Male Depression Gender Role Strain
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Symptoms
Symptoms can vary by age, and are affected by the person's social environment. They may include the following:
Children:
- Are disgusted by their own genitals
- Are rejected by their peers, feel alone
- Believe that they will grow up to become the opposite sex
- Have
depression oranxiety - Say that they want to be the opposite sex
Adults:
- Dress like the opposite sex
- Feel alone
- Have depression or anxiety
- Want to live as a person of the opposite sex
- Wish to be rid of their own...
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