I was having a very low self esteem day a while back and decided to Google to see if anyone ever fetishized wheelchairs, crutches, and those of us who used them (people do. They are called devotees). I found a messageboard that I joined for a while as a result. They actually talked about BIID and had a few members that were BIID. I never grew to understand it too well, and still don't. I agree that being disabled pushes you outside the social norm to where you are coddled, ignored, and talked over/talked for. And yes, the unemployment rate is staggering, which just makes it harder for greater society, who are the ones who are footing the bill for our existence in many cases (I have spina bifida, btw).
However, I have had instances where I have ideated being an amputee. In my mind, no more dragging of my legs against pavement like I do now, with my tight quadriceps. No amount of PT seems to do the trick, or so it seems (maybe if I layed off the fattening foods. Heh)
But the older I get, the more I appreciate that expression "The grass is always greener on the other side." Maybe it is in some ways. But maybe it's greener here, as we are. And maybe we'd wind up seeing that fact if we did something extreme like blind ourselves.
I'll just stick with what I'm used to.
However, I have had instances where I have ideated being an amputee. In my mind, no more dragging of my legs against pavement like I do now, with my tight quadriceps. No amount of PT seems to do the trick, or so it seems (maybe if I layed off the fattening foods. Heh)
But the older I get, the more I appreciate that expression "The grass is always greener on the other side." Maybe it is in some ways. But maybe it's greener here, as we are. And maybe we'd wind up seeing that fact if we did something extreme like blind ourselves.
I'll just stick with what I'm used to.
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan
