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	<description>Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 02:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Window to another world</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/claires-thoughts/window-to-another-world.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/claires-thoughts/window-to-another-world.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 02:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Claire's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[disabled]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transabled]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[wheeler]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheeling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Claire's wheelchair opens a window to another world...but not a door.  ]]></description>
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		<title>You look so happy</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/you-look-so-happy.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/you-look-so-happy.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 00:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Claire's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Other's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I wheeled into a Starbucks.  The lady in line behind me said to me &#8220;You look soooooooooo happy!&#8221;  

This surprised me a bit&#8230;yes, I was feeling good, but I hadn&#8217;t been grinning like an idiot or anything.  I kind of dumbly said &#8220;I do??&#8221; 

She said &#8220;Yes, it just radiates from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Living Transabled</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/living-transabled.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/sophie-thoughts/living-transabled.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 21:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sophie's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Parents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transabled]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=759</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I haven’t been writing much lately, to be honest I’ve been trying to avoid thinking about BIID and my wheelchair because it is too painful. I know I can’t change my circumstances straight away, and yes I know ignoring my transabledness won’t fix that problem either. All I can do is make the best of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BADD - How disability hierarchy hurts transabled people</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/badd-how-disability-hierarchy-hurts-transabled-people.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/badd-how-disability-hierarchy-hurts-transabled-people.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[BADD - Impairment Specific]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mental Illness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transabled]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=755</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Blogging Against Disablism Day (BADD) is happening for the third year. And for the third year, I am participating. The first year was a bit bumpy, the second year wasn&#8217;t so. You can read past the past entries if you are interested :) This year, I wish to speak about the hierarchy found in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Red Pill or the Blue Pill?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/dantes-thoughts/the-red-pill-or-the-blue-pill.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/dantes-thoughts/the-red-pill-or-the-blue-pill.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dante</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Dante's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Deaf]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=756</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Body Integrity Identity Disorder - That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re all here talking about; how it sucks, how we try and make it suck a lot less.

For me, it would suck oh so greatly less if it were, well, nonexistant. I could swallow a magic pill and poof, I was done with it. No more BIID, my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I need to move</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/claires-thoughts/i-need-to-move.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/claires-thoughts/i-need-to-move.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Claire's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Exercise]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Moving]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Walking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheeling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/?p=753</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Claire finds that after spending months wheeling and walking very little, her body needs to move.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Tricky questions and opening dialogue</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/tricky-questions-and-opening-dialogue.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/tricky-questions-and-opening-dialogue.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability community]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paralysis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SCI]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Someone made a long comment in response to a post I recently made, asking several deep and interesting questions, which were too important to ignore, and too important to let them get burried in a thread with another post. And so, I removed the comment and reproduce it here, and I shall address it, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vivid dreams</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/vivid-dreams.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/vivid-dreams.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dream]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was just reading an old thread on the Wheelchair Zone. The author of that thread, Stumpy, discusses many things, but in particular, he relates a rather vivid dream he had. I&#8217;ve had vivid dreams like that. Dreams where everything is right, and then, you wake up, and the reality of your situation appears to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Partners are supposed to help us through life&#8217;s difficult times - so why do they make things harder?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/claires-thoughts/partners-are-supposed-to-help-us-through-lifes-difficult-times-so-why-do-they-make-things-harder.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/claires-thoughts/partners-are-supposed-to-help-us-through-lifes-difficult-times-so-why-do-they-make-things-harder.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Claire's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Claire wonders why it is so hard for our partners to understand and accept our BIID and thus make living with this incurable mental illness more difficult for us, and for them. ]]></description>
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		<title>Confession is good for the soul</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/confession-is-good-for-the-soul.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/confession-is-good-for-the-soul.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Truth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/confession-is-good-for-the-soul.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[They say confession is good for the soul. I&#8217;m not the religious type, but I guess there&#8217;s some truth to that, because I wish I could talk about what&#8217;s going on in my head. I&#8217;d like to be able to talk to my partner, and I&#8217;d like to be able to tell many of my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pain</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/pain.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/pain.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Doctors]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I read an interesting article about a new art project that relates to pain. Basically, the project aims at getting people who are in chronic physical pain to represent their pain through art and painting. There&#8217;s some great stuff there. But it focuses solely on physical pain.  What about emotional pain? Is it any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Addictive realities</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/addictive-realities.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/addictive-realities.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was soaking in the bath and I daydreamed about experiencing paralysis, as I often do. I was thinking that it would be nice to at least know the feeling, even if only in a temporary manner. It is possible to do it. I mean, technically, it&#8217;s possible. An epidural would do it, or another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You must be mental</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/you-must-be-mental.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/you-must-be-mental.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Claire's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Other's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, reading a discussion unrelated to BIID I was struck when someone told someone else &#8220;you must be mental&#8221; and clearly meant it as an insult.  

