Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!
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by Sophie - 25 October 2007
Making choices can be a really hard thing. Deciding between short term choices and long term ones can be even harder. Which is more important to you? Short term benefits that may not get you anywhere or long term benefits that take a while to gain?
Choices continues »
by Claire - 24 October 2007
I was recently reviewing an old thread in which several devotees took umbrage at terms like “the DPW community” stating that devoteeism and wannabeism were not the same thing and resenting the fact that we’re often lumped together. I did some research and decided to post it here today. Clearly, there are many people who are either one, or the other. But the fact is that devoteeism and BIID go hand in hand, as evidenced by the huge percentage of people who experience both. There has actually been research done on this.
Devoteeism and BIID: NOT two distinct phenomenons continues »
by Sean - 23 October 2007
I’ve been wondering what would happen if I were to tell a surgeon “If you don’t make me paralysed, I will kill myself“. Blatant blackmail, of course, which is bound to lead nowhere but to being committed. But it is nonetheless an interesting thought.
Blackmailing surgeons continues »
by Sean - 22 October 2007
Every once in a while, you encounter something that talks about BIID, or homosexuality, or physician assisted suicide, or other hot and controversial topic, that seems to be relatively harmless. You read it without paying too much attention, and you don’t see what the problems are with the writing. But upon closer inspection, you realise that the implied message, the things that are said by ommission, or the impression you are left with are in fact rather damaging to your cause.
Deceptively harmless stuff continues »
by Sean - 21 October 2007
Last night, as I was falling asleep, I was thinking it would be easier to become an amputee than it would be to finally get that spinal cord injury I need. It’s the “age old” conundrum: it’s easier for para wannabes to pretend, but it’s easier for amputee wannabes to get what they need”. Not that it’s ever actually easy. But, seems it would be easier. But it wouldn’t make me happy, would it? It wouldn’t be what I need.
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