Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!
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by Sophie - 9 March 2010
My suspicions were more or less correct! My Dad does understand that this is a problem that isn’t going to just go away with will power and that I’m going to have to make my own decisions in life with how to deal with it (and live with the consequences as he put it).
It’s Sunk In! continues »
by Sean - 8 March 2010
One of my Google alerts notified me of a new site: http://biid.org.uk. I became momentarily excited at the thought another site would discuss BIID, and I hoped it was done well. I couldn’t help laughing out loud when I saw the site.
A New BIID Website! continues »
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 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…
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