"Can self compassion help trans kids survive" not as much as access to gender affirming care and protection from angry adults.
@Leucrotta Yeah. "✨ love yourself ✨" how about something that /isn't/ meaningless sparkling platitudes.
(the place we're currently living just LOVES to throw around platitudes like that)
@topaz well... they're just talking about self acceptance in the face of dysphoria etc etc
And yeah, self worth is a big problem for trans folks, but I feel like external problems are more pressing; it's a lot easier to accept that you might be worthy if you're not hacking through the stress of having been made a target for political convenience.
It's like; there's only so much the best aspirin can help you, if your headache is someone hitting you in the head with a hammer.
@Leucrotta oh gods, "self acceptance in the face of dysphoria"...
that sounds like that critter we ran into once who was like "trans people, you are beautiful!"
and like, no
the entire /point/ of dysphoria is that your body needs fixing; you /shouldn't/ "just accept that you're already pretty/etc".
They probably thought dysphoria was like the "always thinking you're Too Fat even when you're pencil thin" thing.