Comments on: Unexpected reaction in therapy http://transabled.org/thoughts/unexpected-reaction-in-therapy.htm Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability! Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:30:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Eric http://transabled.org/thoughts/unexpected-reaction-in-therapy.htm#comment-4242 Eric Tue, 01 May 2007 22:52:40 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/unexpected-reaction-in-therapy.htm#comment-4242 I had a moment like that once. It seems to me that you have turned a corner. When that happens, people often find themselves preoccupied, just like you were, and it's hard to overcome that feeling of comfort and elation once it begins so that you can move on with your day. My moment came exactly 6 years ago today, which was the day I came out to my family as a transsexual man. I lived with a side-tracked mind for nearly two weeks following! I had a moment like that once. It seems to me that you have turned a corner. When that happens, people often find themselves preoccupied, just like you were, and it’s hard to overcome that feeling of comfort and elation once it begins so that you can move on with your day. My moment came exactly 6 years ago today, which was the day I came out to my family as a transsexual man. I lived with a side-tracked mind for nearly two weeks following!

]]> By: Kyla http://transabled.org/thoughts/unexpected-reaction-in-therapy.htm#comment-4228 Kyla Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:30:47 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/unexpected-reaction-in-therapy.htm#comment-4228 As for the matter of rejection/acceptance by one's partner, it goes far beyond BIID. I know far too many people who remain in relationships where their partners require them to surrender an integral part of their identity - because of the security of the relationship, and the acceptance of other parts of their identity that they feel that they won't find acceptance for elsewhere. It's a question of whether the comfort of familiarity is adequate to offset the discomfort of having to be other than who one is. As for the matter of rejection/acceptance by one’s partner, it goes far beyond BIID. I know far too many people who remain in relationships where their partners require them to surrender an integral part of their identity - because of the security of the relationship, and the acceptance of other parts of their identity that they feel that they won’t find acceptance for elsewhere. It’s a question of whether the comfort of familiarity is adequate to offset the discomfort of having to be other than who one is.

]]> By: jen http://transabled.org/thoughts/unexpected-reaction-in-therapy.htm#comment-4226 jen Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:58:46 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/unexpected-reaction-in-therapy.htm#comment-4226 Those moments in therapy when something sticks like that - you have to take it through, follow the path. And I wonder if you realize how strong your words were in this post. Your partner's rejection. Your therapist's acceptance. How deep is that rejection? If BIID is an integral part of you, then... ? And yes, there are other people out there who accept you, BIID and all. Those moments in therapy when something sticks like that - you have to take it through, follow the path.

And I wonder if you realize how strong your words were in this post. Your partner’s rejection. Your therapist’s acceptance. How deep is that rejection? If BIID is an integral part of you, then… ? And yes, there are other people out there who accept you, BIID and all.

]]> By: rorschach http://transabled.org/thoughts/unexpected-reaction-in-therapy.htm#comment-4224 rorschach Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:21:14 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/unexpected-reaction-in-therapy.htm#comment-4224 Wow. That is really powerful stuff. Wow. That is really powerful stuff.

]]> By: Marie http://transabled.org/thoughts/unexpected-reaction-in-therapy.htm#comment-4222 Marie Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:53:48 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/unexpected-reaction-in-therapy.htm#comment-4222 That's deep. It isn't often that shrinks ask GOOD and HELPFUL questions but when they do... That’s deep. It isn’t often that shrinks ask GOOD and HELPFUL questions but when they do…

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