Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 13 October 2010
I’ve already had a year or so of interspersing my regular hikes with ones using a leg brace and crutch. It seems that there was a slightly greater psychological hurdle in getting to my first wheelchair hike. The long awaited day had finally arrived.
Wheelchair Hike Number One continues »
by Chloe - 23 August 2010
My disability presentation has evolved over the last two years. It has lacked consistency, both over time and also between different groups of people. I’m not sure I could have done it any other way. I needed to experiment in order to find an optimal presentation for treating my BIID. These things simply weren’t obvious to me ahead of time. However, it leaves me with the discomforting baggage of being known in different ways to different people.
Consistent Presentation continues »
by Chloe - 6 July 2010
Soon after I started following transabled.org, Claire posted "Weirdness at the Airport". "Wow!" I thought, "This woman has the balls of a mountain goat!" (Umm… ovaries maybe).
Flying High continues »
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.
Disclosure Conundrum continues »
by Chloe - 9 April 2010
Certificate of Completion Presented to Chloe Clumblyloe For Completing a Total of 20 Hours of Personal and Family Development Workshop on April 1 – 2, 2010.
Letting Go continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2012 - All Rights Reserved.