by Sean - 19 July 2008
I received a plea for help earlier this afternoon from a teenager who has BIID. This "kid" has been in touch on and off for about a year. He’s not the first teenager with BIID to contact me, and is unlikely to be the last. His email reminded me of the really hard time *I* had as a teenager. Having BIID is not easy in and of itself, but being young and having BIID makes it even more difficult, because the only recourse available to handle the pain of BIID are pretty much unavailable to you. It just seem incredibly unfair.
Teenagers with BIID have it tough continues »
by Sean - 18 July 2008
Rorshach recently objected to a post from Claire, where she was expressing concerns about “Pretendering for kicks”. This post was originally published on a private blog, but permission was given to reprint on this site. You may wish to read it if you haven’t already. This is an important issue that seems to inflame passions. I have some strong opinions on the matter and am going to discuss them here again. Be warned, I might ramble on a bit :)
Addressing the “pretenders for fun” issue continues »
by Sean - 15 July 2008
These last few days have been horrible. It’s been a long time for me, where life has been mostly horrible. There have been a few ups, but by and large, the median is well below "nasty". I’ve recently started wondering if actually becoming a para could fix me. Oh, there’s no doubt in my mind, the only real solution to Body Integrity Identity Disorder is surgery. But perhaps it is too late for me. Perhaps it’s gone too long and even surgery won’t provide the healing I need.
Goods damaged beyond repairability continues »
by Sean - 14 July 2008
I woke up from a pretty horrible night this morning, and as I got ready to go to work, I psyched myself up, and got ready to put on the mask of happiness. One must put this mask on, the brave face to show the rest of the world we’re functional. And it eats up so much energy, nothing much is left for the rest.
Putting on the Mask continues »
by Sean - 30 June 2008
Someone pointed me to a YouTube video that appeared recently. It seems to be an extract of an actual documentary, though it’s not one I’ve seen. It is interesting that Dr. Robert Smith is in there, doing a follow-up on one of the people he’s provided an amputation for. Or that is what it looks like anyway. In the short segment (~2 mins), the amputee is asked if he has any regrets, and he says that being an amputee is all that he’s ever wanted and he’s happy.
BIID amputee says he’s happy. continues »