Guest guest Posted July 26, 1998 Report Share Posted July 26, 1998 Cool Briton wrote: > Hi All > > Something unusual happened recently. > > a friend came out to me that she was a transsexual, and had > only had the gender reassignment surgery recently (I have > known her for a couple of years). I had suspected, but when > she said nothing I assumed I was wrong or that she had > already had the surgery - and it came almost a big of > surprise as if i'd never suspected at all. > > we're not particularly close, but we get on pretty well. it > does make a difference knowing for certain, so i suppose > i'll have to adjust to knowing. > > anyway, she invited me to a party last night and I met her > consultant at the Gender Disorders Clinic. He said that > they are desperate for ppl to study gender disorders, and > that he would be happy to take me as a postgrad if i can > get funding. > > Altho the area *is* interesting, i'd never thought in terms > of researching it - perhaps because i'm so mixed up abt my > own sexuality that the area makes me uncomfortable, and > perhaps Serzone, while combatting my depression, is damping > my scientific curiosity! also, in recent years i've become > interested in addiction/codependency stuff. Getting into > *that* area is more difficult. also, i have had thoughts of > trying to get to the US - but I could do that *after* doing > a PhD here. at it happens, the consultant is an american > from UCLA so he would be a good source of contacts. > > Another thing is that I had a friend who had transexual > feelings and the distress contributed to his suicide, and i > might like to try to help other ppl not reach that point of > despair. Transexualism has an association with borderline > personality disorder, so there is a link there too. > > another funny thing is i got a newsletter from the rehab i > was in a few years ago, inviting me to a reunion. unusually > for private rehabs, they do a lot of research. i *could* > try to get a foot in the door there - but that brings up a > lot of issues, not least that in their terms, I'm " using " > and the rehab is 12-step based - not exactly my cuppa these > days! > > anyway, i have a lot of thinking and decision making to do. > wish me luck please. > > Pete > BORDERPD ppl please write direct > ---------------------- > Cool Briton > Civilization must put an end to the War on Drugs > or the War on Drugs will put an end to Civilization. > > PERSONALITY-DISORDERS LIST: > http://rdz.acor.org/athenaeum/lists.phtml?personality-disorders > _____________________ > > ---- > Read this list on the Web at http://www.FindMail.com/list/12-step-free/ > To unsubscribe, email to 12-step-free-unsubscribe@... > To subscribe, email to 12-step-free-subscribe@... > -- > Start a FREE E-Mail List at http://makelist.com ! ---- Read this list on the Web at http://www.FindMail.com/list/12-step-free/ To unsubscribe, email to 12-step-free-unsubscribe@... To subscribe, email to 12-step-free-subscribe@... -- Start a FREE E-Mail List at http://makelist.com ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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