I would like to ask a psychological therapist two questions. If I come to you and say that I am the president of the United States, you quickly assess that I am delusional. If I come to you with a full set of male genitalia and say that I’m really a woman, you adjudge a very interesting and profound psychological phenomenon and say that I am quite rational to think that way. Please explain. If I come to you and say that I am suffering from deep mental depression and plan to commit suicide, you step back and say that I have a right to do so – to end my own suffering. If, on the other hand, I sit here with a razor blade and slash my arm, you quickly intervene and say that you have a professional responsibility to do so. Please explain.
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