Cutting Desire

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  Posted By: firemedic258 @ 05/30/2008 8:44:52 AM

  Your logic is flawed to assume that every single sufferer can afford their medical care. This would require having checked with everyone. The cost of a SCI is approximately $1 million dollars over the course of a person's life. And yes, I am aware that many of them want other forms of disabilities, which is why many psychiatrists believe it may be a form of Munchausen syndrome. I also find it hard to believe. Munchausen sufferers also put their lives at risk with their repeated actions....however, so does the guy riding his motorcyle without a helmet. As for the abortion analogy, we will have to agree to disagree, because I have seen many people do stupid things to risk their lives (noncompliance with meds, drugs/alcohol, drunk driving, lack of exercise/too much McDonalds despite four heart attacks). It's why people in EMS/emergency departments have jobs. However, I have never looked at them and related it to abortion.

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  Posted By: cconreaux @ 05/30/2008 8:37:25 AM

  I know someone who did that. They kicked him out because he had a mental illness! Nice try, though.

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  Posted By: cconreaux @ 05/30/2008 8:36:24 AM

  Well, see, that's the thing. People with BIID are neither psychotic nor schizophrenic nor suicidal nor attention seeking nor substance abusers nor have personality disorder. Did you miss the quote from Dr. Michael First? "He found that they were far from psychotic. "You almost have to see it to believe it," First says. "These people say, 'Every minute of my life I feel like something is wrong.' But it doesn't impair their ability to relate to other people. They are completely in touch with reality." "