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Old Jan 19, 2016, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Aife View Post
Could you define what you mean by dysfunctional upbringing?
I don't know the parameters of this so its hard for me to determine if i am or not....

Does that count as "dysfunctional"?

As I said in response to him, I'm not really sure.
For the record, I'm definitely a 'her.' No worries though, the internet brings forth oodles of confusion over gender. See it happened often.

Dysfunctional can be a variety of things. Whether there was a hostile homelife, neglect, gambling, alcohol, drugs, abuse. There's a myriad of ways homelife growing up can be dysfunctional. It was your original post that reminded me of a checklist that I read years ago about Adult Children of Dysfunction. Granted I've had nurturing and loving moments, in my childhood I also experienced neglect from a parent that liked to go out at nights gambling. My parents divorced when I was young. Not that divorce alone is a precursor for the totality of dysfunction, yet my parents had a tumultuous one, to put it mildly.

Worth looking into, if looking to resolve these feelings of inadequacy, which might bring peace to your soul about being trans. And at least for me, working through adult child stuff, has lead to better coping skills, a maturated outlook, better self acceptance.

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