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Edit: I may have meant transgender. I see no difference. I admit I am ill informed on the matter as I consider the whole thing to be of little value.
Body integrity dysphoria is a psychiatric condition characterized by a persistent desire to acquire physical disability (e.g., amputation, paraplegia). Body integrity dysphoria is also termed as body integrity identity disorder, amputee identity disorder, and xenomelia.
In 1977, the first case of two individuals who desired to cut off their healthy limbs was reported. Earlier Body integrity dysphoria was termed apotemnophilia, and the probable reason for apotemnophilia was said to be sexually oriented.
But, later on, it was found that the patient’s desire for amputations was not only sexually-oriented but was due to several, nonsexual reasons as well.
Robert Smith was the first surgeon in the world to perform amputations on healthy individuals. Robert Smith performed elective amputations in otherwise healthy patients, one in 1997 and one in 1999.
He called this condition a disorder of body identity and reported that patients desperately wanted amputation and were happy after their transformation.
Both psychologists and neurologists believe that Body integrity dysphoria is common in people whose brain fails to map the body correctly. Different neuroimaging techniques were utilized to assess the association of Body integrity dysphoria with other neurological conditions.
Upon analysis, it was found that patients who desire amputation have brain damage in the right hemisphere.
The most common reason for amputation in body integrity dysphoria is the patient’s desire to correct the mismatch in their body. This unusual desire is due to the patient’s belief that the target limb does not belong to them.
The underlying cause of Body integrity dysphoria is still unknown, and research is going on to understand the precise cause. Scientists believe that it is mainly due to early childhood trauma, sexual arousal, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, or an over-identification with amputees.
The common symptoms associated with Body integrity dysphoria are stress, depression, mood disorders, and anxiety.
Body integrity dysphoria is often compared with body dysmorphia. Body dysmorphia is a condition in which subjects keep thinking about their bodies negatively, which hampers their quality of life.
Anorexia nervosa was also found to have links with the Body integrity dysphoria.
“Body integrity dysphoria” (BID) is a severe condition affecting non-psychotic individuals where a limb may be experienced as not being part of the body, despite normal anatomical development and intact sensorimotor functions. Limb amputation is desired for restoring their own identity.
Comparing Gender Dysphoria to Body Integrity Dysphoria, we find:
A delusion that there exists a grievous flaw in an individual’s body, sex in the case of Gender Dysphoria, “alien” appendages in Body Integrity Dysphoria.
Denial of any claim that the flaw does not exist, no matter how much evidence is presented.
An obsessive frame of mind, in which the delusion becomes the central, controlling factor of existence.
Depression and anxiety in response to the obsession.
Efforts to “correct” the problem by means of body mutilation.
Resistance to any other type of solution.
Clearly, Body Integrity Dysphoria is essentially identical to Gender Dysphoria, the only difference being the body element(s) acting as the focus.
originally posted by: QwertyMyself
There is no such thing.
You were born a male or a female.
Very few are hermaphrodite.
When you are long dead and they find your remains, they will know you as a male or a female.
Why do you seek to redefine yourself as something else?
You were born perfect.
It takes a lifetime to get to know oneself.
Why do you reject what you are in order to identify as something other than what you were born as?
And for those who are members of this prideful group whose name is riddled with meaningless letters, why do you demand acceptance for something you know is off-putting to many?
Understand their comfort in the norm.
Do not push your oddity unto them demanding acceptance, then act surprised at backlash.
Physically altering your body with surgery or chemical injections is not the answer you seek.
It will not bring you the peace you seek.
Only knowing and accepting yourself as you are will.
This is not a reproach.
I am simply expressing myself.
I do not understand this modern movement.
I am concerned for the young who may be fooled into this mindset by the colorful parades and claims of "love and acceptance" when they display quite the contrary.
Edit: I may have meant transgender. I see no difference. I admit I am ill informed on the matter as I consider the whole thing to be of little value.
Gotta get a new name for this, really. While I don't care what you do to yourself, as long as you keep it to only you, Every time I hear trans, I only think of Transend.
So you have risen above sex? Then it shouldn't matter what sex you are, "cause you no longer need it anyway.
originally posted by: schuyler
"Identify" however you want, but don't expect me to participate in your delusions.
No human hermaphrodites ever existed on this planet--
To be a hermaphrodite you must have the repoductive organs of both sexes-- as a result you can get pregnant and be able to impregnate other humans-
originally posted by: Stopstealingmycountry
a reply to: nugget1
I believe that credit goes to a German in the 20's who successfully completed the operation on a few people. Then everyone got really upset and claimed he was promoting sex to children. Then the NAZI regime deemed him and everyone like him a threat to society and had them locked up and /or killed.
Since 1977, case reports and group studies have been produced, trying to understand the cause of this unusual desire.
originally posted by: Grenade
a reply to: QwertyMyself
I can’t remember who said it but if you put 1 man and 99 women on a deserted island and come back in 100 years you’ll find a thriving community. If you put 1 man and 99 “trans-women” on the same island and come back in 100 years you’ll find 100 dead male skeletons.
Pure fantasy land woke culture libtard BS, the whole damn movement is a bunch of crazy eyed perverts and privileged morons that have never had to live in the real world.