Partners of Trans Series Part 3 | Initial Shock Phase

DR Z PHD
9 Jun 202215:40

Summary

TLDRIn diesem Video spricht Dr. Ziama Klinkov, eine Psychologin für transgener Care, über die verschiedenen Reaktionen, die Partner nach dem Coming-out ihres trans Partner haben können. Nach der ersten Schockphase können Partner in zwei Hauptgruppen unterteilt werden: Jemanden, der in einer Katastrophisierungsphase gefangen ist und Ultimatums stellt, oder jemanden, der in einer Verleugnungsphase ist und übermäßig unterstützend wird. Dr. Klinkov diskutiert die Auswirkungen dieser Reaktionen auf die Beziehungen und gibt Ratschläge, wie man diese schwierige Zeit bewältigen kann.

Takeaways

  • 👨‍⚕️ Der Psychologe Dr. Ziama Klinkov beschäftigt sich in diesem Video mit dem Thema, wie Partner reagieren, wenn ihre trans Partner ihnen ihre Identität offenbaren.
  • 🗣️ Nach dem Coming-Out-Phase folgt eine Zeit, in der die Informationen verarbeitet werden müssen, die unterschiedlich lange dauern kann.
  • 😯 Der 'Initial Shock' ist eine Phase, in der die Verarbeitung der Informationen beginnt und plötzlich Realität wird.
  • 😱 In der Initial Shock-Phase neigen Partner dazu, in zwei Hauptgruppen zu fallen: Entweder in einer Katastrophisierung mit Angst oder in einer Übertreibung des Supports.
  • 🤯 Katastrophisierung kann zu Überanpassung und Angst führen, was wiederum zu Ultimatums führen kann, was Dr. Klinkov als nicht empfehlenswert ansieht.
  • 🚫 Ultimatums, wie 'Wenn du dich transitionierst, werde ich dich verlassen', sind kontraproduktiv und führen oft zu Ressentiments und einer Beendigung der Beziehung.
  • 🙅‍♀️ Übermäßiger Support kann ein Zeichen der Leugnung sein, in der die Realität der Situation nicht angenommen wird.
  • 🤔 Die Frage der Sexualität kann aufkommen, wenn die Geschlechtsidentität des Partners sich ändert, was zu Unsicherheiten führen kann.
  • 👫 Es wird betont, dass Beziehungen eine persönliche Investition sind und dass Veränderungen, die die Identität betreffen, diese Investition beeinträchtigen können.
  • 💔 Die Angst vor Verlust ist ein gemeinsames Thema, das sowohl bei trans Personen als auch bei ihren Partnern auftritt.
  • 🔄 Menschen reagieren unterschiedlich auf Veränderungen in Beziehungen, und es ist normal, in verschiedenen Phasen der Anpassung zu wechseln.

Q & A

  • Was ist der Hauptthema des dritten Teils der Serievideos von Dr. Ziama Klinkov?

    -Der Hauptthema ist das Verständnis dessen, was bei den Partnern passiert, wenn ihre trans Partner ihnen gegenüber herauskommen, und wie sie am besten damit umgehen können.

  • Wie wird der Prozess des Coming-Outs für trans Partner in den Videos beschrieben?

    -Es wird in drei Gruppen aufgeteilt: das Gefühl, was passiert, wenn ein Partner herauskommt, und wie man sich am besten damit auseinandersetzt.

  • Was ist die 'Initial Shock'-Phase, die nach dem Coming-Out beschrieben wird?

    -Die 'Initial Shock'-Phase ist die Zeit, in der die Informationen, die der trans Partner während des Coming-Outs gegeben hat, verarbeitet und verdaut werden.

  • Welche zwei Hauptgruppen von Reaktionen werden in der 'Initial Shock'-Phase identifiziert?

    -Die zwei Hauptgruppen sind diejenigen, die in eine Katastrophisierung und Angst verfallen und Ultimatums stellen, und diejenigen, die in Leugnung verfallen und übermäßig unterstützend werden.

