Why the hate for wisdom?

[anagogy]

I was the first to say hate speech. I don’t know if it’s just Canada but insisting trans people are mentally ill would be an issue here. A group that has to stand against so much judgment and stigmatization it seems any added hurt would be just cruelty, intended or not. I know it would again be something I would not want to carry in an incarnation.

I think the problem is the stigma with "mental illness".

There isn't the same stigma with "bodily illness".

But basically, the way I see it is mental illness is something that is chronically causing one mental distress. So if a male was born, for example, but felt like they were a woman on the inside, mentally, and that dichotomy was causing them chronic mental distress, I could see how someone could call that particular situation "mental illness".

Then again, if that same person was experiencing no mental distress as a result of that dichotomy, I would say it was not a mental illness. It would just be an attribute of their personality.

I think people get really triggered by the phrase "mental illness", which is unfortunate, because it just means someone is hurting mentally, and they need help getting past some kind of suffering. But every situation is unique.