I've heard about a TV program in which a young woman with BID spoke with another young woman who had required a leg amputation following an accident. The program itself demonstrated a surprising amount of understanding; however, for years after the broadcast, the young woman with BID was subjected to vicious abuse and ostracism. I've searched all over Google, imdb.com, and YouTube with no luck. Tried searching with AI as well. Don't think it was available in the USA. Any chance this was a European project? If you have a name for the show or know where I can view please let me know. Thanks so much!
I would also be interested to know whether someone managed to find the link.
Not the same thing you are mentioning, Clark, but Complete Obsession was one of those documentaries that opened the BID topic to the wider public. Language and nomenclature are obsolete now, but nevertheless, I always tend to propose snips here and there when talking/teaching topics on Surgical Ethics https://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/1999/obsession_script.shtml Â
On a separate note, since we are discussing media, we are also developing a podcast. The first season will focus entirely on the moral and ethical challenges raised by BID.
The production will be minimal, essentially me speaking into a microphone with light editing and simple montage, but I see it as a first step towards creating another accessible resource. My hope is that it will help clarify why BID is not only a concern for a small number of people, but a condition that raises broader questions for medicine, ethics, law, and society.
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Just came to my mind also Whole https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429245/ and the Chloe Jennings-White case. I do not think any of these match your description, however.Â
Leandro Loriga, Ph.D.
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@leandro Thanks for the recommendations. I've seen Whole a couple of times. I had read the Complete Obsession transcript years ago. Read it again last night. You're right, the language and nomenclature are so obsolete. The idea of this being dysmorphia, at least for me, is so not true. I found out through another source the show I was looking for was a German language release, but they couldn't remember any other details. Good luck on the podcast, can't wait to listen.
For those who do not know what dysmorphia is, it is the idea of believing something that is not true. In effect, it is a delusion. We have a problem with the medical community believing that BID sufferers are delusional. They conflate BID with BDD, which it has no relationship with. BDD is a delusion that one falsely believes that a limb is either damaged or otherwise that something is wrong with it that they want it removed. With BID, as we all know, it is not that one's limb is damaged but that, in the way one sees their body, it should not be there. It is not a delusion, so it is not dysmorphia. Â
