by Sean - 6 December 2007
I had told my GP a few weeks back about BIID. It went better than expected, and hoped for. He was downright gleeful about learning about something he didn’t know about. He was cool. It was good. I obviously was not asking him anything then, just basically giving him another part of the (my) puzzle. The other day, I mentionned it to him again, telling him how angry and frustrated at the medical community I am. Still, I was not asking him anything, because I didn’t want to put him in the situation of actually having to say no. I was just saying how tough I was having it lately. He said that he could certainly understand my point of view, but he added that no doctor in their right mind would provide surgery.
They won’t come to the party continues »
by Sean - 4 December 2007
I’ve often said that depression and Body Integrity Identity Disorder did not necessarily go hand-in-hand. I’ve had periods in my life where I was depressed, at varying levels, but didn’t have particularly strong BIID feelings. I also have had periods where Body Integrity Identity Disorder was strong like coffee left in the coffee maker for 37.5 hours, yet depression was not there. Although it had been a long time for me where I wasn’t dealing with *both* at the same time. About a month ago, depression lifted. BIID was relatively quiet (because it never leaves me completely nowadays).
BIID, no depression continues »
by Sean - 3 December 2007
I’ve spoken about "belonging" a few times before. Everyone needs to belong, somewhere, somehow (well, almost everyone). But those of us with Body Integrity Identity Disorder don’t really belong anywhere, do we? I mean, in which group do we fit? Do we belong to the world of people without a disability? Do we belong to the disability community? Where do we fit?
Of belonging continues »
by Sean - 1 December 2007
We keep talking about the "BIID community". We refer, I guess, to this lose grouping of individuals who have Body Integrity Identity Disorder, or those who hang with us, whether folks with disabilities, our spouses, friends, devotees, pretenders, etc. But are we really a community?
BIID Community? continues »