  • Warum werden Ultimatums von Dr. Klinkov nicht empfohlen?

    -Ultimatums führen in der Regel zu keinem Gewinn-Gewinn-Szenario und können zu Ressentiments und Hass zwischen den Partnern führen, was schließlich zu einer Trennung führt.

  • Was passiert, wenn Partner in der 'Initial Shock'-Phase in Leugnung verfallen und übermäßig unterstützend werden?

    -Diese Partner versuchen, die Kontrolle über die Situation zu behalten, indem sie übermäßig unterstützend sind, was aber später zu einer Realitätsprüfung führen kann, wenn sie begriffen haben, wie ernst die Situation ist.

  • Wie wird der Einfluss von kultureller Transphobie auf die Reaktionen der Partner thematisiert?

    -Die kulturelle Transphobie, die alle betrifft, die in einer transphoben Welt leben, kann zu übermäßigen Ängsten und Katastrophengedanken führen, wenn trans Partner herauskommen.

  • Was ist die Rolle der Partnerschaft und des persönlichen Engagements in der Behandlung dieser Situation?

    -Das persönliche Engagement und die Investition in die Beziehung sind wichtig, um zu verstehen, warum Partner reagieren, wie sie reagieren, und wie sie möglicherweise Ultimatums oder übermäßige Unterstützung einsetzen.

  • Wie wird empfohlen, mit den Gefühlen umzugehen, die während der 'Initial Shock'-Phase aufkommen?

    -Es wird empfohlen, die Gefühle anzuerkennen und sich auf die vorliegenden Umstände zu konzentrieren, anstatt sich in Fragen wie 'Warum mir?' oder 'Warum jetzt?' zu verlieren, die zu Ressentiments führen können.

  • Was wird in den kommenden Teilen der Serie über die Reaktionen der Partner nach der 'Initial Shock'-Phase erwartet?

    -In den kommenden Teilen der Serie wird erwartet, dass es um die Realitätsprüfung und die Anpassung an die neuen Umstände geht, sowie um die Herausforderungen, die trans Partner und ihre Partner in dieser Phase bewältigen müssen.

Outlines

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👨‍⚕️ Einführung in die Serie über Partnerschaften und Coming Out

Dr. Ziama Klinkov, ein Psychologe, der sich auf transgeschlechtliche Menschen spezialisiert hat, begrüßt die Zuschauer in Teil 3 einer Serie über Partnerschaften. Diese Folge widmet sich dem Thema, was geschieht, wenn transgeschlechtliche Partner dem anderen Coming Out erzählen. Es geht um die Gefühle, die aufkommen können, und wie man am besten damit umgeht. Die Folge ist auch für transgeschlechtliche Partner gedacht, um ihnen zu helfen, das, was ihre Partner durchleben, besser zu verstehen. In Teil 2 wurde über das Coming Out gesprochen, und in dieser Folge wird über die Phase danach gesprochen, die als 'initialer Schock' bezeichnet wird. Dies ist die Zeit, in der die Informationen, die während des Coming Out gegeben wurden, verarbeitet werden. Dr. Klinkov teilt die Reaktionen der Partner in zwei Hauptgruppen ein, die er in der Therapie mit Paaren beobachtet hat: eine Gruppe, die eine Katastrophalisierung der Situation und eine andere Gruppe, die in einer Überforderung durch Angst lebt.

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🚨 Ultimatums und Katastrophendenken als Reaktion auf Coming Out

In der ersten Gruppe der Reaktionen auf Coming Out werden Partner, die in einer Katastrophalisierung der Situation leben, detailliert beschrieben. Diese Personen können extrem besorgt über die Zukunft sein, was andere Menschen denken werden oder wie es ihre Kinder betrifft. Sie können auch ihre eigene sexuelle Orientierung in Frage stellen, wenn sich die Geschlechtsidentität ihres Partners ändert. Aus dieser Angst heraus können sie Ultimatums stellen, wie zum Beispiel die Bedrohung, die Beziehung zu beenden, wenn der transgeschlechtliche Partner mit der Transition beginnt. Dr. Klinkov warnt eindringlich vor der Verwendung von Ultimatums, da sie keine positiven Auswirkungen haben und die Beziehung nur schädigen können. Er betont, dass es wichtig ist, die eigene Unabhängigkeit und Entscheidungsfreiheit zu wahren und die Beziehung aufrechtzuerhalten, wenn es für beide Partner am besten ist.

