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A Sombre Anniversary

by Gordo - 5 June 2010

Earlier tonight, I received an e-mail from my university’s photographer. It was informing me that they are about to delete last year’s graduation photos from their database and that this is the last chance to order any more prints. It’s been almost a year since the photos were taken. It’s also the one-year anniversary of the last time I wheeled or pretended. How did I feel? I wanted to cry.

Dear BIID

by Gordo - 3 June 2010

Dear BIID, You suck.

I don’t know what else to say. I hate you. I loathe you with everything I have. I never asked for you to come, and I never wanted you to stay. I’d kick you out if I could but that’s easier said than done.

What Do We “Deserve”?

by Gordo - 9 May 2010

Sometimes when I read through the less welcoming responses of those who stumble upon our blogs, websites and material, I notice a common theme. "You people are sick — you need help" is a popular one. Another popular one is "You deserve to be locked up" or "You deserve to have a head amputation." I can understand their anger, but what does it mean to "deserve" something?

Hatred From Others, Hatred From Myself

by Gordo - 5 May 2010

It’s no secret that when people find out about us, they often react in anger. Often, that anger dips into hatred. The hatred causes them to wish awful things upon us, sometimes even including death. But do they realize that many of us hate ourselves already?

Treating BIID - A Clinic

by Sean - 10 April 2010

Claire just pointed me to the website of a “mental health clinic dedicated primarily to evaluation and treatment of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and similar body image disturbances“. The fascinating thing is, they list Body Integrity Identity Disorder as one of the condition they work with…