Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Sophie - 29 February 2008
Mum and I went into town today to have lunch. We ended up having one of those conversations where Mum talked about all the personality traits I inherited from Dad, and my similarities I have with her. It was a good long conversation.
Brunch with Mum continues »
by Sean - 27 February 2008
On a fairly regular basis, I am contacted to help find participants for documentaries on BIID. I tend to just pass on the word and let you guys decide what you’ll do. So here’s another request for participants for a documentary. The difference with this one is that the guy in charge is aiming specifically at filming people who use a wheelchair when dealing with their BIID.
Request for participants for a documentary continues »
by Sean - 26 February 2008
Something about body-building came on tv a few nights ago. I watched in utter fascination as the documentary exposed this "culture" of people who are working hard to build their muscles and develop a body they like. And I thought about the contrast in the body they are working towards and the body that would satisfy our self-image.
Atrophy vs. body-building continues »
by Sean - 25 February 2008
One of the problems many people have with the concept of surgery or self-injury is that they say it is not going to be enough. They say that once someone has chopped a leg off, they’ll need to do the other leg, and then do other things to themselves. They use examples of people who’ve done a toe, then a finger, then more toes, etc. I’ve met these people too. And I think that there are two explanations that solidly contradict the idea of "it’s never enough". There’s also solid, albeit anecdotal, evidence that it *does* get enough.
Is it ever enough? continues »
by Sean - 24 February 2008
We often think that one lone voice can’t make a difference. But it can. One person can indeed make a difference. They can share their opinion and increase awareness and understanding of a situation. They can be the catalyst of change. They can gather people and form critical mass. As I spoke about in another recent entry, I am perhaps making my bit for the cause. But we need that critical mass. If you don’t do your bit, we are not going to see resolution any time soon.
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