Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Kyla - 1 April 2007
BIID, like GID, has the common feature of being a discrepancy between the mental state and the physical state. The existence of this discrepancy is what makes the condition into an intolerable one (a disorder), and creates the need for treatment.
BIID: Mental or Physical Disorder? continues »
by Kyla - 24 March 2007
It seems that in defining one’s body, it is only acceptable to make modifications that move closer to what is considered ‘typical’. Features that are considered to be extra, beyond the norm (e.g. a tail, a third arm, dual sex organs, etc), no matter how necessary the individual with them might find them to be, are seen as needing to be removed; conversely, one who is lacking a typical feature (e.g. blindness, deafness, limb-deficiency, mobility deficiencies, etc) is viewed as unfortunate, and a cure for the condition sought – even if the ‘victim’ is quite content as things are.
Is “Typical” Ideal? continues »
by Kyla - 13 March 2007
My self-image, and the condition toward which I seek a safe path, is bilateral shoulder disarticulation – complete lack of arms. This is a condition that has a very nearly absolute requirement for assistance in the rehabilitative and adaptation stage, possibly for as long as a few years before I would be able to live independently in that state. Some would say that it is unreasonable for me to ask others for that assistance along the way, and therefore I should just deal with what I have, because I have no right to impose upon others for help with this goal, which is invariably seen as self-destructive.
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