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🙅 Leugnung und Übermäßige Unterstützung als Verteidigungsmechanismen

Die zweite Gruppe der Reaktionen, die Dr. Klinkov beschreibt, sind die Partner, die in Leugnung verfallen und übermäßig unterstützend sind. Diese Personen neigen dazu, die Ernsthaftigkeit der Situation nicht anzuerkennen und sich nicht der Veränderung, die das Coming Out in ihrer Beziehung mit sich bringt, zu stellen. Sie können sehr schnell und übermäßig unterstützend sein, was für Dr. Klinkov als Warnsignal fungiert, da es unrealistische Erwartungen und eine unzureichende Verarbeitung der Situation einschließen kann. Er erklärt, dass es normal ist, wenn Partner in diese Kategorien fallen, aber es wichtig ist, die Realität der Situation anzuerkennen und sich an die Veränderungen anzupassen, anstatt sie zu leugnen oder zu versuchen, sie durch Übermäßiges zu kontrollieren.

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🗣️ Offene Diskussion und Vorschau auf zukünftige Videos

Dr. Klinkov schließt die Folge mit einem Aufruf an die Zuschauer, ihre Erfahrungen und Gedanken in den Kommentaren zu teilen, insbesondere wenn sie selbst in einer dieser Kategorien waren oder sie beobachtet haben, wie ihre Partner reagiert haben. Er lädt dazu ein, über die Herausforderungen und die Schwierigkeiten zu sprechen, die auftraten, wenn die Realität der Situation eintrat. Schließlich kündigt er an, dass in zukünftigen Videos weitere Aspekte der Beziehungen und der Herausforderungen, die mit Coming Out verbunden sind, besprochen werden.

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Keywords

💡Transgender

Transgender bezieht sich auf Personen, deren geschlechtsidentität nicht mit dem Geschlecht übereinstimmt, das ihnen bei der Geburt zugewiesen wurde. Im Video wird besprochen, wie Partner reagieren, wenn ihre transgeschlechtlichen Partner ihnen ihre wahren Identitäten offenbaren.

💡Coming Out

Das 'coming out' ist der Prozess, in dem eine Person ihre sexuelle Orientierung oder ihre geschlechtsidentität öffentlich offenbart. Im Kontext des Videos bezieht es sich auf das Offenbaren der transgeschlechtlichen Identität an einem Partner.

💡Initial Shock

Initial Shock beschreibt die erste Reaktion oder das Gefühl der Überraschung und des Versagens, wenn jemand Neuigkeiten erhält, die sein Weltbild erschüttern. Im Video wird dies als eine Phase nach dem Coming Out beschrieben, in der Partner Zeit benötigen, um die neuen Informationen zu verarbeiten.

💡Catastrophizing

Catastrophizing ist das Denken, dass negative Ereignisse katastrophal sind und zu übermäßigen Sorgen und Ängsten führt. Im Video wird dies als eine Reaktion beschrieben, die Partner nach dem Coming Out eines transgeschlechtlichen Partners empfinden können, in der sie über die Zukunft panisch nachdenken.

💡Ultimatum

Ein Ultimatum ist eine Drohung oder eine Bedingung, die eine Entscheidung erzwingt. Im Video wird besprochen, wie einige Partner Ultimatums stellen, um Kontrolle über die Situation zu behalten, indem sie androhen, die Beziehung zu beenden, wenn der transgeschlechtliche Partner an der Übergangsphase festhält.

