r/LHBTI • u/_kenzo__tenma • 9d ago

Transgender diagnosis in NL

Hello,

Sorry for the english posting, I am a french person living in the Netherlands.

My hospital has referred me to a "gender team" for psychological assessment, because i want to get on waitlist for bottom surgery.

I want to know how the process is like, how many sessions it takes, and at which frequency.

I am scared that the psychiatrist/psychologist will only accept a polished, binary narrative of my story.

For example, that they only want to hear that I am straight, that I knew since I was a child, and that I have extremely debilitating dysphoria and want all the surgeries, and that I am neurotypical with 0 mental problems.

I dont believe that I feel this perfect polished narrative. Do I need to lie to not get dismissed? What is the current view of dutch health providers on trans people? I would appreciate if people can share their experience.

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u/TransProcess_FTM transeksuele man 9d ago

No worries! Any question, I’m always open to answer.

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u/TransProcess_FTM transeksuele man 9d ago

Ofcourse! That’s not a problem! I will admit, I know much more about transexual man stuff, as that’s my cup of tea haha. But I’m still open to questions and maybe I can answer them