In therapy, we began with acknowledging this was not her fault. From there, we worked to rebuild Bianca’s sense of agency * The modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their work Bianca* sat across from me in therapy, knees drawn in, voice shaky. “I just feel like I’m always bracing for something,” she said, eyes flicking toward her phone. She wasn’t expecting a call, but we both knew who she was referring to: Her father. Growing up, Bianca could never predict what mood he’d be in. Jovial one day, explosive the next. “Sometimes I’d just hear the tone of his voice and my body would start buzzing,” she told me. “Like something bad was about to happen.” Even now, as a 35-year-old woman with a successful career and close friendships, a slew of missed calls from him could unravel her for hours, as his mood escalated. Continue reading...

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A decades-old psychiatric study is influencing current debates over transgender youth healthcare. But a new analysis led by a survivor says the findings were deeply harmful and dangerously misleading.