Actually, I kind of like the person who said it (and for the record, I also like the person that he said it to) although I don&#8217;t know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter Never Meant to be Sent</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/letter-never-meant-to-be-sent.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/letter-never-meant-to-be-sent.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dante</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Dante's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Other's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Writing about it, a good idea? This could be the worst mistake I’ve ever made! You pulled me into this abyss alongside you, and now I suffer with you. You weren’t content alone? You had to drag me down with you? I’m paralysed with fear, agony, and pain. You brought this out of me. You’ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choice, experience, authenticity and oppression.</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/choice-experience-authenticity-and-oppression.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/sean-thoughts/choice-experience-authenticity-and-oppression.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BIID]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Impairment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oppression]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheelchair]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have been  speaking with a disability rights activist on and off for the last several weeks about BIID, transabled issues, and how it all relates to the disability community. She has changed her views significantly and I think that she has gotten to the point where she *gets* BIID. She is telling me, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BIID ethics, schmetics</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/biid-ethics-schmetics.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/biid-ethics-schmetics.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been discussions about ethics surrounding BIID. One of the discussions was about a &#34;code of ethics&#34; for medical professionals treating transabled individuals presenting to the Emergency Department with self-inflicted injuries. Other discussions focus on whether or not it would be ethical to provide surgery as an accepted treatment option for people who have Body [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compass Pointing South</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/compass-pointing-south.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/compass-pointing-south.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dante</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Dante's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Other's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So I’ve finally told myself the truth and understand (well a little bit at least) that I’m affected by BIID. The truth…it is usually a wonderful thing. Speaking the truth allows us to trust one another and allows modern-day society to function. Some people say, it will ‘set you free’ as well. I’d like to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Academic writing about BIID.</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/academic-writing-about-biid.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/academic-writing-about-biid.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There seems to be quite a bit of academic interest in BIID. Several papers have come out in the last 18 or so months, and I&#8217;m aware of a couple that are in draft form. But all this writing is done by sociologists, and rethoricians. There&#8217;s not a whole lot written about the topic by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protect me from people who live in la-la-land</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/protect-me-from-people-who-live-in-la-la-land.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/protect-me-from-people-who-live-in-la-la-land.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been IM&#8217;ed by someone recently that is after something entirely different than I am.  This person obviously wants to just talk about fantasy and make-belief. At first, I was told he wanted to be a paraplegic.  Then he told me he wanted to be a DAK.  Then he went on to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edge of Oblivion</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/edge-of-oblivion.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/edge-of-oblivion.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dante</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Dante's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am here as someone, with the aid of another, who has come to discover that I am affected by BIID, a term that I never knew existed until recently. 

