Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!
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by Zoe - 30 July 2008
I’ve been thinking about my last couple of posts and i guess i just wanted to make one thing clear. I’m not trying to say that being infertile is a disability on the same scale as being paralysed. But what i am saying is that there is a scale, and that everyone is going to have different definitions as to what they consider higher up or lower down the list.
Clarification continues »
by Sean - 29 July 2008
Back in April this year, I was writing about the fact that mental anguish isn’t taken seriously because people can’t see it. I just watched an episode of 60 Minutes which filled me both with wonder and anger. The story, called A True Brainwaive, talks about deep brain surgery that helped an individual with severe Tourette syndrome. What they did for this guy is simply amazing. But he had to fight hard for it. And his condition was *highly* visible.
You can’t see BIID pain, ergo it’s not real continues »
by Sean - 27 July 2008
I’ve now watched two episodes of Britain Missing Top Model (BMTM). There’s a couple more available on YouTube, and I’ll catch up soon. Before saying anything else, I must fess up - I follow America’s Next Top Model (ANTM). Not religiously, but our Tivo catches every episode and we watch it. And it is hard to watch one modeling competition without comparing it to ANTM.
Missing Britain Top Model - My early take continues »
by Sean - 26 July 2008
Dominick Evans, transgendered and disabled, is anti-Body Integrity Identity Disorder. Quite vehemently so. He blogged about his perspective on BIID as a Transgendered Person in a Wheelchair. I am responding here, because not only is he anti-BIID, but he’s also too chickenshit and petty-minded to publish comments that contradict him on his blog. He gets so much wrong it’s not even funny. I don’t expect everyone to support BIID, but in truth, you can’t "disagree" with it. BIID is real.
In response to Dominick Evan’s anti-BIID post continues »
by Sean - 22 July 2008
I was visiting my GP earlier today to discuss a problem I’ve had with sleeping these last few weeks. As I was decribing the issue, and the history, he pointed out something that made a whole lot of sense. Lately, I’ve been sweating a lot in my sleep. Way more than usual. I’ve also been having some nightmares. I saw the doc about trying to stop the amount of sweat I’m producing at night.
Body Integrity Identity Disorder and sleep patterns continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2010 - All Rights Reserved.