Apotemnophilia/Body Integrity Identity Disorder(BIID) is a condition that causes those who have it, to feel uncomfortable in their own bodies. Apotemnophilia involves a sexual motivation for being or looking like an amputee, whereas most people with BIID don't report a sexual motivation. As a result, an intense
obsession develops with removing the
limb; this obsession hinders the patients' social behaviour
and integration. In some respects, these individuals resemble those that are transgendered, in that they don't feel 'right' in their own body.
Symptoms of BIID sufferers are often keenly felt. The sufferer feels
incomplete with four limbs, but is confident amputation will fix this.
The sufferer knows exactly what part of which limb should be amputated
to relieve the suffering. The sufferer has intense feelings of envy
toward amputees. They often pretend, both in private and in public, that
they are an amputee. The sufferer recognizes the above symptoms as
being strange and unnatural. They feel alone in having these thoughts,
and don't believe anyone could ever understand their urges. They may try
to injure themselves to require the amputation of that limb. They
generally are ashamed of their thoughts and try to hide them from
others, including therapists and health care professionals.
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| Baz from Liverpool has B.I.I.D (Body Integrity Identity Disorder). He
became an amputee by choice by freezing his leg in dry ice.- LINK |
The following set of self-injury and subsequent amputation photos by
tegumai-b on Flickr
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| Eight hours in dry ice. |
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| Foot frozen to ankle. Burns
above |
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| Foot is one giant blister. |
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| Day of amputation |
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| 2 weeks after amputation |
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| Healed stump |
brilliant job done wish I could do it to wear a prosthetic leg...
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