I had for many years prior to finding a proper name had the seeming need to be deaf. I don’t know where it came from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The joys of wheeling</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/the-joys-of-wheeling.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/the-joys-of-wheeling.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Coming on the heels of my previous entry which was so bleak, I thought I&#8217;d talk a bit about the joy I experience using a wheelchair. Wheeling is not solving my problems, far from it, but it is most certainly easing things up significantly and I find a lot of joy in many aspects of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BIID, depression, winetasting, and other ramblings on hopelessness</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/biid-depression-winetasting-and-other-ramblings-on-hopelessness.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/biid-depression-winetasting-and-other-ramblings-on-hopelessness.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ I&#8217;ve been silent a while. I have some stuff to say, but it&#8217;s bleak, very bleak. And I don&#8217;t want to give the impression I&#8217;m whining (and no, that&#8217;s not the reference to winetasting&#8230;). I&#8217;ve been dealing with an old nemesis, depression, and a renewed and somewhat intensified BIID related hopelessness. All that mixed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BIID Sufferer? Language and concepts subtleties</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/biid-sufferer-language-and-concepts-subtleties.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/biid-sufferer-language-and-concepts-subtleties.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been using the term &#34;BIID Sufferer&#34; on and off. It&#8217;s not an expression I particularly like. It seems&#8230; Somewhat negative, and as a friend says &#34;ableist&#34;. It does not exactly describe me. Yet it uses a concept that most people can relate to and understand. So I continue to use it, despite it not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ramblings on self-injury</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/ramblings-on-self-injury.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/ramblings-on-self-injury.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve spoken to three people who have self-injured recently. Success varies. I must admit, I feel bitter-sweet about it. One managed to paralyse their ankles/feet, another did so much damage to his lower leg that he&#8217;ll be undergoing amputation surgery in the next few days, and the last one did not manage the desired paralysis, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This too shall pass?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/this-too-shall-pass.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/this-too-shall-pass.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s been particularly horrid BIID-wise. Damn it hurts. I was talking with someone and said &#34;this too shall pass&#34;. But it doesn&#8217;t, does it?
I mean, it&#8217;s been 35 years already. If it was gonna pass, surely it would have by now? But it doesn&#8217;t. It goes in cycles. 
For me, the cycles are going from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Late night ritual, dream come true</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/late-night-ritual-dream-come-true.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/late-night-ritual-dream-come-true.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife is in bed right now. When she goes to bed early, I often will use the late night hours to read the posts on this site and to wander the net, looking for others that have feelings like mine. It&#8217;s a bizarre ritual that I am finding myself growing ashamed of.

My wonderful wife [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brunch with Mum</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/brunch-with-mum.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/brunch-with-mum.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Mum and I went into town today to have lunch.  We ended up having one of those conversations where Mum talked about all the personality traits I inherited from Dad, and my similarities I have with her.  It was a good long conversation.


She told me about a couple who were starting to seriously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Request for participants for a documentary</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/documentaries/request-for-participants-for-a-documentary.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/documentaries/request-for-participants-for-a-documentary.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On a fairly regular basis, I am contacted to help find participants for documentaries on BIID. I tend to just pass on the word and let you guys decide what you&#8217;ll do. So here&#8217;s another request for participants for a documentary. The difference with this one is that the guy in charge is aiming specifically [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atrophy vs. body-building</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/atrophy-vs-body-building.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/atrophy-vs-body-building.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Something about body-building came on tv a few nights ago. I watched in utter fascination as the documentary exposed this &#34;culture&#34; of people who are working hard to build their muscles and develop a body they like. And I thought about the contrast in the body they are working towards and the body that would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is it ever enough?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/is-it-ever-enough.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/is-it-ever-enough.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
One of the problems many people have with the concept of surgery or self-injury is that they say it is not going to be enough. They say that once someone has chopped a leg off, they&#8217;ll need to do the other leg, and then do other things to themselves. They use examples of people who&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You too can make a difference</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/you-too-can-make-a-difference.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/you-too-can-make-a-difference.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We often think that one lone voice can&#8217;t make a difference. But it can. One person can indeed make a difference. They can share their opinion and increase awareness and understanding of a situation. They can be the catalyst of change. They can gather people and form critical mass. As I spoke about in another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plastic bodies, extreme modifications, BIID, etc</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/plastic-bodies-extreme-modifications-biid-etc.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/plastic-bodies-extreme-modifications-biid-etc.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been a lot of comments recently on ModBlog, about an interview with One Hand Jason, a guy who cut his hand off and is now happy. These comments raised the usual concerns, but one must also ponder the deeper implications. Some articles about &#8216;plastic bodies&#8217;, relationship of the transabled individual to requests for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surgery option declined</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/surgery-option-declined.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/surgery-option-declined.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I turned down an offer for surgery. It was not an easy decision. I did not turn it down because I do not desire surgery, but because I do not entirely feel at ease with the person offering it, and because I couldn&#8217;t agree with the price.

