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 - 25 December 2008
I wanted to title this post "It’s Christmas and I’m Still Not Paralysed", but that would do no good to my search results, and wouldn’t mean anything to really announce what I’m going to discuss… There have been several people in groups, on forum, and in email talking about the origin of BIID, and what kind of condition it is. This is a topic of long debates, and one I’ve already discussed in the past, but as views are changing, I thought it was time to re-visit it, and add my 2 devalued roubles for "posterity".
Is BIID Neurological, Psychological, or Neuropsychological, and Does It Really Matter? continues »