Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 23 July 2009
My hands were still on the steering wheel; I was the right way up. Although there were holes in the windshield, none were in a spot through which I could see anything useful. The driver’s window was completely gone. I could see that cars were going by in the opposite direction, so that meant I was in the fast lane, parked facing oncoming traffic. After a while there was a shout from outside the car: "Are you okay?"
Unbreakable continues »
by Sophie - 24 March 2009
I’ve been datacapped the last two days and I have another five days to go before I get normal speed back. "Dial up" speed on broadband is the pits. I’ve had a lot of time on my hands now that I haven’t had my number one distraction ( World of Warcraft) and it’s given me the time I didn’t want to think about my BIID. Or at least think about the scenarios I conjure up in my head related to BIID.
Wishful Thinking continues »
by Cath - 6 January 2009
It’s been really bad in recent weeks. I was warned that coming out of the closet would do that to me, but I suppose no one fully expects quite the extent to which BIID can take over. Until it does.
Bad BIID Day continues »
by Chloe - 27 December 2008
Today I had my third GP visit with regard to depression. There were a couple of things I wanted to bring up in connection with BIID. I was nervous about this, so I asked my partner to accompany me.
Another GP Visit continues »
by Chloe - 10 November 2008
It is important to me to try to prepare myself emotionally for becoming paraplegic. I don’t take this lightly. I am not so naive as to imagine that BIID will protect me from grief and depression. Paraplegia is not just sunshine and rainbows. The adjustment will be tough, physically and emotionally. Recently I read a book that helped me work through some of these issues.
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