Originally Posted by
loveboof
Well that compassion for body image thing is about dealing with a significant traumatic event. While I don't know what it feels like to have body dysmorphia or Gender Identity issues - they are as you said a chronic, long time condition and not the result of sudden trauma.
This means the appropriate treatments should not automatically be the same.
Maybe I'm wrong - this is just a gut feeling response. But in that case you should convince me rather than 'straw manning' my argument...