Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 18 November 2011
Shadow recently introduced the subject of masochism. Sometimes the idea comes up that people with BIID want to harm their bodies because they are masochists. Since I am in fact a masochist, it is not possible for me simply to dismiss such a postulate out of hand without giving it due consideration.
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by Chloe - 8 November 2011
Three years ago my psychotherapist told me that in psychology EVERYTHING is connected. BIID can not be considered in isolation. It affects and is affected by everything else. There is no running away from it (ha ha!). It is present not just in the mind but also in events and places.
Connections continues »
by Chloe - 18 January 2010
Something just clicked with me, regarding my opinion of devotees. I like them even more than I thought I did.
Devotee Devotee? continues »
by Chloe - 28 November 2008
It may appear that being a hermaphrodite (intersexed) is entirely unrelated to BIID. My psychotherapist has pointed out that psychology is complicated, and almost everything is connected with almost everything else. He and I have discussed my intersex-BIID connections at great length. After all, intersex psychology is one of his specialties. We found four distinct ways in which being a hermaphrodite has substantially affected the development of my BIID.
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