Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!
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by Sophie - 25 September 2006
I’ve often been told to grow up, get a life, be more mature, be tidier, all those things. I never know how grown up I should be because a lot of grown ups are too serious and wierd…especially the grown ups at “revival meetings” trying to be cool for the teenagers. It makes me think of a couple of songs, the first one by Simple Plan.
Grow Up! continues »
by Sean -
I keep wanting to tell my partner just how much the BIID is "bothering" me. I keep not having the energy to do so. Never a right time, it’ll worry her. It’ll mean revisiting some of the things we talked about at the time I fell. Her saying that I should never seek to be a para. Me thinking, but not saying, that it’ll never go away. I’m feeling somewhat bummed out. Had therapy today, it was good. As usual, I did a lot of rambling on stuff that I already knew about, and had a couple "eureka" moments.
Therapy moments continues »
by Sean - 23 September 2006
It’s been one of those nights where I was sound asleep, yet thinking "fast & furiously". Thoughts were going so fast they might even have burned some grey cells! Ha! Not quite, but you know how it goes. Usualy, I wake up with a vague recollection of having thought about stuff. This morning, I had a few keywords in mind. I was thinking about control. I was thinking about being transabled and all the themes of control and independence that float around disability.
Control, independence, etc continues »
by Sophie -
Anyone who reckons that wheelers by choice are lazy should give full-time wheeling a try. I am soooooo tired from wheeling to work all week. My bum is getting used to it but by the time I get home I am not bothered to do anything beyond checking forums and emails. I spend all my time relaxing and watching videos. I kind of figured I owed you guys an update now though.
Real Full Time Wheeling continues »
by Sean - 20 September 2006
Sophie reports that she’s started work, and she’s using her wheelchair at work and to get there . This means she actually stays in her chair for longer continued periods than she had before. She says that by the end of the day, her butt is really sore! Well, yes, it’s to be expected… She also seemed somewhat surprised by it, and is now considering getting a new, better cushion.
Of cushions and continued learning continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2008 - All Rights Reserved.