Is There More Drug Abuse and Mental Health Problems in the Transgender/transsexual Community?
... by someone: Is there more drug abuse and mental health problems in the transgender/transsexual community? statistics would be nice? Best answer: Answer by RennyYes, drug abuse and mental health issues are more prevalent among transgenders/transsexuals. Gender really has a profound impact on the individual, and when there is incongruities the manifestation while subtle or repressed, in most cases is actually quite severe. Some people even resort to self-deception as a an escapist technique to hide this. Think of it like actors in Hollywood. Why don’t actors and actresses play out there roles regularly after they are finished with the movie? The difficulty ... from taking action to aide in their plight. Why give money/goods to the druggie hooker, who is likely to use the sustenance you give them for drugs? Problem is, it’s that exact mindset that is creating the greatest cause of that very issue. Transgender/transsexual people will not, nor can they stop being transgendered, and the continued discordance of their treatment, acceptance, drives them to extreme measures which are all self-deprecating. This in a nutshell is why drugs, and mental health issues are high among transgender/transsexual people. In summary, poor medical care, societal blackballing, prejudice, insufficient amount of change in the system, lack of advocacy as a minority of the populace, and popularized media demonizing transsexuals or confusing the general public about us is to blame for the higher rates of mental illness, and drug use. The APA (American Psychology Association) notes higher statistics of co-morbid mental disorders in Gender Identity ...