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Transgender Room

Xena Warrior

Xena Warrior

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Hello 321chat chatters :) ,

As one of the Mod's for the Transgender room, I am interested in helping make the room as fun and safe as possible. So, if anyone has any ideas or productive suggestions on how we can make this room more enjoyable, I am interested in hearing them. For those who do not know me, I first came to the transgender room as a guest looking for support prior to my transition. During that time I found a lot of therapeutic support by many wonderful people. Since then, I was glad to become a VIP member and eventually asked to become a Mod. As a Mod, I have discovered how important this room and 321chat as a whole is to many chatters, while also learning to address some concerns. For me, it has been a Blessing to not only receive support from fellow chatters, but also able to support them. There are some days I have tears of pain in what some of us are going through; and then there are days I have tears of joy in the friendships being built in our room. I have come to appreciate and care about the room and those who count on it on many levels. So again, if anyone has any thoughts on how we can make our room even a little better, I am listening. Thank you for your time and support.

Respectfully,
Jade - Transgender and 321chat site Moderator
 
Jade Lynn said:
Hello 321chat chatters :) ,

As one of the Mod's for the Transgender room, I am interested in helping make the room as fun and safe as possible. So, if anyone has any ideas or productive suggestions on how we can make this room more enjoyable, I am interested in hearing them. For those who do not know me, I first came to the transgender room as a guest looking for support prior to my transition. During that time I found a lot of therapeutic support by many wonderful people. Since then, I was glad to become a VIP member and eventually asked to become a Mod. As a Mod, I have discovered how important this room and 321chat as a whole is to many chatters, while also learning to address some concerns. For me, it has been a Blessing to not only receive support from fellow chatters, but also able to support them. There are some days I have tears of pain in what some of us are going through; and then there are days I have tears of joy in the friendships being built in our room. I have come to appreciate and care about the room and those who count on it on many levels. So again, if anyone has any thoughts on how we can make our room even a little better, I am listening. Thank you for your time and support.

Respectfully,
Jade - Transgender and 321chat site Moderator
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Love this, Jade!
 
I think there is a lot of misunderstading, miscommunication and general bigotry based in ignorance with Trans and it stems from people not understating or not wanting to understand Dysphoria. It is an amazingly complex issue.

I hope people can open up and talk more about the Dyshporia side of Trans. It took a patient person several years ago to open my eyes to what they have gone through and more recently it allowed my to support one of my staff IRL and encourage them to get the counselling they need so that they can progress with their life and make their body match their mind.
 
Universal said:
I think there is a lot of misunderstading, miscommunication and general bigotry based in ignorance with Trans and it stems from people not understating or not wanting to understand Dysphoria. It is an amazingly complex issue.

I hope people can open up and talk more about the Dyshporia side of Trans. It took a patient person several years ago to open my eyes to what they have gone through and more recently it allowed my to support one of my staff IRL and encourage them to get the counselling they need so that they can progress with their life and make their body match their mind.
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I totally agree. Education and communication can go a very long ways. This topic that is something I can relate to on both sides.
Thank you for sharing,
Xena
 
My only recommendation would be to incorporate mental health training and possibly advocacy into the transgender chatroom.

It is so important that transgender people, or anyone really, receive mental health support in addition to other forms of advocacy and help. So, if there could be support for that, I think that might also be good. There are resources out there that could help transgender people deal with mental health challenges, and provide education on support and options, such as therapy and medication. There are so many times of therapy out there that actually can help, including CBT and DBT.

Please contact me if I can support in any way.

Thanks,

William
 
doodoo said:
My only recommendation would be to incorporate mental health training and possibly advocacy into the transgender chatroom.

It is so important that transgender people, or anyone really, receive mental health support in addition to other forms of advocacy and help. So, if there could be support for that, I think that might also be good. There are resources out there that could help transgender people deal with mental health challenges, and provide education on support and options, such as therapy and medication. There are so many times of therapy out there that actually can help, including CBT and DBT.

Please contact me if I can support in any way.

Thanks,

William
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Thank you very much for your suggestions and support for the Transgender Room. Even though I highly agree with you regarding how important mental health is for transgender people, 321chat is a free chat site, so I do not see hiring such professionals as an option. With that, perhaps you can send such suggestions to the site at: https://www.321chat.com/contact/feedback.php

Thank you again for your support,
Xena
 
No problem.

I wasn't so much saying that I think there should be "training" per say. I am just offering a suggestion that mental health should be considered alongside other transgender issues.

A soft appreciation for the mental wellbeing of things might go a ways in helping to soften the issues that face this community.

I myself have had many mental health challenges over the years. I was officially diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder recently, and this has given me a much better understanding of the difficulties I face and have faced.

I guess I am just saying that it can help to understand your problems from a mental perspective, and this can lend help and healing when facing the many challenges that face transgender people, and also everyone.

For me, being BPD, I know that I don't deal with emotions well. Or, I am highly attuned to emotions. This is both a blessing and a curse. I tend to not rationalize relationships, and feel things very strongly. My twin sister is like this too, because we grew up in the same environment and share the same genetics.

Anyway, I am also just saying that I support the transgender community so much. I really feel for everything they are going through today. There is a little progress and I hope there will be much more to come.

Transgender people should probably be offered options in terms of therapy, like CBT and DBT. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a form of understanding how we can develop an appreciation for the thought processes that help regulate mood. It comes down to recognizing that Thoughts, Actions, Feelings, and I think responses (?) form our experiences and shape how we reflect and interpret the world.

DBT, Dialiectical Behavioural Therapy focuses more on our emotional states, and helps us to become the masters of how we deal with our emotions. This is very useful. DBT is the only aid for people suffering from my affliction, BPD. Medication is also a useful resort with this affliction as well. I am on medication.

So yeah, I am happy to provide advocacy or support in any way, because I believe strongly in it. Unfortunately, a lot of people do not trust doctors, or know very little about psychiatrists or psychiatry. Also, there are so many financial barriers that prevent people from seeking good help.
 
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