💡Denial

Denial ist eine Verteidigungsmechanismus, bei dem eine Person die Realität oder die Ernsthaftigkeit einer Situation leugnet. Im Video wird dies als eine Reaktion beschrieben, bei der Partner die Tatsache, dass ihre transgeschlechtlichen Partner sich ändern, nicht anerkennen oder akzeptieren.

💡Overly Supportive

Übermäßige Unterstützung kann eine Reaktion sein, bei der jemand versucht, eine Situation zu kontrollieren, indem sie übermäßig positiv und kooperativ sind. Im Video wird dies als eine mögliche Reaktion von Partnern nach dem Coming Out beschrieben, um die Beziehung aufrechtzuerhalten, obwohl sie möglicherweise innerlich betroffen sind.

💡Reality Check

Ein Reality Check ist ein Moment der Erkenntnis oder des Einblicks, in dem jemand die Realität einer Situation erkennt. Im Video wird dies als ein späterer Punkt beschrieben, an dem Personen, die zuerst in Leugnung waren, die tatsächlichen Auswirkungen der Geschlechtsidentität ihres Partners anerkennen.

💡Resentment

Resentment ist ein Gefühl der Bitterkeit oder des Unmuts, das durch eine lange Dauer von Ungerechtigkeit oder Missachtung entsteht. Im Video wird dies als eine mögliche Folge von Ultimatums beschrieben, bei denen Partner möglicherweise Groll oder Misstrauen gegenüber ihrem transgeschlechtlichen Partner entwickeln.

💡Personal Investment

Persönliche Investition bezieht sich auf die Zeit, die Energie und die Emotionen, die eine Person in eine Beziehung oder ein Projekt steckt. Im Video wird dies als ein Element diskutiert, das dazu beiträgt, warum Partner reagieren, wenn ihre transgeschlechtlichen Partner Coming Out machen, weil sie eine Menge in die Beziehung investiert haben.

Highlights

Dr. Ziama Klinkov, a psychologist specializing in transgender care, discusses the impact of a trans partner coming out on their partners.

The video is part of a series aimed at helping partners understand and cope with the coming out process of their trans partners.

Three common emotional responses are identified when a trans partner comes out: initial shock, anxiety, and denial.

Initial shock is the period after coming out when the reality of the situation starts to settle in.

Some partners may experience a sense of catastrophe and overwhelming anxiety, leading to catastrophizing thoughts about the future.

Catastrophizing can lead to questioning one's own sexuality due to the shift in their partner's gender identity.

Ultimatums, such as threatening to leave if the trans partner transitions, are common but not recommended as they lead to no-win situations.

Ultimatums can create resentment and contempt, potentially damaging the relationship beyond repair.

The importance of acknowledging one's own agency and independence in making decisions about the relationship is emphasized.

Another common response is denial, where partners may act overly supportive without fully acknowledging the seriousness of the situation.

Overly supportive behavior can be a defense mechanism to maintain a sense of control in the face of uncertainty.

The video acknowledges the complexity and difficulty of the situation, emphasizing that it's normal for partners to react in various ways.

The video encourages partners to avoid getting stuck in resentment and to focus on dealing with the current situation.

The video series aims to help both partners navigate the challenges of a trans partner coming out and to maintain a respectful and supportive relationship.

Dr. Klinkov invites viewers to share their experiences and thoughts in the comments, fostering a community of support and understanding.

Transcripts

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hi everyone i'm doctor ziama klinkov

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psychologist specializing in transgender

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care welcome to my channel this is a

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part three of partner series videos uh

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to discuss what may be happening to the

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partners when your trans partners come

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out to you what you may be feeling how

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to best steal and cope with it and this

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is also a series for trans partners

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themselves to better understand what the

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partners may be going through

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in the second video in part two i talked

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about coming out face and i talked about

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what you may be feeling when a partner

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comes out to you and i broke it down

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into three groups um that most likely

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tend to occur uh when trans partners

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come out to you in this video i'll be

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talking about after that coming out

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phase usually what happens after the

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coming out phase is there's a period of

