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Transabled Folks Must Change Thinking Patterns!

by Sean - 9 January 2010

I was reading a discussion about Body Integrity Identity Disorder on a LiveJournal Transgender board. One of the comment seems to have triggered the crystalisation of a thought I’d had before, without really being able to verbalise it. We shouldn’t say "I need to be paralysed", or "I need an amputation"!

The Pobble Who Has No Toes

by Chloe - 29 December 2009

The Pobble who has no toes
Had once as many as we;

BIID Definition and Recommendations

by Dan - 2 December 2009

Before I was an amputee, I seemed to suffer from an alphabet soup of disorders: PTSD, poor self-worth, hypersensitivity, anxiety disorder.  Lots of therapy didn’t really make any progress on any of these. I thought (in strenuous disagreement with therapists) that if I had my leg cut off I might be able to start making progress on these other things.

Benefits Masquerading as Cause

by Chloe - 16 November 2009

Tora’s comments regarding "On The Origin Or Causes Of BIID - Abuse Or Not?" got me thinking. There are potential psychological, physical and financial benefits to having BIID. Others, and indeed ourselves, can mistake such benefits as having a causative nature with regard to BIID. The logic in making such a connection is faulty.

A Chance Encounter

by Chloe - 2 October 2009

When I went to get my afternoon latte today, one of the cafeteria employees was sitting next to the Starbucks. He’s about twenty years old, and we always enjoy conversing. We gave each other a big grin as I rolled up. He said "It looks like you’re having more and more fun with that". I said "Yes, it IS fun". We chatted about fun things to do in a wheelchair, as I waited for my coffee. I probably would not have given this any more thought had it not been for a chance encounter as I left work this evening.