As I listened to this, it struck me that the cultural gaslighting to move us to dissociate from our instincts and mistrust our body knowing is really wide-spread and broad. For example, I think we are hard-wired to recognize when someone is lying (not just about sex, but anything). I realized I have spent my adult life trying to re-learn how to trust my innate knowing of what is happening around me. And, the mistrust of my body knowing is actually painful! Not just the consequences, but the doubt, the critical uncertainty it introduces.
I would be interested to hear about remedies. How do we unlearn these dissociative patterns?
I love your shorts and videos, Amy. I hope you are better and responding to treatments!! Cheering for you!
Something happened to me recently that connected me to this video: I did a job application for a hospital where I was asked my "sex assigned at birth", my sexual orientation, my "gender identity" and if I was an "ally" to the LGBTQ community. It provided an answer for those "Choose not to disclose" along with "yes" or "no". I am worried this is related to cultural gaslighting and I was shocked and dismayed that this is a hospital! Of course, unfortunately, it's the same hospital I once left for another provider when my son was born- and that was 16 years ago- he was my last baby. I didn't leave them because of the gender stuff, rather, their OBYs were weird- they had poor language for pregnancy ("parasitic") and kept trying to schedule my birth despite my refusals because I had two other babies without induction. I didn't want the drugs because I respond poorly to so much medicine that it freaked me out - like it was a birth factory, not my body? Ultimately, I returned to the Catholic hospital where I had my other two kids. Back to the application: I felt that their line of questioning was invasive. The same application that I filled out also included a stark reminder of the Immigration and Reform Act of 1986 (it's not something I've seen on many applications) and I had to look it up because I forgot. I thought that was also strange to have included with these other personal questions that were invasive.
OMG, Jeffrey Marsh is the epitome of the vulnerable narcissist. I can't help but wonder if, beyond the disembodiment piece, which seems to be such a big driver in this issue and it's contagion, we all had the tools to recognize narcissism in these trans/queer influencers... if they would be as effective as they are. I see this everywhere in the community and he's one of the worst. I can't even watch him for very long because I find it so unsettling. If he had no audience and was speaking in an empty room, it wouldn't be as unsettling but just sad, but with his level of influence, it's very scary.
Thank you for this. The epidemic of disembodiment has, with the trans ideology, reached new heights. I'm writing a book about abortion, and I know this issue will come up. Assuming I reach publication, I'll probably be challenged for refusing to acknowledge in any way that "men" have babies or need abortions. To gird myself, I've been learning all I can about the issue and will be following you, Amy!
As I listened to this, it struck me that the cultural gaslighting to move us to dissociate from our instincts and mistrust our body knowing is really wide-spread and broad. For example, I think we are hard-wired to recognize when someone is lying (not just about sex, but anything). I realized I have spent my adult life trying to re-learn how to trust my innate knowing of what is happening around me. And, the mistrust of my body knowing is actually painful! Not just the consequences, but the doubt, the critical uncertainty it introduces.
I would be interested to hear about remedies. How do we unlearn these dissociative patterns?
Great!
I love your shorts and videos, Amy. I hope you are better and responding to treatments!! Cheering for you!
Something happened to me recently that connected me to this video: I did a job application for a hospital where I was asked my "sex assigned at birth", my sexual orientation, my "gender identity" and if I was an "ally" to the LGBTQ community. It provided an answer for those "Choose not to disclose" along with "yes" or "no". I am worried this is related to cultural gaslighting and I was shocked and dismayed that this is a hospital! Of course, unfortunately, it's the same hospital I once left for another provider when my son was born- and that was 16 years ago- he was my last baby. I didn't leave them because of the gender stuff, rather, their OBYs were weird- they had poor language for pregnancy ("parasitic") and kept trying to schedule my birth despite my refusals because I had two other babies without induction. I didn't want the drugs because I respond poorly to so much medicine that it freaked me out - like it was a birth factory, not my body? Ultimately, I returned to the Catholic hospital where I had my other two kids. Back to the application: I felt that their line of questioning was invasive. The same application that I filled out also included a stark reminder of the Immigration and Reform Act of 1986 (it's not something I've seen on many applications) and I had to look it up because I forgot. I thought that was also strange to have included with these other personal questions that were invasive.
OMG, Jeffrey Marsh is the epitome of the vulnerable narcissist. I can't help but wonder if, beyond the disembodiment piece, which seems to be such a big driver in this issue and it's contagion, we all had the tools to recognize narcissism in these trans/queer influencers... if they would be as effective as they are. I see this everywhere in the community and he's one of the worst. I can't even watch him for very long because I find it so unsettling. If he had no audience and was speaking in an empty room, it wouldn't be as unsettling but just sad, but with his level of influence, it's very scary.
Thank you for this. The epidemic of disembodiment has, with the trans ideology, reached new heights. I'm writing a book about abortion, and I know this issue will come up. Assuming I reach publication, I'll probably be challenged for refusing to acknowledge in any way that "men" have babies or need abortions. To gird myself, I've been learning all I can about the issue and will be following you, Amy!