldnt be trans to begin with and its stupid to take some dumb pill to be cisgender i know being trans is more difficult and shit like that and no offense but i see taking the pill as chickening out because stuff like this makes people being stronger
xxlostxxxsoulxx 8 months ago
...to feminize your brain enough to accept your body, because the estrogen you have has already feminized it as much as possible.
Besides, I like by brain. In fact, I love it. I would rather completely change my outward appearance than have my mind and personality 'fixed' by medication.
pradlee 1 year ago
In the womb, the fetus is bathed in showers of hormones that affect the development of the brain and body. One hypothesis suggests that if the timing or duration of one of the showers is a little off, it masculinizes the brain, even if the body is female (XX), or vice-versa. Later in life, this creates a disjunction between body and mind that results in transgenderism. So, in effect, there is no 'pill' that you would be able to take to femininize your brain. cont...
pradlee 1 year ago
I believe it's more than the mind or the body. It's neither - people are who they are, and I don't think altering the mind is a good idea. The mind is far more substantial than the body, and I believe the mind comes from something seperate from the body and trying to "fix" it wouldn't work, and tweaking the brain wouldn't work if the mind isn't just the brain. Who knows though. :)
CirqueFREAK333 1 year ago
Seems like you were in a tough spot in this video man. I can relate to you at times, although I think now I feel differently about being transgender. I think I'm far more proud of it. I wonder if people were out about being trans and if they showed their pride, if people would learn from that. I'd rather not take the pill. I don't think a pill could ever cure what I feel about my body.
genderboi 1 year ago
if I had been born with female body, I think it would not matter much to me, I would still just find a woman , romance her , enjoy her in bed and as a lover . I doubt I would take testosterone, most females have plenty of that I think, it controls sex drive. and makes muscle, not so important. makes you aggressive, who would want that,ok it can be fun. surgery is too serious in my opinion, and is mostly just for looks, not important for me.
orangestoneface 1 year ago
I have been thinking about something: what is a transsexual without the medical aspect? When transsexuals on youtube talk, the main thing they talk about is medical stuff. Surgeries. Hormones. There have been people that we would call transsexuals, but they did not have the medical industrial complex that we have, they didn't have the technologies, the medical advancements, etc.
gadsdensnake 1 year ago
There's no problem here, it's simply that there's this irrational social stigma behind it. If you want to have a sex change have one, it makes you sound just as irrational as everyone else who has condemned what you've done by saying you would take a pill to make your feelings go away. I also don't want to be rude, but if you're not rational to deal with this problem by yourself, I doubt you'll be the one to create a groundbreaking future cure for gender confusion.
minimonkey3 1 year ago
@minimonkey3 ---> hey.. thanks for the faith. ;-) I was in a rough state of mind in this video. I'm over it. I'm the happiest I've been in my life... oh well!!
propshuass 1 year ago
I am seriously considering making a video response. There is NOTHIGN wrong with being transgendered. It's not embarrasing. It's not a defect. I don't think you understand psychology very well, sorry? There's no "pill" to fix things anyway. We differ from the norm, simply because we label ourselves differently.
TheMetallicSharpiex2 2 years ago
There is nothing wrong. This is a silly question. There is no problem.
LoliComplicated 2 years ago
I don't think a pill would work. To me being trans means I have a personalty that's like the opposite gender. If you took a pill, you'd either be ok with your body, but different in personality from the other people of your gender, or you would have a completely different personality - depending on how this pill works.
I don't think I'd take the pill if given the option, because I'd lose a lot of who I am if I were to accept this body.
emattbax 2 years ago
That's nice, but I'm a boy, and I like it that way. Humans are like computers - It doesn't matter what kind of monitor you have, or how the tower looks, it's what's inside your computer's tower that makes it run. So what if the computer has an Average/junky shell, it's better to have the technology inside it that makes it run, than to have a shell on it that I like, and lose all that technology.
