The most disturbing thing I've read in ages

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

I guess in a way this is an even more extreme version of that, but it's hard to empathise, especially when she sounds so happy that she now has to use crutches and wheelchairs for the rest of her life.
I find it horrific to read, it just sounds like something out of a horror film.

i think what makes it so difficult to grasp (well, for me anyway) is that people without BIID view the loss of a limb as a disability or a handicap, and people with BIID view it as an enhancement, they feel enabled & empowered. to be honest, i cannot relate to that feeling at all. but that doesn't mean i think it's not valid ... the fact that some people are willing to endure intense pain to lose a limb tells me that it's a very serious condition, up there with gender identity issues. frankly, i would like to study this.