Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 28 April 2012
I have not always been an optimist. However, so many things in my lifetime have changed for the better, both in myself and in the world, that such a stance now seems much more reasonable to me. Where there was once despair, is now hope.
Enlightenment and Understanding continues »
by Chloe - 11 April 2012
One of you recently sent me J.K.Rowling’s 2008 Harvard Commencement Address. Thank you. It is brilliant, deep and moving. I was in tears. I’ll start by quoting a paragraph: "Unlike any other creature on this planet, humans can learn and understand, without having experienced. They can think themselves into other people’s places."
Empathy and Imagination continues »
by Chloe - 28 March 2012
The comments on the Anderson website in the wake of my television appearance appear finally to have fizzled out. They have left me with a puzzle. Several times on the website I asked people with disabilities, or their caregivers, why they find BIID to be offensive, insulting, upsetting, etc. Not a single person gave an answer. There are actually two puzzles here. Firstly, why do some people with disabilities, or others, feel this way? Secondly, why are they so reticent to say why?
Why is BIID Offensive? continues »
by Chloe - 18 June 2010
Many of us feel, or have felt, that our souls endure torture. Many of you understand that I feel a great affinity with tortured souls, and that I relate to people primarily through their suffering. But I also relate to the transcendence of that suffering.
Torture and Transcendence continues »
by Chloe - 12 February 2010
I’m glad that I have BIID. It is a thing of beauty. When I started psychotherapy in connection with BIID in 2008, my stated goal was to reach self acceptance about it. I find that I have overshot that mark.
Embracing BIID continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2012 - All Rights Reserved.