KGSGoFreak 2 years ago
This idea is fair enough. If you could have that magic IF, you could. The only problem i would have is it should be a choice. It shouldn't be a case of well we have magic pills, you can't change your body anymore, just your brain. Because i'd rather play games with my body, than touch a thing in my brain. My body is a vessel, my brain is me. I don't see how i'm not normal, and i will be satisfied with my body, so it's an individual thing i think. I'm happy how i am, even if it is tough.
bornvagrant 2 years ago
I'd take the pill!!!
lcrabil 2 years ago
hi guys!
see, if there is only a need of a little chromosomes tail to create male or female, then who will seriously know what is needed to create a transgender or gay?!
there are so many factors that correspond with each other that it is far too complicated to explain what happend if this or that.........know what i wanna say right.
so whatever, male or female, gay or transgender, the most important thing is, every human being is equal and individual and this is the one big thing in life!
audifono7 2 years ago
GID has to do with the size of a tiny structure in our brain.. the difference between "male" and "female" is rather subtle. .. stuff like bipolar and depression are [supposedly] chemical imbalances tho
0southy 2 years ago
i know this sounds twee but you wouldnt be the same person without the experiences that made you.
Theres probably loads of parrellell universes where you suiffered less in this area, but thats another's truth not yours, and your in this one for some reason. I've heard people say that we choose to manifest in this life for some reason or to learn something in particular... maybe you wanted to evolve at a faster rate... i cant explain myself cos im a bit stoned and rambling..
butsnif 2 years ago
I posted a video response and you added it, but now it' smissing due to some YouTube bug. If viewers are interested, find it on my channel!
aedn 2 years ago
... we'll all be "clients" with various "disorders" unless we are perfectly happy, healthy, heterosexual cisgendered people. Am I right?
sparkleglow10 2 years ago 6
You're absolutely right!
propshuass 2 years ago
This is a fasinating question. I'm a sociology major specializing in queer and gender studies. I'm going to write a paper proving how Gender Identity Disorder actually does exist. In the same manner, I will prove that personality disorders as a whole do not exist.
IMPORTANT: I love all your guy's courage, as there is nothing wrong with you. You have this thing that's slowly dying in society: a personality. Personalities are being killed by the medical determination of "disorders" one day....
sparkleglow10 2 years ago
Damn it! I meant to say Gender Identity Disorder actually does NOT exists. Stupid ritalin hasn't kicked in yet today.
sparkleglow10 2 years ago
Reminds me of X-men when they came up with the antidote for mutants
zomgsibben 2 years ago 2
I think that suffering is a part of everyones life
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adam55MAS 2 years ago
I think you're absolutely right
propshuass 2 years ago
Stop at the beginning Jayce. You said "where does the problem start". If you stay in that mind set that there is something wrong with you, using terms like problem/issue/disorder you get stuck in one of two modes: blame or shame. Playing the role of victim won't help you/me/us grow and move forward with life. Playing the villain only serves to alienate us from others who are or will be friends, family and allies in the future. It is easier to say that being trans is a part of who you are-
cameraboi1229 2 years ago
oh and stoswhi03 ...wow...fucking lame..seriously. the acct is already deleted..bastard.. shame i woulda liked to see if it was a bio male or some ditzy bimbo..it could have come from either..
Sonic724 2 years ago 2
excellent topic. ive thought about this a lot myself also considering my mother did all sorts of drugs while i was in the womb the dr told her that i was a boy when i was first born then later changed it that i was female because of what the meth did to my muscle tissue they had thuoght i was male so..i wonder if that all has something to do with how i had developed maybe did have enough of what it took to physically develop right.. when i get time this weekend i'll do a response for ya.
