Journal of Other Forum Analysis

[Jansen]

I think it's plausible that in some locus of the brain, theres a part of the ego self-concept that includes gender and what it feels like to be you, and that can be a wrong-body type of thing.  Whether or not the proper treatment is to assuage peoples' feelings and tell them they are identical to the gender they identify as, is one thing - and I don't know the answer to that, but having empathy for a problem they had no part in creating for themselves is another.

there is an actual documented condition where people feel an incredibly strong sense that some body part doesn't belong to them and they need it gone, like their right arm or left leg, and they beg and plead with doctors to cut it off and they of course won't, and some of them take matters into their own hands and are incredibly satisfied with their lack-of-a-limb afterward

is indulging in the mental illness the best treatment? or should we be looking at therapy or other methods to help convince the brain that they really should possess all their limbs? also, are some of these people just faking, and really they have the complex where they want to be cared for by others, and be the center of attention due to disability? how do you tell them apart?

likewise is the best treatment for someone who thinks they're napoleon or jesus to constantly reaffirm that yes they are actually napoleon or jesus? or do we just do that to shut them up and keep them compliant in their padded cell?

I have the condition towards my face. I just really want to cut it off. Don’t know why but I feel like I don’t want skin

It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.