The Body Has a Mind of Its Own

by Chloe - 28 January 2009

One of my closest friends is a psychotherapist. She is on the psychology faculty at a university, is a yoga instructor, and is trained in martial arts. As one might imagine from all that she has a keen interest in the connection between mind and body. There are no secrets between us. I trust her with everything, and she seems to be quite entertained by my BIID. She recently lent me a book she was reading, the title of which is the title of this post.

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Discussing BIID with Dr. Chris Ryan

by Sean - 18 December 2008

I was recently given opportunity to meet up with Dr. Ryan and one of his colleagues, Dr. Tarra Shaw.  We met to discuss Body Integrity Identity Disorder.  Dr. Ryan recently published a most interesting article, in which one of the point he makes is that elective amputation surgery might be appropriate in some cases of BIID.

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