Comments on: The Intersex Connection http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/the-intersex-connection.htm Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:53:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta2 hourly 1 By: Chloe http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/the-intersex-connection.htm/comment-page-1#comment-16426 Chloe Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:50:57 +0000 http://transabled.org/?p=933#comment-16426 I definitely had a desire to be paralysed by the time I was four years old. I don't remember thinking otherwise in fact. I didn't find out about being intersexed until I was seven, so there was no cause and effect here. However, I do think that psychology can get very complicated and different aspects of one's life can interact. On the other hand I don't know any hermaphrodites besides myself who developed incontinence, or a desire for it, or a desire for lack of genital sensation. Some do in fact have a lack of genital sensation due to unwanted crappy surgery when they were kids. But then, I also don't remember reading about other people on this site who have a specific desire for lack of genital sensation. So maybe it was the intersex-BIID combination that caused this? Just thinking out loud. Actually I've had three genital surgeries. The last two were done under local anesthetic. The first of those two was fairly complicated, lasting three and a half hours, and I got to watch a good deal of it; quite entertaining! The best part was the anesthetic. Both times I experienced complete lack of genital sensation for the rest of the day. I absolutely loved it! It seemed completely right. As for the association of paralysis and femininity, well I'm not the only one here. Did I answer the question? I'm still trying to figure stuff out for myself. I definitely had a desire to be paralysed by the time I was four years old. I don’t remember thinking otherwise in fact. I didn’t find out about being intersexed until I was seven, so there was no cause and effect here.

However, I do think that psychology can get very complicated and different aspects of one’s life can interact. On the other hand I don’t know any hermaphrodites besides myself who developed incontinence, or a desire for it, or a desire for lack of genital sensation. Some do in fact have a lack of genital sensation due to unwanted crappy surgery when they were kids.

But then, I also don’t remember reading about other people on this site who have a specific desire for lack of genital sensation. So maybe it was the intersex-BIID combination that caused this? Just thinking out loud.

Actually I’ve had three genital surgeries. The last two were done under local anesthetic. The first of those two was fairly complicated, lasting three and a half hours, and I got to watch a good deal of it; quite entertaining! The best part was the anesthetic. Both times I experienced complete lack of genital sensation for the rest of the day. I absolutely loved it! It seemed completely right.

As for the association of paralysis and femininity, well I’m not the only one here.

Did I answer the question? I’m still trying to figure stuff out for myself.

]]> By: Sean http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/the-intersex-connection.htm/comment-page-1#comment-16425 Sean Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:21:38 +0000 http://transabled.org/?p=933#comment-16425 In some ways it almost sounds like you're saying the issues surrounding being intersexed caused your Desire to be paralysed. Am I reading this right? In some ways it almost sounds like you’re saying the issues surrounding being intersexed caused your Desire to be paralysed. Am I reading this right?

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