by Jolina - 13 September 2008
I’m 42 and my name is Jolina. And I suffer from BIID for at least 34 years. My first BIID memories date from age 8 when I played with Barbie dolls of which I had ripped off the legs. I wanted the dolls to be like I wanted/needed to be. My life was already hell “thanks” to my cold and hateful parents and BIID did not help. I was in so much emotional pain that I banged my head against the wall till it was bloody. My parents saw it but never thought it was necessary to do something about my depression .
Desperate continues »
by Gordo - 25 June 2008
This is a bit long-winded, but hopefully it’s easy to read and rich in content, so bear with me here… :)
There are some out there who say that people with Body Integrity Identity Disorder often have some early interaction with people with disabilities, which eventually leads to "acquiring" BIID. Some may have relatives or friends with disabilities, or have constant contact with people with disabilities. It is very possible that this contact may manifest itself in someone’s early childhood memories and eventually morph into BIID.
Gordo’s humble beginnings continues »
by Mary - 14 June 2008
It started when I was a kid, maybe as early as when I was around 7 years old. I had a very lively fantasy, so I made up stories about everything. But there were a kind of stories, fantasies, that came to my mind, from a deep inner feeling. If I had seen a person with a disability on TV, in a book or in real life, I couldn’t help but thinking about that person and that disability. I started trying imagine how life would be living with that disability.
Fantasies and pretending continues »