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time for each one of you the period of

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time is going to be different for some

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of you it could be several days for

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others could be several weeks for some

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it could be as long as several months

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after the period wears off however long

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it is for you what happens next is what

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i call initial shock

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initial shock is when that part of

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whatever happened in coming out the

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information remember i said it's going

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to

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take some time to digest and to process

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information that your trans partner has

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presented you when they did come out so

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what happens in initial shock uh phase

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is that that's the period of time when

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suddenly

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things are settling in suddenly all of

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that processing all the cells are

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starting to really kind of um well

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they're really starting to in a way

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stabilize themselves in this initial

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shock phase i have observed that

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partners tend to fall into two primary

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groups again just with any of my videos

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i tend to group things in the categories

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to make things easier and simple

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but a lot of times we have things that

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go beyond those two groups this is just

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the most too common that i have observed

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in working with couples in therapy

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group number one of initial shock phase

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is when as a result of things settling

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in and the emotions and feelings

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settling in and kind of stabilizing

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themselves

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partners may feel

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a sense of catastrophe coming over a

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sense of overwhelming anxiety coming

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over

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what i mean by sense of catastrophe is

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that you had space your mind space

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starts to spin into a very

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catastrophizing narrative in a sense of

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really worrying about the future you may

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be subtly experiencing thoughts such as

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oh my god i am terrified what's going to

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happen oh my god what's going to happen

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to our kids how are you now going to

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come out our kids if you have kids what

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are others are going to think suddenly

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you're overly concerned about what

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others are going to think maybe some of

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your thoughts may even come out from

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social cultural uh sense of transphobia

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that has accumulated in all of us by the

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way this is not to pinpoint on partners

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we all have cultural transphobia it's a

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byproduct of living in a transphobic

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world and so as a result you have all of

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these feelings come up in a sense of

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overwhelming anxiety and very big

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catastrophizing

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tendencies

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other form of catastrophizing could be

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starting to thinking about your intimate

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life is this partner you may start

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questioning yourself wait a second

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i'm not a lesbian or wait a second i'm

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not a gay man or wait a second i'm not

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bisexual so you're starting to question

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your sexuality because your partners

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seem to express their true authentic

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gender the genders that you found

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yourself initially attracted to that

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lend you into relationship is now

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shifting and because it is now shifting

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you're suddenly starting to question

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your sexuality which is normal which is

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exactly what happens um you will

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question your sexuality but that's going

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to be also part of this catastrophizing

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phase where suddenly

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you're overwhelmed where suddenly

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everything just seems like it's never

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going to work out everything seems like

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it's going to fall apart

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you may even have a panic attack

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sometimes people have panic attacks

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sometimes people just get really

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depressed thinking about this

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catastrophizing period

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a lot of times what i see partners do

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and i really do not recommend doing this

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during this catastrophizing phase is

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because they get so terrified and so

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scared of losing their trans partners or

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losing

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everything they have to build up up to

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this point because let's acknowledge for

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a lot of you it's the whole life you had

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built up with this trans person it's a

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whole

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you may have decades together you may

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have a house together you may have

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children together you may have paths

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together you may have so many other

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things memories shared histories

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together and it's a personal investment

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relationships are absolutely personal

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investment

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and when things happen that potentially

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rock the loss of the personal investment

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well it's going to scare us and terrify

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us and that's what's happening to you is

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that it scares you and terrifies you and

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out of that fear

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one of the defenses that i see partners

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employ which again i don't recommend

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because it just doesn't work it doesn't

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serve anybody

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are ultimatums so if you're listening to

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this in your radio gone through

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catastrophizing face and you already

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employed ultimatums you know what i'm

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talking about and if you haven't gotten

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through this phase just be mindful of

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that ultimatums what are they usually

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the sound something along the lines of

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partners telling their trans partners

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i'm going to leave you if you're going

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to transition i'm going to divorce you

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if you're going to transition

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if you tradition you're going to lose

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everything if you transition

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i'm taking the kids and i'm walking away

