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Title: A desire for amputation? (blog)
Post by: Natasha on December 28, 2007, 07:33:30 PM
Post by: Natasha on December 28, 2007, 07:33:30 PM
A desire for amputation? (blog)
http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/dangerous-ideas/2007/dec/28/a-desire-for-amputation/
By Paul Decelles
12/28/2007
While traveling to Disney World the other week, I picked up a copy of Scientific American Mind to keep myself from being too bored on the flight. One by Sabine Miller called "Amputee Envy" concerns what she terms "Body Identity Disorder" (BID). People with this extremely rare disorder desire to have one or more of their appendages removed, and some actually have such discomfort that they request that the appendage be removed. A summary of the article is here.
"Amputee Envy", eh? ha ha ha ha.... that's something new...
http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/dangerous-ideas/2007/dec/28/a-desire-for-amputation/
By Paul Decelles
12/28/2007
While traveling to Disney World the other week, I picked up a copy of Scientific American Mind to keep myself from being too bored on the flight. One by Sabine Miller called "Amputee Envy" concerns what she terms "Body Identity Disorder" (BID). People with this extremely rare disorder desire to have one or more of their appendages removed, and some actually have such discomfort that they request that the appendage be removed. A summary of the article is here.
"Amputee Envy", eh? ha ha ha ha.... that's something new...
Title: Re: A desire for amputation? (blog)
Post by: Lisbeth on December 29, 2007, 12:20:32 PM
Post by: Lisbeth on December 29, 2007, 12:20:32 PM
No, it's not. It's been around for along time. A lot of people confuse it with GID. They think we have a desire to amputate our penises. That's how Bloody John Brown made his living, cut-rate GRS and limb amputation.
Title: Re: A desire for amputation? (blog)
Post by: Natasha on December 29, 2007, 10:52:00 PM
Post by: Natasha on December 29, 2007, 10:52:00 PM
Quote from: Lisbeth on December 29, 2007, 12:20:32 PM
No, it's not. It's been around for along time. A lot of people confuse it with GID.
i might have been hanging out with the "wrong" crowd then......
Title: Re: A desire for amputation? (blog)
Post by: Lisbeth on January 02, 2008, 11:35:46 AM
Post by: Lisbeth on January 02, 2008, 11:35:46 AM
Quote from: Natasha on December 29, 2007, 10:52:00 PM... or the right crowd.Quote from: Lisbeth on December 29, 2007, 12:20:32 PMi might have been hanging out with the "wrong" crowd then......
No, it's not. It's been around for along time. A lot of people confuse it with GID.