Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!
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by Sophie - 26 August 2010
Life has been good for me, my BIID is still as low as it could be without actually getting rid of it and I can only attribute that to God. With the other issues I’ve dealt with I’ve become more and more confident in talking to people about things I’m passionate about.
Being Sane but Living in Insanity continues »
by Sophie - 21 July 2010
It’s getting harder and harder not to use labels in life. We all like the idea of using labels, it would mean we’d fit into something easy and predictable compared to what the norm actually is. In regards to BIID although specific labels are argued, a lot of us are happy to put ourselves under a label if it means we get the help we need, we consider labels a means to an end.
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by Sophie - 9 July 2010
As I’ve said before I’ve been spending time with Gwen talking and praying about stuff. I’d told Gwen right at my first meeting with her about my BIID and she made sure I knew that she understood what it meant to have your brain telling you something that makes no sense whatsoever. She’s never tried to trivialise this part of my life but she did have a secret suspicion that my BIID would become easier to manage once I’d started dealing with my other problems. She was right.
Standing Up To Mum, One Discussion At A Time continues »
by Sophie - 14 May 2010
Things are progressing nicely. I’m still going through hard stuff, last night I had to admit to God, Gwen and her husband how it really felt to be unemployed for three years. That was hard, being honest about how I really felt, and I was "accused" of praying "nice prayers" rather than being honest about how I really felt.
Change Can Be Good continues »
by Sophie - 30 April 2010
I can honestly and happily say at this point that I have no goals beyond living an emotionally and spiritually stable life. There are so many bad habits, so many thoughts, so many things I have to work on changing (and allowing God to change) for the better that my life is pretty full right now.
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