I won&#8217;t give out names or great details [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/leadership.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/leadership.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems some people see me as a community leader for our wee community. It also seems some people resent or envy this position of leadership I have been given by others. I never asked for a position of leadership. I&#8217;m just a regular guy who&#8217;s dealing with his Body Integrity Identity Disorder as best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cross-post by request (or, why is BIID so repulsive?)</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/cross-post-by-request-or-why-is-biid-so-repulsive.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/cross-post-by-request-or-why-is-biid-so-repulsive.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I posted something on Paradevo today and was subsequently begged by Sean to make it into a post on Transabled (I think he was miffed that I posted there and haven&#8217;t been posting here!).  So here it is, my answer to the question of why is it that everyone thinks BIID is so repulsive, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Like a kick in the teeth</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/like-a-kick-in-the-teeth.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/like-a-kick-in-the-teeth.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On my way from work earlier this evening, I stopped at the local mall for a couple errands, as I often do.  After my shopping was done, I headed back to the car, and had an overwhelming &#34;attack of BIID&#34;.  It incapacitated me for a while.

Ok, so some detractor of my writings will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quid Pro Quo - A movie</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/quid-pro-quo-a-movie.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/quid-pro-quo-a-movie.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I was surprised to see that Body Integrity Identity Disorder and those of us needing to be paralysed are being portrayed in a movie.  Yes, ladies and gentlement, no less than a full feature movie!  And the bits I read appear very promising and positive!

indieWIRE describes the movie like this:
Premiering at Sundance &#8216;08 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dangling in front of me nose</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/dangling-in-front-of-me-nose.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/dangling-in-front-of-me-nose.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve said this before. I don&#8217;t want to die, but I don&#8217;t want to continue in a body that doesn&#8217;t feel like mine. This is paraphrasing someone in a documentary. But it is so true, it applies to me most definitely. Right now, BIID is strong. Heck, it&#8217;s always strong, who am I trying to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disapointment with my father</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/disapointment-with-my-father.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/disapointment-with-my-father.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know if disapointment is quite the right word. There&#8217;s a mixture of anger, and disapointment, and also feeling let down. Yes, feeling let down. He&#8217;s known about my need to be paraplegic for 20 years now. I thought we were finally on the right track, with him not necessarily understanding, but with at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Confidence</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/confidence.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/confidence.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a feeling that most of us associate with.  We feel much more confident interacting with people when we are portraying the person we feel we a meant to be.  I&#8217;ve learnt lately it&#8217;s easy to fall into the trap of becoming too withdrawn and shy for my own good if I depend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on Dr. First&#8217;s new BIID study</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/update-on-dr-firsts-new-biid-study.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/update-on-dr-firsts-new-biid-study.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may be aware, Dr. Michael First is conducting a follow up study to his original study of over 50 individual with Body Integrity Identity Disorder.  If you were not aware, please read the information about it and participate!  Dr. First is hoping to interview 50 individuals who have BIID, but who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A year in review, sorta</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/a-year-in-review-sorta.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/a-year-in-review-sorta.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[December 31st.  The last day of the year.  And what a year it&#8217;s been, really.  Seems like there&#8217;s been loads of things going on.  Some years stuff happen more than others, it seems.  This year was certainly eventful.

When I was a kid, I saw a movie called &#8220;The sandwich years&#8221;. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wheelchair bound?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/wheelchair-bound.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/wheelchair-bound.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Disability activists say that they don&#8217;t like the phrase &#8220;wheelchair bound&#8221; because &#8220;bound&#8221; implies that they are stuck, tied down, immobile, whereas in reality the wheelchair gives them freedom and they can be quite mobile (in an accessible world). I can understand this intellectually, with that limited understanding of someone who has never lived it.


