Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!
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by Sean - 29 May 2008
An article about Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) came out in Newsweek. It is a balanced article that presents BIID pretty well. I dont’ agree with everything, but these are matters of personal opinions, so am happy to leave it at that :) What I’d like to discuss in this entry, however, is the numerous, and mostly negative, comments in response to the article.
Response to comments on article in Newsweek continues »
by Sophie - 26 May 2008
A fleeting thought flicks into your mind and leaves just as quickly. It’s one of those thoughts where you can’t help but do a double take, that double take seems to consume you for hours, days, weeks, who knows. These fleeting sudden thoughts carry more weight than the day dreams you spend almost a week thinking up in your head. I personally think these thoughts are a more accurate window into your mind than day dreams. These fleeting thoughts are often too embarrassing to share with others, you are often scared if you ever told anyone these fleeting thoughts they would shut you down and tell you they are stupid, you waste weeks wondering whether they are stupid.
The Thoughts continues »
by Claire - 17 May 2008
People are weird if you’re in a wheelchair. And I think it’s never more apparent than at the airport.
Weirdness at the airport continues »
by Sean - 16 May 2008
Someone recently took a pretty good photo of me. I don’t have many good photos of myself. But this one, I’m happy with. I used the photo as the image on the desktop of my computer. My partner saw that and laughed, telling me it was a bit conceited. It gave me pause, am I deceited? I mean, I *do* look at my own reflection when I zoom down the sidewalk and there’s good shop windows to reflect. But it’s not deceit, it’s about self-image.
Conceit continues »
by Sean - 13 May 2008
I’ve been contacted by someone who wishes to speak to transabled individuals with the goal to understand Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) better. She is wanting to write a play with a character who has BIID. This is quite different from the usual request for documentary, as it does not involve direct participation or appearing on camera.
Playright looking for inspiration continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2008 - All Rights Reserved.