Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 23 June 2011
I wonder if this is my first anti-BIID blog? It’s not really that; but circumstance caused me to have some thoughts of wishing I didn’t have BIID. I know that many of you wish you didn’t have it, but for me it is actually a very rare thought.
Able Bodied Hiker continues »
by Sean - 5 November 2010
In talking with someone I know who has chronic back pain, it occured to me that there were a lot of similarities between physical pain and emotional pain. Not that it’s a new idea, but it was really striking this time.
Comparing Pain – BIID vs Physical continues »
by Chloe - 29 August 2010
Once upon a time, in a galaxy far away, Chloe used to experience enormous psychological stress when seeing a physician. Now, at her ninth GP visit in a wheelchair, she finds it both relaxing and entertaining.
GP Visit Number Nine continues »
by Sean - 16 August 2010
I hurt so much inside, it is hard to describe. People looking at me can’t see the pain. The reason for the pain is irrelevant here. Just believe me, I am filled with pain. Last night, it was really bad and I wished the emotional pain could be a pain that people could see.
Make The Hurt Physical continues »
by Chloe - 16 July 2010
With hindsight, my resistance to becoming a majority time wheeler seems quaint. Why would I have resisted a change in my life which has proved to be so beneficial? As with a lot of things, the answer seems complex.
A Year of Wheeling continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2012 - All Rights Reserved.