A 30-year-old member asked:
what could happen if i don't get help for gender identity disorder?
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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered
42 years experience Psychiatry
It depends: Your course depends on how much you're suffering with this problem, your personal medical & mental health history, family history, substance abuse, etc. Some people become very depressed and suicidal; others do whatever they can to appear like the gender with which they identify but pursue no other treatment. Some are bullied because of their differences, and this intensifies depression/anxiety.
Answered on May 7, 2016
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