Why would anyone want to be in a wheelchair or be blind?

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In summary, people with Body Integrity Identity Disorder have a miswiring in their brains that makes them desire to be in a wheelchair or blind. This desire is not a choice and cannot be explained. Some sufferers may resort to self-harm to achieve this, but it is not legally allowed for doctors to perform surgery for this purpose. It is often seen as an extreme form of wanting to be special or noticed. This is similar to the trend of classifying children as having some sort of disorder, or the need for attention seen in some joggers/walkers who wear knee braces.
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Because their brains are (mis)wired that way. Asking why is kinda pointless; a normal person wouldn't want those things but these are not normal people.
 
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Is a doctor legally allowed to do this kind of surgery?
 
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jobyts said:
Is a doctor legally allowed to do this kind of surgery?

I don't think so. The sufferers sometimes will do it themselves, through self harm.
 
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It seems like an extreme form of the 'I want to be special/noticed'.
The same process that gets all kids classified as some sort of autistic, dyslexic, ADHA - nobody is just normal.
Or the number of joggers/walkers you see with some sort of knee brace = look at me, I do this enough to be injured, but I'm tough enough/dedicated enough to keep doing it. This seems to be most common on the jogging for 5mins once a week crowd.
 

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1. Why would anyone choose to be in a wheelchair or be blind?

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