Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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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).
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by Chloe - 24 February 2010
The first words from my GP (physician) were to compliment me about my upbeat Springtime appearance; a mid-calf pink skirt with matching ankle socks and a tantalizing amount of bare flesh peeking from the leg brace. Judging by the number of big smiles and "hellos" I got from strangers today, my facial expression must also have been matching my good mood.
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by Ada - 12 November 2008
In addition to living with BIID, I live with depression. I was first diagnosed with depression when I was 15. Of course, my depression did not begin at 15. My depression began before my birth. I was having trouble in school, crying virtually every waking moment of the day. I began to talk with a counselor at school. He met with me regularly. I didn’t really like him. I didn’t dislike him either. He was okay. I was simply so troubled that I went to him because he was the only resource I had at the time. We had not been meeting and talking long, when he realized he was far beyond his depth counseling me, so he rang my parents. I was embarrassed and upset to learn he called them. My parents were shocked to learn that their seemingly normal daughter was <gasp> suicidal.Quick action by them resulted in my beginning to see a psychologist.
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