Sonic724 2 years ago
That's definitely good insight. Check out the response video by Trannyman2009 he has a lot of good insight that I think would interest you. :-) thanks man :D
propshuass 2 years ago
hey i wanna ask something what was the reason or how u decided to go on t?... sorry i wrote a lot..:)
Kurpis1189 2 years ago
Well... I had known of trans but never the details. I watched a documentary called "transgeneration" and as I watched it, from both perspectives ftm and mtf, I learned a lot about myself because I was able to relate. I wasn't then convinced that I was trans, but I began experimenting. I knew I hated my birth name because it was so feminine, so I started with my new name "jayce". Then I started pushing my friends and co-workers to use male pronouns, then started binding,
propshuass 2 years ago
and now that i know i can do something about it is where i get confuse just like what u said in ur video when does the problem starts?...sorry i didn't make a video but i'm not very good at english i'm still learning the language n i'm better at writing than speaking, but i might start making videos. btw i think n agree with the things u said in this video...
Kurpis1189 2 years ago
...continued.... using an stp and the men's room. In the duration of experimenting, I realized that this was definitely the lifestyle for me. I was so much more comfortable living my life as a man. I began therapy sessions to discuss it with a professional, and came to the realization that the best option for me was to take T for it to be easier with the lifestyle. A lot of therapists will require you to live your life as a man for a full year before they will prescribe you T.
propshuass 2 years ago
hey i'm karla i'm new at youtube.. i came out about 5 years ago as a lesbian, but right now after i been watching these videos of the transguys i feel confuse about being trans, i obviusly don't feel comfortable in a woman's body.
Kurpis1189 2 years ago
Gender is a complicated thing. The general consensus among scientists is that what makes someone trans is that in the womb the brain develops one way and the body the other. I think that is the rule, but there exceptions... in my case, I'm kind of in the middle of the gender spectrum. I'm find with having a girl body, and I am a girl, but not a girl in the same way most are. I give new meaning to the word "tomboy" and I take that word seriously.
Why would you rather change who u r than ur body?
InYourFaceNewYorker 2 years ago
Well. I guess the purpose of the thought was that "tweaking" the brain before the individual knows there's a difference, would lead to a "biological" lifestyle. After all of the responses I've gotten, I have a different outlook on my rant. I also feel like I misled a lot of people in my video, so I'll be posting another one to clarify. Thanks for your input and perspective!
propshuass 2 years ago
I thought that's what you'd meant, but then of course some philosophical issues come into play... because ultimately you have an idea of who this person is going to become and you change them to prevent that. If anything, I would say it makes more sense to change the body in utero-- if it's possible-- because then the person's personality remains intact. But even that is an ethical issue...
InYourFaceNewYorker 2 years ago
Hey, I see there's actually no "Video Responses" left on your page, but just so you know if you type in search Re: Lost and Brainwased there's quite a few responses to you =]
and it may not mean much, but you look great in THIS body, being what you are.. a MAN. I think you will be happy one day Jayce.
tylerisborn 2 years ago
Thank you :D
propshuass 2 years ago
stoswhi03---And what exactly is it that makes YOU a man? This?
BisexualsRBeautiful 2 years ago
stoswhi03 you're a troll admit it. You do know what a troll is?
gfmca80 2 years ago
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you ask me to be mature and then you call names...maybe because your barely an adult.
it is as broad as it is long. changing one is like changing the other. mind/body, whatever...
fact is...she will NEVER be a man..no matter what
so the freaks should just deal with it like any other mental illness and receive shock therapy and be locked up in an institution.
stoswhi03 2 years ago
You're ignorant.
propshuass 2 years ago
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changing the mind is not that difficult....christians prove that everyday.
with practice and repetition anything is possible...well...except actually fully changing your gender physically...thats impossible.
stoswhi03 2 years ago
lol you idiot,
but you wouldn't really but changing the mind, you'd just be confusing it and wouldn't really be changing it.
