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Posted byAttitudeAdjusterin/reads-Jun 03, 2016 at 11:45 AMΔ

New hope for people obsessed with amputating one of their own limbs

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New hope for people obsessed with amputating one of their own limbs

One of the strangest conditions we psychologists come across causes people to want to maim themselves. Known as body identity integrity disorder (BIID) or xenomelia, it usually involves a desire to amputate a healthy limb. More rarely it can manifest as a desire to be paraplegic or blind.

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  • warriorJun 03, 2016 at 12:02 PM

    I can't even deal with this disorder ...

  • merthsoftJun 03, 2016 at 11:53 AM

    I'm curious how BIID relates to body dysmorphic disorder and gender dysphoria, and how treatments might overlap.

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