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287. Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality | Helen Joyce

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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The Psychic Epidemic in Teenage Girls

Psychic epidemics in teenage girls often manifest as anorexia, self-harm, and other concerning behaviors. Girls experience a significant increase in negative emotions like shame, guilt, and fear during puberty, which stays elevated throughout their lives. Puberty forces girls to restructure their identities, a process that is more challenging for girls due to their earlier onset of puberty. The emotional strain of self-consciousness during puberty significantly impacts girls, leading to extreme levels of negative emotions and making them the primary recipients of negative emotion-related disorders like gender dysphoria.

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