For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The study that should, but won&#8217;t, happen</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/the-study-that-should-but-wont-happen.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/the-study-that-should-but-wont-happen.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s highly unlikely to happen, but perhaps we&#8217;ll get a nice surprise.
The study in question would be one where transabled individuals would actually receive elective surgery, and be followed afterwards to see if surgery is indeed an effective method of treatment for Body Integrity Identity Disorder! 

One of the arguments against providing surgery as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transitions</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/transitions.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/transitions.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Claire talks about her period of transition from a walker to a wheeler.]]></description>
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		<title>Talking about BIID</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/talking-about-biid.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/talking-about-biid.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an interesting chat the other day with a gal with a disability. We&#8217;ve been discussing Body Integrity Identity Disorder on and off for the last several weeks. Yesterday she told me that I&#8217;d &#34;mostly&#34; won her over. I asked what more I needed to do to convince her, and also how I had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They won&#8217;t come to the party</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/they-wont-come-to-the-party.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/they-wont-come-to-the-party.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I had told my GP a few weeks back about BIID. It went better than expected, and hoped for. He was downright gleeful about learning about something he didn&#8217;t know about. He was cool. It was good. I obviously was not asking him anything then, just basically giving him another part of the (my) puzzle. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BIID, no depression</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/biid-no-depression.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/biid-no-depression.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve often said that depression and Body Integrity Identity Disorder did not necessarily go hand-in-hand. I&#8217;ve had periods in my life where I was depressed, at varying levels, but didn&#8217;t have particularly strong BIID feelings. I also have had periods where Body Integrity Identity Disorder was strong like coffee left in the coffee maker for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Of belonging</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/of-belonging.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/of-belonging.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve spoken about &#34;belonging&#34; a few times before. Everyone needs to belong, somewhere, somehow (well, almost everyone). But those of us with Body Integrity Identity Disorder don&#8217;t really belong anywhere, do we? I mean, in which group do we fit? Do we belong to the world of people without a disability? Do we belong to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BIID Community?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/biid-community.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/biid-community.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We keep talking about the &#34;BIID community&#34;.  We refer, I guess, to this lose grouping of individuals who have Body Integrity Identity Disorder, or those who hang with us, whether folks with disabilities, our spouses, friends, devotees, pretenders, etc.  But are we really a community?

What makes a community?
Merriam Webster has a nice long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New BIID Study</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/new-biid-study.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/new-biid-study.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Michael First is conducting a follow-up study on his original study that was published a few years ago, “Desire for amputation of a limb: paraphilia, psychosis, or a new type of identity disorder”.  As this is a follow-up to his study, it specifically targets those people who have a need for an impairment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deafies don&#8217;t wanna be cured, why should we?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/deafies-dont-wanna-be-cured-why-should-we.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/deafies-dont-wanna-be-cured-why-should-we.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, there was a heated discussion on a discussion forum, about Body Integrity Identity Disorder. The forum focuses primarily on people who are deaf. I suspect many of the participants consider themselves Deaf rather than just deaf (capital D vs. regular d). The thread starter referred to BIID as something creepy and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baselines</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/baselines.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/baselines.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Depression is a strange beast. There a &#34;line&#34;, above which one is not (so much) depressed, and below which one is indeed in the dumps. This is a bit of a base-line. It&#8217;s not to say that if I find myself below that baseline I don&#8217;t have happy moments, nor that if I find myself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choices</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/choices.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/choices.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Making choices can be a really hard thing.  Deciding between short term choices and long term ones can be even harder.  Which is more important to you?  Short term benefits that may not get you anywhere or long term benefits that take a while to gain?
You all know my circumstances, I don’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Devoteeism and BIID: NOT two distinct phenomenons</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/devoteeism-and-biid-not-two-distinct-phenomenons.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/devoteeism-and-biid-not-two-distinct-phenomenons.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Claire presents some research proving that BIID and devoteeism are related phenomenons]]></description>
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		<title>Blackmailing surgeons</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/blackmailing-surgeons.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/blackmailing-surgeons.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been wondering what would happen if I were to tell a surgeon &#8220;If you don&#8217;t make me paralysed, I will kill myself&#8220;.  Blatant blackmail, of course, which is bound to lead nowhere but to being committed.  But it is nonetheless an interesting thought.

