Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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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."
Empathy and Imagination continues »
by Chloe - 6 April 2012
I have already explained the paradox of how skiing and hiking help treat my BIID, so I’ll try not to belabor the issues. A variant of this came up very recently. I skied hard, including many double blacks, for three days in a row.
Cumulative Paresis continues »
by Sylvie - 4 April 2012
I noticed that Abilities Expo is going to be in the NYC area on May 4 – 6. I had already planned to go.
East Coast Get-Together? continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2012 - All Rights Reserved.