I'd not heard of this disorder, but the wild thing is that I knew someone who I think had it. At least this would totally explain what happened to him. This person (want to keep him anonymous)actually amputated one of his feet. From what I know, he'd been depressed for much of his life and in and out of mental health facilities. He told everyone that he'd been in a car accident, and that's how he lost his foot. A few years after the so-called "accident" he committed suicide.
Personally, I don't believe that sufferers of this disorder should change their bodies in such a horrible and drastic way. This seems like a mental disorder that requires serious therapy, through counseling, medication, shock therapy or whatever works best for this disorder. It sounds to me like the limb amputation is more of a symptom of the greater issue. I mean, people with bullimia shouldn't continue to purge simply because they want to "right" their bodies. Why would we turn the other way while people amputate their limbs?
It's called intervention!
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I'd not heard of this disorder, but the wild thing is that I knew someone who I think had it. At least this would totally explain what happened to him. This person (want to keep him anonymous)actually amputated one of his feet. From what I know, he'd been depressed for much of his life and in and out of mental health facilities. He told everyone that he'd been in a car accident, and that's how he lost his foot. A few years after the so-called "accident" he committed suicide.
Personally, I don't believe that sufferers of this disorder should change their bodies in such a horrible and drastic way. This seems like a mental disorder that requires serious therapy, through counseling, medication, shock therapy or whatever works best for this disorder. It sounds to me like the limb amputation is more of a symptom of the greater issue. I mean, people with bullimia shouldn't continue to purge simply because they want to "right" their bodies. Why would we turn the other way while people amputate their limbs?
June 6, 2008 - 10:35pmIt's called intervention!
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