I could tell them that it doesn&#8217;t matter how long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deceptively harmless stuff</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/deceptively-harmless-stuff.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/deceptively-harmless-stuff.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Every once in a while, you encounter something that talks about BIID, or homosexuality, or physician assisted suicide, or other hot and controversial topic, that seems to be relatively harmless.  You read it without paying too much attention, and you don&#8217;t see what the problems are with the writing.  But upon closer inspection, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poor cousins</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/poor-cousins.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/poor-cousins.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, as I was falling asleep, I was thinking it would be easier to become an amputee than it would be to finally get that spinal cord injury I need.  It&#8217;s the &#8220;age old&#8221; conundrum: it&#8217;s easier for para wannabes to pretend, but it&#8217;s easier for amputee wannabes to get what they need&#8221;. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Telling a Lie to Live Your Own Truth</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/telling-a-lie-to-live-your-own-truth.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/telling-a-lie-to-live-your-own-truth.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Claire discusses the moral issues regarding lying when pretending and discussing BIID]]></description>
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		<title>Surgeons&#8217; hypocrisy</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/surgeons-hypocrisy.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/surgeons-hypocrisy.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sean compares the willingness of surgeons to practice forced sterilisation on youths with cognitive disabilities to their unwillingness to practice elective amputations or spinal cord transections to fully informed and willing adults.]]></description>
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		<title>Bang for the buck, or cost/benefit analysis.</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/bang-for-the-buck-or-costbenefit-analysis.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/bang-for-the-buck-or-costbenefit-analysis.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sean explains the cost/benefit analysis about using the wheelchair at home or not.]]></description>
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		<title>Living your dreams?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/living-your-dreams.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/living-your-dreams.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Claire challenges everyone to stop being afraid and to start making their dreams happen.]]></description>
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		<title>Because BIID is forever&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/because-biid-is-forever.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/because-biid-is-forever.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Claire discusses the impact of trying to integrate her wheelchair into her daily life has had on her emotional well-being]]></description>
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		<title>Partners are affected too</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/partners-are-affected-too.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/partners-are-affected-too.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sean wonders what are the emotional options of partners of spouses with BIID]]></description>
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		<title>Therapy</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/therapy.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/therapy.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Dan began therapy to address his PTSD.]]></description>
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		<title>Is transability a lifestyle choice?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/is-transability-a-lifestyle-choice.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/is-transability-a-lifestyle-choice.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sean examines the differences between BIID and lifestyle choices]]></description>
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		<title>Would it be enough?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/would-it-be-enough.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/would-it-be-enough.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sean talks about how he thinks becoming a para is a one time only thing, he won't be seeking more and more surgery afterwards.]]></description>
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		<title>To wheel, or not to wheel?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/to-wheel-or-not-to-wheel.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/to-wheel-or-not-to-wheel.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[An opportunity is coming up that would allow me to use my wheelchair regularly, 
in public, in the open. I&#8217;m going back to school. No one will know me there, 
although there&#8217;s a chance, even a probability, that someone I know will 
see me there one day eventually. So the question is&#8230;should I do it?
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A trip to the cafeteria</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/stories/a-trip-to-the-cafeteria.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/stories/a-trip-to-the-cafeteria.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Histories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Story]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sean describes a typical trip to the cafeteria at his workplace]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s just not logical</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/its-just-not-logical.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/its-just-not-logical.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/its-just-not-logical.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sean knows his need is illogical, and that continued use of a wheelchair will destroy his body further, yet, he still needs to be paralysed.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/its-just-not-logical.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>E-mail to a young transabled person</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/e-mail-to-a-young-transabled-person.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/e-mail-to-a-young-transabled-person.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Claire's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Other's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/e-mail-to-a-young-transabled-person.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Claire discusses what to tell young transabled people who are just figuring out who they are.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/e-mail-to-a-young-transabled-person.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Therapy, suicide and BIID</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/therapy-suicide-and-biid.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/therapy-suicide-and-biid.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/therapy-suicide-and-biid.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sean discusses a therapy session that covered suicidal feelings, and BIID]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/therapy-suicide-and-biid.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Take care of me</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/stories/take-care-of-me.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/stories/take-care-of-me.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/stories/take-care-of-me.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A short story about love, control, relationship, and caring for one another.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/stories/take-care-of-me.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Emotions</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/emotions.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/emotions.