#body identity integrity disorder

[creatingchimera]

[transspeciesguy]

Unpopular opinion, I think having safe medical procedures done on people with BIID who experience extreme distress from their disorder is not only the best route of care, but also morally correct.

I would rather a person willingly get a limb amputated than kill themself because of their disorder. If your only argument against this is "but being disabled is terrible!" You are ableist.

[borderline-purrsonality]

I love you people with mental illnesses considered “scary” by society. People with personality disorders, BIID, cotard's syndrome, DID, OSDD, schizophrenia, etc. You aren’t “scary.” You all deserve love, support, and to be happy.

[antiradqueer]

Since the most popular PRAT terms are all stolen, I (mod Adam) decided to make flags for the actual definition of these terms to try and take them back :)

Transage - Age regressors, dreamers, and chronosian people who prefer the term. Can also apply to those who feel sort of “age stuck” due to trauma or neurodiversity.

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Transracial Adoptee - A person of one race or ethnicity adopted into a family of another race or ethnicity.

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Transspecies - Nonhumans or alterhumans who prefer the term.

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Transabled - People with BIID who prefer the term.

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‼️ ALL THESE FLAGS ARE ANTI-PRAT ‼️

[redacted-coiner]

All of these are BIID/BID

Flag Sets: One, Two, and Three

DNI is listed within my pinned post. Please go read it before interacting with any part of my content. Ask to tag!

THIS IS NOT A RADQUEER FRIENDLY POST

@satyrradio

[weirdcore-catbxy]

[ID: There are three flags. The two on the right and left are identical, but the one in the center has a symbol. The flag is a rectangular flag with 7 horizontal stripes flag, and colors in this order, top to bottom: Dark grey blue, a pale bluish cyan, black, white, black, a medium pinkish red, and dark scarlet. The black stripes are thinner, while the rest of the stripes are equal in size. There is a symbol on the center of the flag. The flag in the center has a symbol that is a heart that is split in half. It has a thick black outline and the inside of the symbol is white in color. /End ID]

BIID Flag

[PT: BIID flag /end PT]

BIID: Body integrity dysphoria (BID), also referred to as body integrity identity disorder (BIID), amputee identity disorder or xenomelia, and formerly called apotemnophilia, is a rare mental disorder characterized by a desire to have a sensory or physical disability or feeling discomfort with being able-bodied, beginning in early adolescence and resulting in harmful consequences.

There were no BIID flags that I could find, or at least, none that appealed to me and/or weren't related to transID/radqueer stuff.

This flag is for people with BIID only!

[ID: A transparent image of symbol on the flag. It is a heart that is split in half. It has a thick black outline and the inside of the symbol is white in color. /End ID]

[positivitygenic]

here's to all the endogenic systems with biid

to the systems who have dysphoria about their leg/legs

to the systems who have dysphoria about their arm/arms

to the systems who have dysphoria about both

to the systems who have dysphoria over not being paralyzed

to the systems that have dysphoria over one, or more, of their senses

to the systems who have dysphoria over being able to speak

to the systems who have massive waves of dysphoria

to the systems who feel insecure because their dysphoria seems much milder in comparison

to ALL of you all.

you aren't alone and we're happy you're here.

[termedking]

does anyone have ACTUAL tips for biid stuff...r/biid isn't very helpful and i can't find much else

[peachie-kittie]

Hey due to a small rabbit hole I fell down I wanna speak some thoughts.

People with BIID are so fucking valid. I don't have it but like - I want those folks with it to know I support whatever they choose to do.

There's something so odd about BIID discourse and treatments and such. I've only scratched the surface so I can't have much of an opinion but-

If you seek out psychiatric treatments and ways to relieve the symptoms without surgery, I support you. If you are someone who has tried all they can and end up still needing surgeries to feel comfortable, I support you. If you can't do anything about your BIID yet, I hope you're able to find treatments/things to aid you.

And as someone who may be trans and has been looking into bodily autonomy discourse years due to debates - bodily autonomy should be granted to everyone. Even if the decisions make you cringe or you can't understand. Even if they don't make sense.

BIID itself is a disability and disorder. And if we're striving for a world that is accepting of disabilities, we need a world that will openly discuss and help those with BIID.

And to any people who are trans with BIID - I hope you find people who take you seriously and will help you find a suitable way to maintain your meatsuit.

Okay. That's all.

[thee-radio-host-is-a-kookaburra]

since my post abt how the radqueer community hurts those with BIID is gaining a lot of traction, i decided to make some anti-transabled BIID blinkies

BIID Awareness Ribbon colors, BIID Awareness flag, and another BIID flag

+ cat ver

can be used by anyone with BIID who is against the transabled/radqueer community in general (no middle finger cat one for the last flag, as the creator did not want their flag used in that way)

[transspeciesguy]

Also that anon being like "there are ways to treat/manage biid" and saying that BIID doesnt count as being transabled... Huhhh.....

