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No Stupid Questions
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What is nullification surgery?
I definitely still like dudes too much to do anything like that, without knowing what it is. I am mostly asexual via alienation.
It's a type of surgery to remove most primary sexual traits (genitals). You can choose what you would like to remove tho. If you like how you look, then it's probably not for you.
Not to armchair diagnose you, but asexuality via alienation reminds me of schizoid personality disorder, as seen by the Wikipedia description.
Edit: mixed a few things in the definistion
I think it's easy to mistake trauma for personality. I used to be vivacious. The only treatments for trauma involve interaction with the mental health industry. I am not willing to do that after terrible previous experiences.
I wouldn't want nullification surgery. I used to be very sexual and am mostly not due to trauma, not because of feeling like an inherent asexual or genderless person.
Oh in that case, it's probably not that. (Edit: in any case, can't armchair diagnose someone lmao)
(Edit 2: I also forgot that this disorder is developed as well. For example, take this person on reddit)
I understand your reluctance to go to the mental health industry for help. Some people there tend to lack empathy, which is weird considering the domain lol.
In any case, I find this guide to be useful on the asexuality and trauma.
I appreciate the gesture, but after my terrible mental health industry experiences, I pass on all of it, even in anonymous reading format.
Oh it's not a guide for how to heal from trauma, if that's what you meant! It's about using the term if you think it stems from trauma.