I’m just trying to summarize my thoughts because I’m dead inside. Just slap the like button or something.
AMAB 37 Sweden. All I want is to " :3 " 😭
My local clinic, where I have my family physician, told me about three weeks ago that they cannot refer me to a gender identity clinic, because they “lack the knowledge. Please ask your psychologist (WHICH I DON’T HAVE?!) to refer you.” So I did something called a self referral (direct translation from Swedish), which entails writing to the specialist (in this case, gender identity) clinic on my own. Three weeks later, today, I received a letter from the specialists saying “we cannot accept and evaluate self referrals, no matter how well written it is, because it often lacks vital information necessary to place you in queue for evaluation. It falls on your local clinic to acquire the necessary information to refer you to us.” Fuck me from every direction, including the fourth dimension. I immediately called my local clinic to book an appointment with their psychologist. On Thursday, over the phone, I’m expected to explain myself, my dysphoria, once again. Tomorrow I’m meeting a person who could potentially become my first new friend in like ten years. I don’t have the emotional capacity to have anxiety over this shit now. 😭🤮
Done. Thx.
Sweden is awful about GAHT. The hurdle for me as an immigrant was just nightmarish. I eventually ended up just giving up and going with some telehealth company and eventually landed on Imago.
It sucks to pay out of pocket, but I thought it might be worth mentioning if you’re just looking to get started while you wait in the god-awful Swedish healthcare system.
Thanks, that’s really great advice 🩵 I’ll do some research.
I feel so terrible for how we treat immigrants 😭 fuck this government and all the entitled ignorant racist fucktards for real… I hope you have found a supportive community? 🩷
I did until I was kicked out, haha. But I’m tough! I’m figuring it out as I go. I wish you all the best with your treatment! 🖤
I have also just started with imago after being told to go fuck myself my public health service. I’m sorry you’re going through this.
The Swedish system sure is a bitch and a half to manoeuvre as an immigrant. I have had quite my share of struggles with the availability of English information or English speaking personal. Which is baffling to me because whenever and where ever Swedes are really good in English. Local corner store, perfect English. A random person on the street excellent English. All the while the local commune doesn’t even adjust the English telephone robot to the summer schedule and hangs up or if you get through the line, you ask your question and are connected to the person in charge who does not speak English.
Despite that, don’t give up. I managed to get past the first hurdles and have my meeting with the local clinic soon in June. I just hope that it doesn’t stagnate thereafter… wish me luck :3