Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 2 June 2010
BIID disclosures are filled with trepidation, tears, nervousness, raw emotion, vulnerability, and even terror. Right? Well, not any more; not for me. Guilt and shame get replaced by comfort and confidence. Oddly enough, this brings it’s own disclosure difficulties.
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by Lane - 4 September 2009
So, I’ve written over a thousand posts now, but you probably didn’t know that. It’s not that Sean is keeping them all to himself, it’s just that BIID and TA.org is not my only gig. I have other mental health (sorry if the term offends) issues and I am very active on two other mental health boards. With all of this volume, I have developed a certain style and I think it’s actually worth discussing, as it’s all about honesty.
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by Sean - 11 April 2009
My name is Sean, and I have Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID). It’s a shite of a thing. There are many negative emotions related to having BIID. Most people who have BIID have, at one point or another, felt guilt and shame. Many have ongoing shame and guilty feelings. And these negative emotions are a major part of the reason most of us suffer.
BIID, Guilt, Shame, And The Whole Damn Lot continues »
by Sean - 4 September 2008
Julia mentionned something to me in an email recently about "emotional honesty". I may have talked about this already, I don’t recall. As I was soaking in the bath, I thought about this topic. With me, what you see is what you get. I don’t play games.
Emotional honesty continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2010 - All Rights Reserved.