Since my childhood I simulate amputations, always in secret. I started with broomsticks and belts as a child. And (with some advances regarding the tools) I do it until now regulary.
In forums I read that there are BID-affected people, who have no interest in pretending.Â
But is that plausible? To be BID-sufferer and to have NO wish to feel how it could feel. No interest to try out using a wheelchair, or blindfold or use a crutch? People may have no chance to pretend because of different circumstances, but "no interest"?
For me, pretending was always an integral part of BID. Could someone who never pretend, be BID-sufferer seriously?
Whats your opinion?
Christof
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One problem with pretending is that once you stop, they realize they do not have the body they feel they need to have. In polls taken on the forums, some people said it helps, but many others said it might help in the short run, but makes it worse once you stop. The fact that it is not real can worsen it because they still do not have what they need. I guess using a wheelchair is an easy way to pretend, but other things are more difficult to do.
Why don’t all green or yellow cars drive around with blue spots? That would naturally look strange, in my opinion. Or does everyone only love one color in this world? BID is as varied as its effects, differing as much as people do in general. These small differences set us apart but share something in common when BID is intense. It is often easiest to achieve this through surgery rather than enduring decades of suffering. Some things can be endured with time, others cannot—just like with other illnesses or challenges. It all
