Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Sean - 12 May 2012
A few weeks ago someone emailed me asking whether Body Identity Integrity Disorder (BIID) was merely a form of solipsism. Apparently some BIID detractors have stated that. This is interesting as I’d never heard it phrased quite that way.
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by Sean - 7 May 2012
I came across a photo recently that spoke to me. I haven’t been able to get the photo out of my head. It touches me in many different ways, but I’m not entirely sure I can verbalise it.
An Image That Speaks To Me continues »
by Sean - 1 May 2012
1 May is Blogging Against Disabilism Day. Today I’ll write about transabled folks who walk, despite needing to be paralysed, and how people with disabilities who object to that are effectively showing disabilism – or disability discrimination.
Objecting to Walking is Discrimination continues »
by Sean - 20 April 2012
I am transabled. I have Body Integrity Identity Disorder – BIID. Since the age of 3 or 4, I’ve needed to be paralysed “from the waist down”. This won’t come as any great surprise if you’ve been reading this site for any length of time. Occasionaly, I think of being a double leg amputee.
Double Leg Amputation continues »
by Sean - 16 April 2012
According to Laura Donnelly, Anxiety is a very modern malaise. You’ll ask what’s that got to do with Body Integrity Identity Disorder?
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