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/emotions.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dan finds a correlation between strong emotions and resurgence of BIID, and asks if others find the same.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/emotions.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Dan&#8217;s Resolution</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/dans-resolution.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/dans-resolution.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/dans-resolution.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dan is trying to deal with his BIID and has made decisions on his future.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/dans-resolution.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>The Wee Years</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/stories/the-wee-years.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/stories/the-wee-years.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marisa</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Early memories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Other's Stories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personal Histories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/stories/the-wee-years.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Marisa recalls several things in her early life, memories related to her growing up in and with BIID.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/stories/the-wee-years.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>A response to a correspondent</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/a-response-to-a-correspondent.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/a-response-to-a-correspondent.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/a-response-to-a-correspondent.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sean responds in public to an email from someone with a disability, where he was told to "wake up".]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/a-response-to-a-correspondent.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Bias against other transabled people</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sean explains that transabled.org is not biased against any flavour of BIID. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Three options</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/three-options.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/three-options.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/three-options.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sean feels he has three options: be a para, die, or keep going through life 'as is']]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/three-options.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Fake it &#8217;till you believe it</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/fake-it-till-you-believe-it.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/fake-it-till-you-believe-it.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/fake-it-till-you-believe-it.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sean talks about having to present a "happy face" to the world, and the idea that you should be able to fake it until you believe it.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/fake-it-till-you-believe-it.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Looks just don&#8217;t cut it.</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/looks-just-dont-cut-it.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/looks-just-dont-cut-it.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/looks-just-dont-cut-it.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sean realised that he has more atrophy in his legs than he thought.  He's happy about it, but at the same time, it seems to only remind him that he's not actually paralysed.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/looks-just-dont-cut-it.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Kelly&#8217;s recap</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/kellys-recap.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/kellys-recap.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Other's Stories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Other's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personal Histories]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/kellys-recap.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kelly introduces herself to the 'transabled community']]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/kellys-recap.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Convicted murderer to be paid $50K to advocate killing disabled individuals</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/convicted-murderer-to-be-paid-50k-to-advocate-killing-disabled-individuals.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/convicted-murderer-to-be-paid-50k-to-advocate-killing-disabled-individuals.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/convicted-murder-to-be-paid-50k-to-advocate-killing-disabled-individuals.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sean is incensed that convicted murderer is a scheduled speaker at a university, for large sums of money.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/convicted-murderer-to-be-paid-50k-to-advocate-killing-disabled-individuals.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>How can we get &#8220;there&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/how-can-we-get-there.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/how-can-we-get-there.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/how-can-we-get-there.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sean discusses some methods for self-injury, and describes why they can't be used.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/how-can-we-get-there.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Airline travel, the trip home</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/airline-travel-the-trip-home.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/airline-travel-the-trip-home.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Claire's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Other's Stories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Other's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/airline-travel-the-trip-home.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Claire tells about her experiences with airline travel as a wheeler. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/airline-travel-the-trip-home.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Phantom paralyzed legs?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/phantom-paralyzed-legs.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/phantom-paralyzed-legs.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Claire's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/phantom-paralyzed-legs.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Claire wonders if the paraplegic wannabe phenomenon is related to the phantom limb phenomenon.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/phantom-paralyzed-legs.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>First Counselling Session</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/first-counselling-session.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/first-counselling-session.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/first-counselling-session.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sophie finally went to see a therapist and shares a bit about that experience.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/first-counselling-session.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>My father, my BIID</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/my-father-my-biid.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/my-father-my-biid.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/my-father-my-biid.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sean started talking about BIID with his father, and discusses the exchange here.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/my-father-my-biid.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Vestibular Caloric Stimulation</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/vestibular-caloric-stimulation.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/vestibular-caloric-stimulation.