Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Elisabeth - 13 March 2012
The year 2010 I spent with my ass in the wheelchair. 2011 was mainly a walking year. How different were they? Which one was better? Which one was easier? Which one was happier? It’s not so easy to answer those questions.
Two Very Different Years continues »
by Elisabeth - 22 February 2012
I am talking here about my husband. My BIID didn’t influence his life at all, apart from his mental attitude. My other neurological disorder is influencing him on daily basis much more. Maybe if he had a choice, he might prefer a wife with BIID and not a wife with Asperger’s.
Maybe BIID Wasn’t So Bad continues »
by Elisabeth - 10 January 2012
Lately we’ve heard a lot of it from comments: "Get help". No concrete suggestions that are proven to work, just the old blah-shrink, blah-medication lines. People have no idea. People say: "Do something to manage it." Exactly what is that something? How we would love to know.
I Got Help continues »
by Elisabeth - 14 November 2011
“I would be willing to try almost anything to get rid of BIID,” many of us have said, “the pain is just too much!” But when we say this, do we really mean it? If, after experiencing BIID for years, we could get “free out of jail” card, would we take it? We know Chloe wouldn’t and I admire her disposition about it. But I am not Chloe, I am me. I am glad what BIID taught me but I would rather be BIID free now without having to modify my body. So what is holding us back?
Is BIID an Essential Part of Us? continues »
by Elisabeth - 5 October 2011
The other day a friend of mine and I were talking about our sons. One of her sons is officially diagnosed with Aspergers. One of mine displays some symptoms of it but never has seen a doctor for it. We talked about ways how to handle our sons tantrums over little things and how we have to be very creative about teaching methods. But we also agreed on one thing: We have sons who are different. So what?
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