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do you think that BIID is obsessive compulsive disorder? Or what other "diagnosable disorder"?
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It is an easy assumption to make, and to be fair, there is an obssessive element to BIID, but it is not OCD. Drugs and OCD treatments tried on people with BIID have not worked. Again, this is not just me saying so, but professionals in the field of psychology and psychiatry.
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Hadn't thought about your point before. Now I need to think more about it.
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Sorry
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Seems hard. If I had a kid who wanted to remove a leg, I would struggle about this and try therapy to change him.
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Yes, it seems hard, and for a parent, it would be a struggle. The thing is, you have to ask yourself: Is living life as an amputee, or as a paraplegic, or blind, such a disaster? Is it not just another way of being? Just like being deaf?
Many of my friends who have physical mobility disabilities have heard it said often: people say "I'd rather be dead than disabled". Is it not a nice change for us to say "I'd rather be dead than NOT disabled"??
[QUOTE=Kaitin;857797] I always think a kid should decide on CIs, not parents because CI destroys hearing. Should a kid decide on BIID? I don't know.
BIID destroys lives. My life has been pure hell for as long as I can remember. I could have avoided a LOT of pain and anguish had I been able to become paraplegic earlier in my life.
Should kids decide on BIID? Well, the question is a bit different. Kids (or anyone) don't decide to have BIID, we just do. The question should be "should kids be able to decide to go for surgery?". That is a very tricky question. I do think that children should be forced to wait, at least until their late teens or early twenties. I also think that therapy should be mandatory before surgery. To make sure people understand why they feel the way they do, as much as possible. To ensure that the request for amputation/spinal cord transection/whatever is not a result of something other than BIID (like Munchausen or other disorder). I also think that where possible, a "real life test" should be given. I talk more about treatment protocols here:
Treatment Protocol - BIID-Info.org
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Are "wannabes" different than people with BIID or same?
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Wannabes is the name that was used to describe people who have BIID, before the term Body Integrity Identity Disorder was suggested by Dr. First. I have never liked that word, as it seems somewhat pejorative, and doesn't describe it well. But it is still in usage a lot. I personally prefer the term "transabled" to describe someone with BIID, like transsexual describes someone with GID.
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It is: A man "Joe" wears womans clothing and he finds wearing it sexy? Or a man "Bob" finds Joe wearing womans clothing sexy?
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Both, in some cases
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Thank you for replies. I know I am asking too many questions! |
You're welcome, and no, you aren't asking too many questions.