You can change most of the characteristics that make up your physical sex and change them into the opposite sex, but you can do nothing of the sort to your mind, not to mention that it would be changing who you are as a person on the inside, which, not only is impossible, but is simply wrong
1Vella 2 years ago
Thanks for posing this question. I am trans and I believe that it is a mixture of both body and mind. The whole concept of being a living human being requires a physical, emotional, spiritual and psychological aspects. A psychologist classified that I had GID - Gender Identity Disorder. So that tells me that there is something different in my brain's processing. I physically feel and do masculine things. But critically thinking about the topic, I must conclude that it is largely in the mind.
letybryan 2 years ago
stoswhi03, your argument is ridiculous, there is growing evidence that transsexuality is a genetic condition, and is considered to be a real medical condition by experts in the field of medicine, there are many many cases of trans ppl who have transitioned and found peace and happiness in their lives and bodies. You are very disrespectful and represent the ignorance and hate that everyone in the LGBT community has to face. You most definitely do not deserve to be part of the LGBT community.
1Vella 2 years ago 9
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BooGloria2 1 year ago
stoswi03 stop trolling you transphobic bastard.
gfmca80 2 years ago 3
you can't tweak your mind into changing gender! thats impossible
1Vella 2 years ago
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you can tweak it to align with what your were born with.
you can manipulate a mind to do anything.
stoswhi03 2 years ago
Are you certain about that? Where's your proof? Because I know that most people in the psychiatric community have accepted that it's impossible to resolve gender dysphoria by trying to change the brain. Psychiatry and psychology practitioners used to try it in the past, but after almost every single attempt failed they moved on to the modern day option of changing the body to suit the mind instead of vice versa.
ReGreta9 2 years ago
people also thought years ago that it would be impossible to change the body's sex.
propshuass 2 years ago
stoswhi03...that is insane. First of all, you do not speak for the "glb" community, and I think your comment was cruel. I don't want to be in your little acronym so just leave me out of it.
BisexualsRBeautiful 2 years ago
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then stay the f*** out if it.
i am here for free speech just like the rest of you.
i think i wanna be a lizard tomorrow, maybe ill start taking the steps to transition.
and trust me, you think the gay community is accepting of this crap, most of them are discusted but feel obligated to be tolerant for the obvious reasons.
you think i am cruel, well i think trannys are confused little freaks...so go f*** one if you want.
stoswhi03 2 years ago
i will not stay out of it. Free speech..fine go ahead. But I have free speech, too. And I don't know how a person can just decide to invalidate everything another person is when YOU are not trans, you don't know what it's like to live in their skin. No, I don't either...but Christ have an ounce of compassion and try asking what another person is going through instead of deciding they have no worth, cause that's what you're saying. And I 'm sorry to the rest of you for starting this argument.
BisexualsRBeautiful 2 years ago 3
The difference between your freedom of speech and everyone elses.. is that you're rude, and not ONE other person on here is rude, negative or arrogant.
propshuass 2 years ago
From the way you talk about being trans "we'll never be happy," "make us normal," and "something going wrong," it sounds like you're struggling with self-acceptance and some transphobia. I'm happy, I'm normal, and I don't think something went wrong with me. I hope you reconsider the way you're brainwashing yourself negatively.
aedn 2 years ago
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you can say your happy all you want, but admit to dysphoria...doesnt make sense to me.
you arent happy for real, and really never truly will be because u dont have a d*** to do a girl with.
but you obviously are used to being a confused little girl
stoswhi03 2 years ago
what you are suggesting is not psychotherapy but is pure manipulation which will obviously not be beneficial in the long run, many trans ppl have tried to deny themselves and it always blows up in their face
1Vella 2 years ago
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and forcing your body to be something you werent born to be isnt manipulation???
i think injecting yourselves with hormones, strapping down tits, and wearing fake dick may be a manipulation.
stoswhi03 2 years ago
yes that is changing the body, but changing the mind is far far more complicated, dangerous and uncertain. There isn't a gender switch in the mind, its not that simple. Plus your gender and mind are major parts of yourself, they make up who you are. Science shouldn't and can't change something that basic about your mind.