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Claire's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/vestibular-caloric-stimulation.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Claire discusses taking part in a study on BIID at UCSD's Center for Brain and Cognition with Paul McGeoch and VS Ramachandran]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/vestibular-caloric-stimulation.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>What a journey it has been!</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/what-a-journey-it-has-been.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/what-a-journey-it-has-been.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mathilda</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Mathilda's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/what-a-journey-it-has-been.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mathilda talks about her relationship with Claire, from a disabled person's point of view relating to someone who has BIID.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/what-a-journey-it-has-been.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Frustration</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/frustration.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/frustration.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/frustration.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sean is frustrated by the lack of assistance available to people with BIID.]]></description>
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		<title>Purging</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/purging.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/purging.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/purging.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Claire is on the verge of purging...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/purging.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Counselling</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/counselling.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/counselling.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/counselling.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sophie updates us with the latest news, including her mother going behind her back and talking to her GP, and the GP making a referal for counseling.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/counselling.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>First airline travel as a wheeler</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/first-airline-travel-as-a-wheeler.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/first-airline-travel-as-a-wheeler.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/first-airline-travel-as-a-wheeler.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago I lived another pretender &#34;first&#34;&#8230;that of 
  my first airplane trip as a wheeler. The following is the story of my day-long, 
  three-flight voyage crossing the continent with my wheelchair. This story takes 
  the form of notes that I jotted down as it was all [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/first-airline-travel-as-a-wheeler.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>If Only for a Moment</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/if-only-for-a-moment.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/if-only-for-a-moment.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Eric uses a chair in secret while at work and wonders about others doing the same, sees himself getting married as a wheelchair user, but has to satisfy himself with a few stolen moments in the chair instead.]]></description>
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		<title>Falling off - Have a laugh</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/falling-off-have-a-laugh.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/falling-off-have-a-laugh.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 07:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sean tells of a few times he's fallen out of his wheelchair in public.]]></description>
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		<title>A year ago today</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/a-year-ago-today.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/a-year-ago-today.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sean reflects on the one year anniversary of falling and NOT breaking his back.]]></description>
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		<title>Liz&#8217; questions</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/liz-questions.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/liz-questions.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 05:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sean answers some tricky questions about cost coverage, munchausen, and BIID]]></description>
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		<title>Numb</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/numb.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/numb.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Eric talks about opening up to family about his BIID and having to open up to himself first.]]></description>
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		<title>Has this site helped you? Taking stock.</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/has-this-site-helped-you-taking-stock.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/has-this-site-helped-you-taking-stock.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 02:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/has-this-site-helped-you-taking-stock.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sean is asking for specific feedback on his site.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/has-this-site-helped-you-taking-stock.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Wheeling does help</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/wheeling-does-help.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/wheeling-does-help.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 04:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sean explains that despite a deep depression, using his wheelchair does help to stay afloat.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/wheeling-does-help.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Depression talking</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/depression-talking.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/depression-talking.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 08:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transabled.org/thoughts/depression-talking.htm</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sean is depressed and doesn't see the point in going on, there is no hope.]]></description>
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		<title>Trip to the library</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/trip-to-the-library.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/trip-to-the-library.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 09:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sean's Story]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sean relates a typical visit to his local library.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/trip-to-the-library.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Pretenders Giving Back</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/pretenders-giving-back.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/pretenders-giving-back.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 18:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Claire's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Claire talks about how pretenders give back to the disability community.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transabled.org/thoughts/pretenders-giving-back.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Why not go full time?</title>
		<link>http://transabled.org/thoughts/why-not-go-full-time.htm</link>
		<comments>http://transabled.org/thoughts/why-not-go-full-time.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 02:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Claire's Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Claire talks about why it's so hard to become a full time wheelchair pretender.]]></description>
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