Man Asks Doctor to Remove Two Healthy Fingers from His Hand Because They Traumatized Him
A Quebec man suffering from body integrity identity disorder (BIID) asked a doctor to remove the fourth and fifth fingers on his left hand because he felt they didn’t belong on his body. Dr. Nadia Nadeau from the Department of Psychiatry at Université Laval recently published a case report about an unnamed patient who had […]
Woman Fulfills Life-Long Wish of Becoming Blind, Says She’s Never Been Happier
Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) is a serious psychological condition that gives able-bodied people a strong desire to be disabled. It’s what made this woman from North Carolina purposely blind herself by dropping drain cleaner into her eyes! Jewel Shuping, 30, revealed that she’s been obsessed with blindness since childhood. “My mother would find me […]
Healthy Woman Dreams of Becoming Paralyzed from the Waist Down
Being stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of their lives is most people’s idea of hell, but not for Chloe Jennings-White. A 57-year-old chemist from Salt Lake City, Utah, has an unnatural desire to become a paraplegic (paralyzed from the waist down). Chloe lives the life of a disabled person. She moves around in a […]