Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 9 May 2012
The focus of this week’s workshop on "Living Well with Chronic Conditions" was Pain and Fatigue. These are critical aspects of the symptom cycle for fibromyalgia; but one of the participants asked if we may also consider emotional pain as part of the discussion. This makes it relevant to BIID, since dealing with emotional pain is inherent to the condition.
Exercise and Relaxation continues »
by Chloe - 28 April 2012
I have not always been an optimist. However, so many things in my lifetime have changed for the better, both in myself and in the world, that such a stance now seems much more reasonable to me. Where there was once despair, is now hope.
Enlightenment and Understanding continues »
by Chloe - 22 April 2012
The unique focus for week 2 of the "Living Well with Chronic Conditions" workshop I am taking was "Difficult Emotions". We each had to choose a particular emotion, associated with our chronic conditions, that we wanted to focus on and address. I chose anger.
Anger Management continues »
by Chloe - 18 April 2012
The title of this post is the name of a six week workshop and support group I started attending. It is offered free by the county in which I live. My attention was attracted by the explicit listing of fibromyalgia as one of the conditions addressed. However, I also seek to live well with BIID, which is indeed a chronic condition.
Living Well with Chronic Conditions continues »
by Chloe - 11 April 2012
One of you recently sent me J.K.Rowling’s 2008 Harvard Commencement Address. Thank you. It is brilliant, deep and moving. I was in tears. I’ll start by quoting a paragraph: "Unlike any other creature on this planet, humans can learn and understand, without having experienced. They can think themselves into other people’s places."
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