Dr. McC... Thank you for posting this. A sad and expected reality check for us all. I have many lesbian and gay patients in my own small practice. Most are very well adapted to life and are happy and functioning normally in society, but 100% have clinical PTSD (almost always associated with severe family dysfunction). I also have a dozen…
Dr. McC... Thank you for posting this. A sad and expected reality check for us all. I have many lesbian and gay patients in my own small practice. Most are very well adapted to life and are happy and functioning normally in society, but 100% have clinical PTSD (almost always associated with severe family dysfunction). I also have a dozen or so, trans individuals (male to female and female to male). These young folks also meet DSMV criteria for PTSD 100%. After nearly 50 years in medicine, it seems to me that there has been a relative explosion in these gender dysphoric folks and it is NOT just due to political or socio-cultural/media manipulation. Tik-Tok and Facebook are not the origins of this situation, IMO, but do exacerbate the underlying problem.
I have come to believe that there are a myriad of organic factors environmentally that must lie contributing to this shift in gender identification and expression. Some of these factors include chemical contaminants (such as atrazine, perchlorates, glyphosates, phthalates, styrene, and bisphenols), EMF, vaxxx of all kinds, GMO foods, some unknown genetic pre-dispositions that become manifest with a toxic brew of poisons of various kinds.
It is apparent to me that our Ruling Psychopathy has long recognized this issue of contamination - poisoning - of the population - and, instead of identifying and dealing with the many threats that we are facing environmentally, has chosen to politicize and capitalize on the emerging "other" among us. "They" have used illness to divide, control, and profit from the peasantry. From selling Bud Lite to demonizing "trans" people by creating school shooters (through insane psychiatric drugging and gaslighting), TPTB know full well what is going on and they are determined to ramp up the chaos in these last days of Empire.
As a father of two gay kids (one lost to PTSD), I implore everyone to be understanding, accepting, and loving toward those among us who may be disaffected and "different" and struggling to make it through this all-too-short life.
You may recall how people laughed when Alex Jones said they were ‘turning the frogs gay’. I totally agree that there may very well be some environmental/chemical reason for what we are seeing. But I also believe that MUCH of what we are seeing, in particular with younger teens, etc., is also societally based, ‘trendy’, etc, and, strangely, often encouraged by parents and teachers.
Jennifer... The "dysfunction" trauma can take many forms: physical, sexual, emotional abuse. Absent parents, divorce. If there is an alcoholic (or illegal drug user such as heroin, meth, opiates, etc - not cannabis!) in the family, IMO, everyone will have PTSD. Socio-economic factors - poverty, homelessness. Medical trauma - chronic illness (cancer, etc.). Hyper-religiosity - cultism. Adoption. I see combinations of these things in all with PTSD to varying degrees. Trauma is cumulative and, IMO, unless recognized and dealt with through proper trauma therapy worsens as one ages (it is exactly like failing to drain an abscess).
I use both of these in my practice and they are incredibly helpful and accurate. I have seen several 10 scores on the ACE and several 80 scores on the PCL5.
Many of these patients have spent years going to psychiatrists - labelled as everything from bipolar to schizoaffective to schizophrenic and the possibility of trauma at the root of it all is never addressed. Sad.
Gabor Mate', MD's recent book, "The Myth of Normal" is excellent for an overview of this topic.
Dr. McC... Thank you for posting this. A sad and expected reality check for us all. I have many lesbian and gay patients in my own small practice. Most are very well adapted to life and are happy and functioning normally in society, but 100% have clinical PTSD (almost always associated with severe family dysfunction). I also have a dozen or so, trans individuals (male to female and female to male). These young folks also meet DSMV criteria for PTSD 100%. After nearly 50 years in medicine, it seems to me that there has been a relative explosion in these gender dysphoric folks and it is NOT just due to political or socio-cultural/media manipulation. Tik-Tok and Facebook are not the origins of this situation, IMO, but do exacerbate the underlying problem.
I have come to believe that there are a myriad of organic factors environmentally that must lie contributing to this shift in gender identification and expression. Some of these factors include chemical contaminants (such as atrazine, perchlorates, glyphosates, phthalates, styrene, and bisphenols), EMF, vaxxx of all kinds, GMO foods, some unknown genetic pre-dispositions that become manifest with a toxic brew of poisons of various kinds.
It is apparent to me that our Ruling Psychopathy has long recognized this issue of contamination - poisoning - of the population - and, instead of identifying and dealing with the many threats that we are facing environmentally, has chosen to politicize and capitalize on the emerging "other" among us. "They" have used illness to divide, control, and profit from the peasantry. From selling Bud Lite to demonizing "trans" people by creating school shooters (through insane psychiatric drugging and gaslighting), TPTB know full well what is going on and they are determined to ramp up the chaos in these last days of Empire.
As a father of two gay kids (one lost to PTSD), I implore everyone to be understanding, accepting, and loving toward those among us who may be disaffected and "different" and struggling to make it through this all-too-short life.
It is Easter today. Peace and Hope to all here.
PS: Excellent review of just the plastics issue: https://www.consumerreports.org/toxic-chemicals-substances/most-plastic-products-contain-potentially-toxic-chemicals/
Thank you for such a thoughtful and important response. Your experiences are invaluable to our learning. I’m so sorry for your loss.
Thank you for the kind words.
You may recall how people laughed when Alex Jones said they were ‘turning the frogs gay’. I totally agree that there may very well be some environmental/chemical reason for what we are seeing. But I also believe that MUCH of what we are seeing, in particular with younger teens, etc., is also societally based, ‘trendy’, etc, and, strangely, often encouraged by parents and teachers.
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May I ask you what type of severe family dysfunction came up often with the patients you mentioned?
Jennifer... The "dysfunction" trauma can take many forms: physical, sexual, emotional abuse. Absent parents, divorce. If there is an alcoholic (or illegal drug user such as heroin, meth, opiates, etc - not cannabis!) in the family, IMO, everyone will have PTSD. Socio-economic factors - poverty, homelessness. Medical trauma - chronic illness (cancer, etc.). Hyper-religiosity - cultism. Adoption. I see combinations of these things in all with PTSD to varying degrees. Trauma is cumulative and, IMO, unless recognized and dealt with through proper trauma therapy worsens as one ages (it is exactly like failing to drain an abscess).
A good screening tool is the ACE (Adverse Childhood Event) test: https://psychcentral.com/quizzes/ace-test
The VA's PCL5 test is excellent for PTSD: https://beloitpsychotherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PCL5_Standard_form.pdf
I use both of these in my practice and they are incredibly helpful and accurate. I have seen several 10 scores on the ACE and several 80 scores on the PCL5.
Many of these patients have spent years going to psychiatrists - labelled as everything from bipolar to schizoaffective to schizophrenic and the possibility of trauma at the root of it all is never addressed. Sad.
Gabor Mate', MD's recent book, "The Myth of Normal" is excellent for an overview of this topic.
Hope this helps.
Yes, thanks so much for your response.