(easy as abc)
1Vella 2 years ago
stoswhi03 calling me the n word is not very mature.
gfmca80 2 years ago
neither is calling me a dyke, when i am a fag
stoswhi03 2 years ago
erm, i dont think you meant to send that to me lol
1Vella 2 years ago
I've come to the conclusion that I'd rather carry on with what I'm doing.. even if it does cost me alot of money and also mean that I'll never be truly, fully satisfied. The route I'm taking is making me stronger each day and teaching me things that I might never know if I took an easier route. While this way of living isnt ideal.. I believe that everything happens for a reason.
I've been trying to figure out who you remind me of for ages.. and the hood has helped.. DONNIE DARKO! Haha :)
gebus84 2 years ago
hahahaha.. Ur fuckin amazing. lol. Thanks for the insight bro :D
propshuass 2 years ago
i don't identify as completely male or female, but i definitely wouldn't want a pill to make me feel completely a girl. it's not who i am. the way i see it it's like having a pill that could turn gay people straight. yes it would make their lives easier but it's who they are. my struggle and journey make me who i am and i wouldn't wanna change it for anything else. most of our suffering is bcuz of society. society is wut needs2 change. it's why our "embarassing lifestyle" is embarassing
22weirdo22 2 years ago
If I could tweak something in my head to make me ok with my physical sex, I'd go for it. I'd take a pill for that. I've tried to stress to the people I know that I don't WANT to transition, I NEED to... that I NEED it to be at peace with myself.
I'll say I'm fond of the hormone wash theory because it makes a lot of sense to me.
I think it's both physical and mental... something that had a physical cause but turns into a mental issue.
And I've known as long as I can remember.
quinthe1st 2 years ago
Thank you VERY much for your response... This is the only comment so far that see's where I'm coming from in the "pill" aspect!! haha.. thanks again
propshuass 2 years ago
Yeah, me and my x-girlfriend (whom is also trans) used to have conversations like that... that pretty much went: If you had two choices - to make yourself completely, biologically the gender you feel you are - or take a pill to make your brain match your body... which one would you choose.
I would choose making my brain match my body because I think it would just be simpler that way.
I think it might be a bit controversial for some people to think about that as a theoretical concept.
quinthe1st 2 years ago
I like the commen blow mine. Just wanedto say I a uoloadin a response video..i hopeit helps...tho i kinda babble o some guy was starig at me as I was recording...
D.j
dknyht 2 years ago
I'm just thinking out loud, but what if transgenderism had a purpose? Like, what if God/Goddes/the Universe meant for some people to be transgendered to make humanity start analyzing exactly what "male" and "female" really means? To make humanity dig deeper into its own makeup, psychologically and physiologically.
ReGreta9 2 years ago 2
AMAZING. Good call :-D I like the way you think!
propshuass 2 years ago
thanks :)
ReGreta9 2 years ago
-cont....my response is actually too long for this comments so i'm gonna try to make a vid as soon as i can.^^
JessoTorfer 2 years ago
I've been thinking about this A LOT (specially because of my "spiritual believes" and my family). Like many here, I FEEL i would rather stick to who I "am" rather than try to "conform". My dad tells me all the time: it would be easier to fix the mind, cause you have "everything" in place as a woman (physically) - we went to doctors and he suggested hypnotism.
I tried to be ok with my body, with a certain amount of success...-cont
JessoTorfer 2 years ago
i still see a problem with this. What exactly is this "pill" he speaks of? If all it does is let you be ok in a female body, that doesnt adress the fact of being a male internally. What kind of 'woman' would this person be? mega manly? Idk theres questions i have about the video, it was a tad bit confusing. I mean, who you are as a person (not outwardly) is so deep and theres so many levels to it. i mean, this 'pill' would have to change ALOT more than just making one comfortable in the body..
mynamekeisha 2 years ago
Double check and make sure you have enabled video responses or see if you have any pending to approve. Uploading mine in a minute. Interesting question that merits discussion.
