Yes, I Do My Research

     More than four decades ago, I surmised that emotions are psychological responses to external stimuli. Now, I feel vindicated! I was recently doing some research focused on gender dysphoria (GD) for a blog post I was working on. I had heard so many talking heads going on about how GD is a mental illness. I'm talking about people whose word I used to trust because they're such highly intelligent people. I wanted to know what the truth of the matter is for a couple of reasons. One reason, of course, was the blog post. The other reason is that I've suffered from GD for as long as I can remember. I've also been bisexual and a sex addict for as long as I can remember (I'll swing back around to those in a bit.) In the course of my research, I ran across some information from the American Psychiatric Association that said is not classified as a mental illness, but as a psychological condition. (Being transgender, it turns out, is a state of being. Like being right-handed.) Then they went on to equate GD with emotions, claiming that your emotions are also psychological conditions. The first thought through my head was, "Wow, I am a smart mother fucker!" And it's true... I am smart. Smart for stopping listening to other people and doing my own due diligence, which is what every damn one of you should do! When you read or hear something that causes you to worry put your brain in gear and do some research on the matter. I no longer believe Left or Right until I've done my research, and sometimes I don't believe them because I've done my research.

    No... GD is not a mental illness! No... being transgender is not a mental illness! How about if we all stop believing in bullshit and start putting our brains to work! If those talking heads honestly believe that these are mental illnesses they haven't been doing their research, and letting their listeners think they know what they're talking about. That's called being intellectually lazy. If they've done the research, but continue telling people the same garbage as before, that's called being intellectually dishonest. So, they're either lazy, or liars! There's not a third option!

    The same goes for all of you. If you're not doing your research, you're lazy. If you are doing your research, but repeating the garbage you pick up from anyone else, you're a liar. We all need to do better!

    Like I said, I used to believe those talking heads, and I'll admit, they're Right wing talking heads. You see, I've rarely ever heard anything from a Liberal figurehead that I found actually credible. Naturally, I thought that if I'm not one of them I must be a Conservative. But, the fact that I'm now embracing my gender identity, and the truth that I'm transgender, as well as the fact that I'm now undergoing Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) proves that I'm not one of them, either. As far as my political ideology is concerned, I believe quite strongly in the Constitution of the United States of America and I think the government should stay out of my personal life, my money and my faith and just be almost not there. That makes me a Constitutional Libertarian.

    Now, as far as my sexuality and my addiction are concerned: I was raised in a devoutly Christian household. But, as I said, these "concerns" have been with me as long as I know. By the standards of the faith I was taught, I was sinful. I prayed... I begged... I pleaded with God, "If You would, please, take this from me so my mind can be at peace." Nope! The sexuality is mine for keeps. As for the addiction...? As soon as I started HRT, I stopped obsessing over sex. People... I never went for a solid minute without being at least a little aroused ever since early childhood! Now? I finally have that peace of mind I asked God for. When I looked for help from Him, I firmly believe He put me on a path that would give me that peace.

    Yes... I still believe in God. I still believe in Christ and in the Holy Spirit. Yes... I'm still a Christian. What am I not? I'm not a fundamentalist of any sort. I'm not a zealot for any cause. And I'm not an intellectual slug. I have always looked for the truth, and now that my thoughts aren't clouded with unending sexual thoughts, I'm better able to find it. I hope you all find it, too!

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