Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 20 January 2011
A few ski resorts in Utah have inbound extreme (triple black) skiing. Such areas are generally not marked on trail maps, or otherwise advertised by the resort, presumably for reasons of liability. The only extreme area at the ski resort where I am skiing this season is called "Fantasy Ridge". Fantasies are harmless enough, aren’t they?
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by Chloe - 7 January 2011
My two children, both boys, are 17 and 23 years old. Okay, I guess they’re not really children any more! They live in another state, but they came to spend some time with us over the holidays.
I Love My Kids continues »
by Chloe - 26 December 2010
Honest introspection is a wonderful psychological tool. I experience a particular delight from this when I can hold more than one seemingly contradictory feeling simultaneously. Sometimes it just happens…
Feeling the Disability 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 - 24 April 2010
There was one more discount ski lift ticket sitting on my bookshelf; one more day of skiing this season. I searched the internet for local outrigger rentals. No luck. I called the National Ability Center. No luck there either. Oh well; perhaps this would be my last day skiing with poles.
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