Dweebiedo 2 years ago
Man we're all on a journey. And the path we're on it makes us stronger. Gives us more will to get through things. I would much rather spend all that money to make myself happy and be who I am than take some pill to make me be happy as a girl. Hahah to heck with that. Good luck finding yourself
bak3er1288 2 years ago
out of the womb normal or flawless it's about having issues and learning through out life how to handle those issues. i personally believe if my god didn't think i was strong enough to handle what i am going through and then educate people about what i am going through then i would have been born into a male body. see i think society is ignorant humans are ignorant and we need education to open up our minds..who better to educate then someone expierencing it i will make a video and discuss more
ThatPunkBrent 2 years ago 2
well unfortunately there isn't much knowledge about the brain in general let alone the brains of transgenders..but i think the body doesn't match the brain i think transmen are born with a male brain or at least mostly male and transwomen the opposite. i don't think there could ever be a pill or a "tweak" to fix this. just like kids are born with mental illness or autism or cancer or some deformaty i think it's part of life. I think everyone gets fucked somehow because life isn't about coming
ThatPunkBrent 2 years ago
Hey man thanks for the vid. Sent you a message with my comment because it was to long to post.
13SonnyP 2 years ago
this is a very interesting subject matter you bought up. I studied a fair amount of cultural studies whilst at university so I know what you're talking about, but perhaps in a different context. We are born into a society with many groups which will effect our maturity as we grow, and yes its all down to where and who you feel comfortable belonging with. I am female, and have feminine and masculine attributes and am comfortable in my body. Maybe this is part of your journey to self discovery
Jayd2020 2 years ago
One more question... What is normal? people are so different..everything in this universe is different and not one thing is alike. there really cant be a normal... we are who we are and we should accept ourselves like that.
DulcetMist 2 years ago
(2/2) that pill, i wouldnt take it. that would mean who i am inside, my mind, and who *i* really am, would have to be female, and im not a female internally, the thought of thinking like one and being 'ok' in a female body freaks me the F out. no joke. The thought of it is scary. HECK NO! id rather just be how I am and go on T so my body more matches who *i* am inside. I think your mind and who you are internally propells your outside. If there was something to make the brain "click" youd b girl
mynamekeisha 2 years ago
seriously, & with some cases it goes WAY deep like chromosone deep, I dont think it could be fixed with a pill, & even if it could I'm inclined to agree, that yeah I'd rather be who I am then take a pill so I could force myself to be okay with being somone I'm not.& the creation of such a pill could be used to force everyone 2 go that route,regardles of weither they would want to go it the usual route,especailly if there is still hate in the world when/if such a thing were created
palitina 2 years ago 5
Exactly, i just couldnt do it. Im a guy, for whatever reason, my mind developed as one and my mind i swhat moves me. its who i am, its the choices i make, its what i desire. To be a man outwardly is the answer. Sure, something that "clicked" and made you think "Hey, im a girl, and i LIIIIIIKE IT!" sounds like an easy escape, but no, thats not who i am. Im thankful we have T available to us and medical advances to help with the surgery. its not fun, but im not a girl.
mynamekeisha 2 years ago
I agree, and never thought of it that way. it would come down to controversy of choice.... kind of like abortions. Though, I do agree with that changing "who I am" and I would not be okay with that either. Thanks for your input. I'll be posting another video on this soon. Hope you check it out and give me more insight from your perspective! thanks!!
propshuass 2 years ago
I definitly shall
palitina 2 years ago
(1/2) I srsly love your videos, youd be fun to be friends with in RL. haha Anyway, this kind of confused me, you say is it in the brain or is it our bodies not matching. To me, BOTH of those are in the brain. Yea i believe it begins in the womb, have you saw the necleus number count study that was done? Its something going on in the mind but i belive its too late, its like "hard wired" but honestly man its more than just that, YOU are YOU not your body. i mean for me, shoot even if there was
mynamekeisha 2 years ago
Hey Jayce, im really glad that you brought up this topic. I myself have been thinking about it for months now.ive been researching and asking myself really where does being trans begin?
