Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!
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by Sean - 6 March 2010
There have been unusual stress in my life these last couple weeks. As it happens, BIID is hitting me much harder at the moment. It would be easy to think that BIID is just a defense mechanism against stress. It is rather different than that.
A Precarious Balance continues »
by Chloe - 5 March 2010
I was contemplating why I automatically assume that people in wheelchairs are talented and intelligent people. It makes no difference to me why they are in a wheelchair, or what kind of wheelchair it is. If they are in a wheelchair they must be smart. Is it offensive to be so prejudiced?
Badge of Intelligence continues »
by Sophie - 4 March 2010
I wasn’t originally going to my GP to talk about BIID or any of that. Work and Income had decided some of my evidence wasn’t acceptable (after making me wait 2 hours for an appointment, leading me to believe all was fine and then sending me a letter a few days later telling me otherwise) and I had to get my GP to fill out another medical certificate (the one he’d filled out was going to expire in one month).
My Latest GP Visit continues »
by Sean - 3 March 2010
I just read an article that saddened me greatly, about a 17 year old teen who castrated himself. Apparently, this kid is transgendered. He spoke to his parents, and sought medical assistance. But he got nowhere. No help at all. So he took things into his own hands. And nearly bled to death in the process…
Reject Leads To Harm continues »
by Elisabeth - 2 March 2010
When I started wheeling, I was very concerned about coming out. Would I lose friends? How would people react? How would I take the rejection? Well, so far it went much better than expected.
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