Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 30 January 2009
I came home with the groceries for dinner. My partner started cooking and put on some music. I was in a really good mood and suddenly had the urge to dance to the music; so I did.
I Like To Dance! continues »
by Woodie - 29 January 2009
You would think most people might see BIID as some form of self mutilation by people who have serious mental issues with their own physical state. I know I did for a very long time. Not that I knew what it was called, it just didn’t seem right that a perfectly healthy and functioning limb could be amputated to make for a better life, how could it? And again, someone who actually went and done such a thing must surely be seen and treated as plain, straight insane, right?
Hope Springs Eternal continues »
by Chloe - 28 January 2009
One of my closest friends is a psychotherapist. She is on the psychology faculty at a university, is a yoga instructor, and is trained in martial arts. As one might imagine from all that she has a keen interest in the connection between mind and body. There are no secrets between us. I trust her with everything, and she seems to be quite entertained by my BIID. She recently lent me a book she was reading, the title of which is the title of this post.
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own continues »
by Silent - 27 January 2009
I am buried alive. The person that I am is under layer upon layer of fear and shame, of denial and suppression. I have known from that first day, 10 years ago, when I first searched the internet and found I was not alone. I have BIID.
I Have BIID, I Am Buried Alive continues »
by Damian - 25 January 2009
This is my first post to transabled.org. Sean has been mildly suggesting (over and over and over) that I should post, and I finally decided the time was right. I am a BIID sufferer who needs to become an amputee.
Damian’s Introduction continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2012 - All Rights Reserved.