Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Xavier - 26 May 2011
I’ve always felt this sort of itch I could never quite identify or scratch, a need I couldn’t fulfill. It’s always been there. This burning desire, a NEED to wear braces… as deep as eating, breathing and sleeping. Something so primal, so raw it’s at the core of my very being. I felt more comfortable wearing them than not and the longer I would go without wearing them, the more intense the need.
You Can Let Go Of Them Now continues »
by Chloe - 9 April 2010
Certificate of Completion Presented to Chloe Clumblyloe For Completing a Total of 20 Hours of Personal and Family Development Workshop on April 1 – 2, 2010.
Letting Go continues »
by Sean - 29 November 2009
I found a recent article on what appears to be a student online newspaper. "Amputation Onsession (sic): Body Integrity Disorder". I fear the article isn’t particularly well written, it doesn’t flow, but that’s the least of its problems.
Responding to Ashley Connor’s Article continues »
by Sean - 7 November 2009
Is BIID psychological? Or is it neurological? There is evidence of neurological aspects to BIID, as found by Ramachandran and McGeoch. Does it mean that BIID is congenital, or is it acquired? Is it hard-wired? These are questions that happen often enough in discussion between transabled folks.
BIID and Neural Pathways continues »
by Sean - 24 September 2009
The following entry is an "article" I have written for an upcoming book discussing the topic of BIID. This book comes after the BIID conference that was held in Frankfurt, Germany, earlier this year. For many readers of this site, there will not be a lot of new information, but hopefully I give a good insight into the topic.
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