A gut-wrenching story about a man with Body Integrity Identity Disorder. He felt the urgent need to have his (sane) right leg amputated, until…he found a doctor willing to do so.

From Weekly Filet #92, in November 2012.

Do No Harm

Matter

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The Psychology of Human Misjudgment

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