by Sean - 5 January 2009
A couple weeks ago on a Yahoo! mailing list, a post came through, offering a "surgical solution" for BIID. An email address was given, and people interested in getting surgery invited to contact the person. I exchanged several emails with this person. My latest email has gone unanswered. I believe this is a fake offer. I may be wrong, and would love to be proven wrong, but until such time, I will warn people not to fall into that trap.
Fake Promises Of Surgery Piss Me Off continues »
by Chloe - 31 December 2008
I have been thinking about how to conform my body to my paralysed self image since I was five years old. The plans come in three categories. I call them Plan A, Plan B and Plan C.
Plan A continues »
by Sean - 18 December 2008
I was recently given opportunity to meet up with Dr. Ryan and one of his colleagues, Dr. Tarra Shaw. We met to discuss Body Integrity Identity Disorder. Dr. Ryan recently published a most interesting article, in which one of the point he makes is that elective amputation surgery might be appropriate in some cases of BIID.
Discussing BIID with Dr. Chris Ryan continues »
by Chloe - 28 November 2008
It may appear that being a hermaphrodite (intersexed) is entirely unrelated to BIID. My psychotherapist has pointed out that psychology is complicated, and almost everything is connected with almost everything else. He and I have discussed my intersex-BIID connections at great length. After all, intersex psychology is one of his specialties. We found four distinct ways in which being a hermaphrodite has substantially affected the development of my BIID.
The Intersex Connection continues »
by Sean - 28 September 2008
There are many different points of view about our need to acquire a physical impairment. Some people perceive it as a psychological condition, other people see it as a lifestyle choice, others still see it as a variation on extreme body modification. Some people embrace the word ‘transabled‘, other people resent it. Obviously, we can’t all agree on the same things. But couldn’t we unite to promote our ultimate, common, goal?
Joining Forces to Advocate for BIID continues »