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Originally Posted by Kaitin
Maybe I misunderstand (I also don't know anything about anorexia really), but don't people with anorexia have a "body image is not aligned with the actual body" because their body is thin and their body image is fat?
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It is a subtle difference, easy to misunderstand. Someone with anorexia thinks their body is fat, but it is normal. We know our body are normal, but our body feels alien.
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Originally Posted by Kaitin
I Googled "BIID DSM" because I didn't know about DSM before (seems I know nothing!  )) and found a page about a scientific meeting for BIID. |
That meeting/conference took place a long time ago and the organisers haven't been active at all in a long time. Also, you have to be careful about what Dr. Lawrence puts forward, as Marie stated, she is not particularly respected in the field of gender identity disorder, nor in the field of BIID.
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Originally Posted by Kaitin
What is "paraphilia"?
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A term coined by Dr. John Money, basically an "umbrella" label to encompass all kind of atypical or abnormal sexual desires/behaviours. You can learn more here:
Paraphilia - BIID-Info.org
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Originally Posted by Kaitin
And "erotic target location error"?
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A fairly complex concept that would be better off discussed elsewhere
You may read more about it here:
Clinical and Theoretical parallels Between Desire for Limb Amputation and Gender Identity Disorder - BIID-Info.org
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Originally Posted by Kaitin
It also said "members of the community who attempt self-amputation". People with BIID try to amputation on themselves? Honest? Wow. Do people die?
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Some people have died, yes. Many people have achieved what they wanted. Those people who have become amputee all report being happier now than they were before. Almost all of them say that their only regret was not to have done it earlier.
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Originally Posted by Kaitin
So does SSRI help? And some with BIID don't want surgery? So BIID can be mild or severe?
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No, SSRI do not help. It is my personal experience, as well as that of everyone I have spoken to (several dozen individuals with BIID) who have been on various medication to get rid of BIID that these drugs do not work.
Some people with BIID do not want surgery (another parralel with the GID condition).
BIID can indeed be mild or severe, and in general tends to worsen with time.