Is it my brain? My body? OR is it society?.. I havent made any vids Yet but I think im going to make a vid. Response to this because Im realy passionate about this topic and its something that really should be discused. Thank you again for making this vid. Ill try to get my vid up soon.
crizbishonen 2 years ago
I like the fact you made this video. Its something I think everyone thinks about no matter how we feel. I personally think it's down to hormones when you are being formed in the womb. we are all formed female before we take develop into male or female (thats why guys have nipples), so if something happens in the development then you'd have to really monitor hormone levels etc. But I don't think you can eliminate anything. I'd be interested to see if the brain has much to do with it though! :)
matttie18 2 years ago 2
I hope you don't mind my commenting, since I'm not trans and it would be wrong and stupid of me to tell you who you are, but my feelings on the matter, based on experiences with transpeople, is that a transman is a man through and through, in ways and on levels I couldn't possibly articulate. The human brain is such a mystery, to the smartest of us, but still somehow it is WHO we are, whatever that means. Know what i mean? I wish you all the luck in the world, Take care. ~x~
BisexualsRBeautiful 2 years ago 4
Thank you :-)
propshuass 2 years ago
i think its brave of you to bring up this subject. its controversial and i like it. I myself don't know what i believe
Jaxluvsyou15 2 years ago
I'm going to vid respond to this as soon as possible if that's alright with you, I want to give you some of my opinions on your questions. This saddens me a little, because I can see your pain, and there isn't much I can do because I don't have the knowledge. But this, you, the trans community makes me want to fulfill my dream and help the future generations to come.
HuzzaItsHubert 2 years ago
-> trying to change your hard-wired brain would be like trying to change the CPU on your computer instead of buying a new keyboard.
123cologneify 2 years ago 2
your brain develops even before your body does. that means that the problem within being transgender lies in the body, not the mind. in the beginning every embryo has a female "body", then there's a turning point. some embryos become male because they developed a male brain. so if your brain became male but afterwards your body didn't, than you have to change that in your DNA (chromosomes) as long as the embryo is still in the mother's womb.
123cologneify 2 years ago 2
Good point. thank you :-D
propshuass 2 years ago
good question:S, when i dree up like a guy, is it because my body wants to wear guy clothes, or is my brain telling me to do this, or oh god, well im just 18, not starting anything yet, but i pray everyday, ask god questions,like why...why me,
DaGuitar22 2 years ago
I think thats awesome you want to help though. Stick with it man. We need more people that seriously dedicated to finding answers.
DevonLee19 2 years ago
Thanks for your response :-) After reading all of these responses, I have come to the realization that I have misled everyone in the way I feel about myself. So keep an eye out for my next video. Hopefully I can clarify.
propshuass 2 years ago
Hey man. I understand your thinking on this, but im a little confused on exactly what you mean 100%. Depression and things like that seem a bit different to me as opposed to being trans. It seems to me that by "tweaking" some part of your brain to rid yourself of not feeling comfortable with your body would be getting rid of a very large part of your personality. Of like who you are. Not sure I'd be willing to part with part of who i am. Just my opinion though.
DevonLee19 2 years ago 2
wow man so your going to become a doctor? if there was a cure I think I would consider the alternative. Then again perhaps there is some mystical universal reason we wake up in the wrong body....but yeah you got my support.
kel4life10 2 years ago 2
I feel like it's my only option cause you can't rely on anyone else to figure things like this out... if you want it done, you gotta do it yourself. So as tough as it'll be. I gotta do it.
propshuass 2 years ago