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it's a very drastic me

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or

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or transition type of option there's no

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win-win there's only one way and it's

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either gonna be my way or it's gonna be

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your way

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you have to realize that

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it's no win-win situation if the person

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chooses your ultimatum then they lose

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and if you choose

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to walk away you also lose so it's a

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no-win-win i also don't like all

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ultimatums because

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telling your partner telling your trans

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partner during this time period that

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if you transition

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i'm going to leave you if you transition

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i'm going to divorce you

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you're basically telling them but if you

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don't transition i'll stay with you and

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i just don't see how is that

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relationship going to work out for you

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now that you know the true gender

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identity of your partner aren't you

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afraid that as a result they will start

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harboring and cultivating contempt and

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resentment to overdue which by the way

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happens all of the time so just think

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when things

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of such seriousness as generally is what

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it comes up in relationship

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and if a person really feels like they

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need to transition especially if you

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feel like they need to transition

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ultimatums just never sure of anybody so

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i want you to be keep keep mindful

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about that now remember how i said in

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part one of the video as partners you

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always have a sense of agency you also

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always have a sense of

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your own independence to be able to make

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decisions for you and if you truly

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decide that this relationship is not for

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you

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i will be the first person to 100

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support your decision because i think we

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all have to do what's best for us this

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is also why the partners are coming out

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to you because they have to decide

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what's ultimately best for their health

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but to throw away ultimatums and to tell

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a person you have to choose it's almost

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like telling somebody um that really

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needs medical attention that i will

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leave you if you get this medical

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attention so you have to understand that

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it doesn't really work like that so

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very much caution partners against

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ultimatums uh they never work i have yet

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to show ultimatum work they always have

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even worse consequences and people just

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end up resentful hateful toward each

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other and things end up ending anyway

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i'd rather for people in a relationship

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if it's not going to work out for you if

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you're going to decide this just changes

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the nature of relationship completely to

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such extent that i don't see this is

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happening i don't see this is making it

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which happens and i have to acknowledge

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that happens i just for both of you to

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appreciate and respect the investment

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you put into it and to part

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still being acquaintances in the very

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least friends in the very best

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still parents if you have children or

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pets

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in a very very best case that's what i

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really want for everybody uh versus

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having this

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breakaway because of the old latin so

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that's group number one that tends to

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react when catastrophizing uh during

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initial shock happens you tend to

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catastrophize anxiety takes over as a

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result fears come up all of these fears

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what's now as a result of fears you may

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offer ultimatums now i want to

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acknowledge there are partners sometimes

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who do offer ultimatums and they don't

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necessarily mean it when they do it it's

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more a defense mechanism in order to

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try to hold on and control and have

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control over situations that they feel

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they don't have control over that's a

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different scenario a lot of times those

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partners come back and they say you know

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what i didn't really mean it

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not drastically

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but that's what i felt at the moment so

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that's a different scenario too but

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ultimate items that you truly mean

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um

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they just don't work people i'm sorry if

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they truly do not work i don't know a

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couple therapists who is going to tell

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you that ultimatums ever work in a

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relationship

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so that's group number one another group

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that tends to fall into a pattern uh

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most commonly if you're not feeling

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catastrophizing and sense of anxiety

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during initial shock what another group

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tends to feel is an overwhelming sense

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of denial and overwhelming sense of

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denial in a sense of um

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where you're really not acknowledging

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the

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reality you're really not acknowledged

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not even reality but you're not

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acknowledging the seriousness of the

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situation in a sense that you're not

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allowing yourself to accept

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to what extent it's going to change

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things in your relationship because it

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does change things in a relationship

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so as a result what happens in this

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phase of denial for those people the

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ways they tend to come out

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when trans partners come out and express

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themselves

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during this initial shock phase is that

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you end up doing the opposite whereas

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one group tends to over catastrophize

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and give ultimatums this group over here

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that's more in denial what they tend to

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do is they tend to now be overly

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supportive um be overly

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it's okay we'll figure this out i love