Not only was transabled coined as a term for people w BIID a LONG time ago, but even now, most times someone IDs as transabled, it is often due to dysphoria or even BIID.

And the "treatment for BIID" thing?

Nothing helped with my BIID. I was violently depressed and had harmful urges and actions toward myself for years because of it. I was in therapy. I was on medication. I was hospitalized in inpatient psychiatric facilities time and time again. Nothing. Helped.

Except, well, the thing that helped- actually going through with removing the limbs that were affecting me. Y'know. The thing that has been proven to help pwBIID.

It pisses me off that antis act like all transabled people can't possibly also be disabled. I am both transabled and cisdisabled. Me being transabled doesn't magically change the fact that I experience the struggles of being disabled.

Yes! If you do any surface level research into BIID you will find that the overwhelming majority of BIID patients respond extremely well to having their desired disability made a reality. It's dumbfounding that some people won't do any amount of research on a disorder before making claims about it.

[biidingmytime]

[ID: a cartoony drawn picture of a boy, labeled "me with BID", standing at a forking path. The path on the left leads to a bright, sunshine-filled hill with a dark castle edited in. The castle is labeled "staying able-bodied and dysphoric". The right path leads to a dark hill where the sky is clouded and lightning shoots down to a bright and shining castle that has been edited in. The castle is labeled "accomplishing my need but have a harder life" /End ID]

Woe, another meme be upon ye

[conditionaljewel]

Having one of those nights where the dysmorphia is really sitting on me and I’m craving an escape I’ll never achieve or acquire

Siiiiiiigh

I’ve gotten better at coping and dealing with it all but there’s still some nights where the mental and physical symptoms I’m dealing with all combine and it’s just like … fuck

[thelittlefirepup]

💜💜💜💜💜

Was gonna post this on my other blog, but I don't feel like risking my family finding it for personal reasons. So I'm posting this here (may delete later)..

I hate trying to find info on lesser known disorders. Like right now, trying to find things on P-DID and BID/BIID is so difficult it's annoying.

I found just enough to be like "maybe thats me. But I'm not sure."

But I can't find enough info to figure it out. Most of stuff about P-DID is just about DID or osdd only. I can't find much on P-DID specifically. And BID info or tags is full of transabled stuff. I've found more about radqueers and transable and transplural than I have about these disorders that actually affect people.

It's gotten to the point that every time I question, "is that me?" I start hating myself and telling myself I'm just being a radqueer and trying to identify as something I'm not or that I'm faking for attention.

It sucks.

[multiplicity-positivity]

Here’s some positivity for systems with body integrity identity disorder (BIID)!

Body integrity identity disorder is a valid mental illness that can be quite serious. However, people who suffer with this illness are no less deserving of respect and autonomy! This post goes out -

To those who are significantly distressed by their disorder(s)!

To those with psychosis or delusions who truly believe they have a disorder they don’t!

To those who are seeking treatment for their BIID through therapy, medications, or peer support groups!

To those who are anti transabled and who speak out against ableism within their communities!

To those whose BIID stems directly from trauma!

To those who have complicated relationships with their bodies due to their BIID!

To those whose symptoms are exacerbated by body dysmorphia, comorbidities, or other issues!

To those with BIID who are therian, otherkin, alterhuman, or nonhuman in some way!

To individual headmates who are symptom holders for BIID symptoms!

To those with scars and/or deformities from medical trauma or botched amputation attempts!

To those who are sad that they’ll never look on the outside the way they feel on the inside!

To those who used to be part of the radqueer/transabled communities, but left after they learned more about their disorder!

To those who are questioning whether or not they have BIID!

To those who have done the research and self-diagnosed!

To those who have been diagnosed by professionals!

To those who struggle with depersonalization, identity confusion, or other identity-related issues!

We are wishing you all a future of hope, healing, happiness, and loads of self-acceptance. Please know that your disorder is real, your concerns are valid, and you deserve to be heard and take up space in your communities! We care about you, we’re rooting for you, and we wish each one of you the very best in all that you do!

(Image ID:) A pale orange userbox with a cluster of multicolored flowers for the userbox image. The border and text are both dark orange, and the text reads “all plurals can interact with this post!” (End ID.)

[artisticdysfunction]

here's to all the traumagenic systems with biid

to the systems who have dysphoria about their leg/legs

to the systems who have dysphoria about their arm/arms

to the systems who have dysphoria about both

to the systems who have dysphoria over not being paralyzed

to the systems that have dysphoria over one, or more, of their senses

to the systems who have dysphoria over being able to speak

to the systems who have massive waves of dysphoria

to the systems who feel insecure because their dysphoria seems much milder in comparison

to ALL of you all.

you aren't alone and we're happy you're here.