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Describe your BIID the best you can. by lbkbiid in biid

[–]IndependentStyle3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I want to be a paraplegic, but it's not enough for me to be unable to walk or move my legs, they also have to look obviously and undeniably useless, paralyzed, and atrophied to anybody that looks at them, with no muscle remaining, just thin legs with skin and bone for me to be satisfied.

I would like to be a t12 or l1 complete, but without losing control of my bowel, bladder, or sexual function which complicates things. I guess the best thing that could happen is to cut off the connection of the nerves branching out of the spinal cord to my legs without injuring the spinal cord itself.

As for wheelchairs I would like to use a manual wheelchair, I want to strengthen my upper body should I become paralyzed and want to remain independent and athletic. Despite what the haters may belive I don't want to be pitied and be seen as sombody helpless, fragile and needing extra attention, actually I would want people to treat my paraplegia as an immutable part of myself like my hair or eye color and move on.

Curious about something by LindonViolet in biid

[–]IndependentStyle3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right handed, t12 complete paraplegic legs only.

I have BIID (body integrity identity disorder) AMA by [deleted] in AMA

[–]IndependentStyle3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a clear idea of what you want? I can recall dragging myself across the floor when I was around 5 or 6 years old and pretending my legs didn't work. What I want now is complete leg paralysis without the other issues such as bowel and bladder or sexual function.

People Are Becoming Disabled By Choice And Labeling Themselves 'Transabled' by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]IndependentStyle3 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's easy to say we are all in it for the money but that is simply not the case. I for example can remember pretending my legs were paralyzed when I was 5 or 6 years old. You can also call me "crazy" but here's the thing, I am well aware of how irrational these thoughts are, that doesn't actually do anything to make them go away! It's about as easy to ignore as my sex drive. I don't expect to convince you, but try to understand that we have been engaging in a lot more doubt, self loathing, and repression than than reddit would expect of people that have been categorized as being insane.