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you

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i'll support you

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it's okay if you start expressing

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yourself when you prefer gender let me

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help you out

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what do you need what can i get you

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let's figure out how to come out to our

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kids if the kids are involved so it's

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it's a partner who is suddenly like

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overly supportive and i see partners

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especially in a long-term marriage that

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are overly supportive for me personally

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as a clinician it's a little bit of a

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red flag because the reality is that

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well this is something serious that just

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shook up your relationship and like i

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said so many times before i married for

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16 years and if my husband came out and

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told me that

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he is questioning his gender

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as much as i would want to be supportive

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i probably will say something to the

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extent of i'll support you but i'm

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shaken up and i have no idea

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what's going to happen and i have no

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idea how it's going to evolve so that's

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a different type of support versus being

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suddenly so

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polygonish if you will everything is

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wonderful this is so great you identify

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as transgender i will support you all

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that's great let's go closing shopping

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it's a little bit overly extreme there's

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got to be a shaken up factor because

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why shouldn't there be um

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you're in relationship uh gender is a

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big component of that relationship a

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partner came out not saying that it has

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to be to the extent for you giving out

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ultimatums and you're catastrophizing

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but there's got to be some base of

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reality here so this is the individuals

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in this group tend to be in denial and

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that's another form of defense where's

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for the groups that tends to get very

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anxious in defense is to give out

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ultimatums in order to

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relinquish control this group over here

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um

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because they're in denial their defense

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is to be overly accommodating to be

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overly um

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overly supportive also in in a way to

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relinquish control of the situation but

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over here you're trying to do you're

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trying not to lose you both groups

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notice fear losing the partner by the

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way but this one the way they try to

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control situation is by maintaining

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sense of control by being overly

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supportive so don't leave me i'll

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support you this one over here says if

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you do this i will leave you so it's a

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different type of situation only one can

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say this is also maybe overly supportive

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ultimatum if you will so there's the two

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most common categories that people tend

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to fall into when they get into the

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initial shock phase is that

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ultimatums or being overly supportive

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i totally understand why people fall

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into those groups i think it's totally

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normal to fall into those groups no

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matter how on a surface that may look

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like because initially people who are

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over here in denial they wake up wake up

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out of the denial i'll talk about it in

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the next video so now it becomes reality

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check and then they freak out and then

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people over here sometimes adapt to the

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situation that they didn't think they

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would adopt um we're humans these

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situations are complex they're difficult

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the longer you've been in relationships

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the more complex about nuance your

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situation is going to be because you

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have that much investment in your

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relationship you have that much

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investment in each other

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so there's going to be all this little

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interplays in the place it's not easy i

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feel for both sides i feel tremendously

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for the partners i feel tremendously for

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the trans partners um it's nobody's

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fault

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um it's it's stuff that happens it's i

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call it life happens um and it

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sucks and it's not fair there's no fair

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unfair why me why you um the more you're

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gonna ask yourself those questions is

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the more you're going to get stuck the

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more resentful you're gonna get towards

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leaving the best thing is just to

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acknowledge all right let me deal with

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what's in front of me

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and how can i best adopt so these are

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the most two common groups that in a

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phase 2 initial shock tend to fall into

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those categories comment below if you're

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watching let me know um but

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let me know what you think let me know

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whether you fell as a partner into one

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category or into another whether you

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fall into the category of uh individuals

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who were did you get astrophysics did

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you give your partner ultimatum how did

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that work out for you um

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did you then realize that it's not gonna

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work out what was the nature of your

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ultimatum do you mind sharing that below

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if you're over here and you felt a sense

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of denial and you were over supportive

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and then reality kicked in

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what happened how did you feel about it

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did that scare you like i said partners

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feel all kinds of things and if you're

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trans partner comment below and let me

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know as a trans partner what group of

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categories did you witness your partner

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fall into what was it like for you what

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was the most challenging thing for you

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about seeing them in that category and

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stay tuned for uh part

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um part four of the series

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