Without A Leg To Stand On

Here’s an absolutely fascinating video about Robert Vickers, who has Body Identity Integrity Disorder (BIID). Basically, from a very early age he felt that his left leg did not belong to him, and he wanted to have it removed. When he was thirty, he succeeded in damaging it so much that it had to be surgically amputated. Now he feels complete…

 

(hat tip to Vaughan, over at Mind Hacks for the link. His post has further links and comments about BIID that are interesting in their own right)