New Book By Psychiatrist Mentions BIID

by Sean - 8 October 2010

I received a Google Alert today telling me about a new book from a psychiatrist that has a story about a case of Body Integrity Identity Disorder. Gary Small, M.D. is the author of The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head: A Psychiatrist’s Stories of His Most Bizarre Cases. I haven’t read the book yet, but the little I’ve garnered, I’m not holding my breath that it will help the "BIID cause".

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You Can’t Tell Just By Looking

by Sean - 6 May 2010

I recently caught a fascinating documentary on TV. It was called “How Mad Are You?” by Horizon, and originally aired in 2008 on the BBC. It doesn’t discuss BIID, but it certainly made for a fascinating experiment.

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Embarassment At The Store

by Sean - 17 March 2010

I had some "interesting" encounters when I went to the homeware store a few days ago. I interacted with a woman, a perfect stranger, but we both had fun. And I bumped into two guys I kinda know, which was not any fun for me.

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Real Life Test Recommended

by Sean - 31 December 2009

This last week, I have exchanged a few emails with one of the prominent psychiatrists in the field of Body Integrity Identity Disorder. This exchange leaves me somewhat disturbed, due to the implications I see in this person’s position.

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BIID, Buddhism, Christianity & Sainthood

by Sean - 5 August 2009

What do Body Integrity Identity Disorder, Buddhism, Christianity and sainthood have to do with one another? Perhaps not all that much, but I saw some relationships emerging in my mind. Bear with me while I try to verbalise those thoughts…

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