? for Dan? P.S.

[Guest guest]

Dan on 2nd thought, makes sense. You *were* amputated -- just maybe

not physically. Ever notice The Mind-Body connection with KO's?

With no medical history, one day I developed a strange syndrome.

That was the orignal reason I sought therapy -- I wasn't coping with

it too well bcs it's a major life adjustment. Both the therapist and

treating physician suspected abuse issues -- not saying that's the

cause per say, just interesting I've met a lot of ppl with strange

medical things, who also, as it turns out, came from abusive places..

> > Daphne,

> >

> > My problem is Body Integrity Identity Disorder. Since the age

of

> 4

> > or 5 I wished I were one-legged, and to me amputees are the most

> > beautiful people. The origin seems to have a lot to do with

early

> > childhood experiences - having a BPD mother who could not accept

> me

> > as I was, and who symbolically amputated me for every attempt at

> > freedom. I could not build an independent identity except for a

> > secret, amputee identity who had the right to be loved and be

> free.

> > The original causes are gone now. I have overcome an enormous

> load

> > of shame concerning it. The only remaining question is, can

that

> > sense of identity change at all? Will I be happier to live the

> rest

> > of my life with one leg than to be consumed by this feeling?

> >

> > - Dan

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rhythm_methd wrote:

> With no medical history, one day I developed a strange syndrome.

> That was the orignal reason I sought therapy -- I wasn't coping with

> it too well bcs it's a major life adjustment. Both the therapist and

> treating physician suspected abuse issues -- not saying that's the

> cause per say, just interesting I've met a lot of ppl with strange

> medical things, who also, as it turns out, came from abusive places..

Uhhh, if I may ask, what was the name and symptoms of the

syndrome you developed?

- Edith