
Jewel is 30. From the
early childhood, she had a dream… to
become blind!
Her mother noticed the girl wondering in her
sleep at night when she was around 5. She
felt so comfortable with no sight and really
hoped she would lose it one day. The
doctors call such a condition BIID or Body
Integrity Identity Disorder.
From the early years, people with this
disorder believe they are meant to be
disabled in some way. Some of them dream
to lose their legs or to be paralyzed. Others
dream of losing their sight or hearing. This
disorder is rare; that is why many people do
not know about it and cannot provide
adequate treatment to those who need it.

The patients are unable to cope with the
disorder on their own, and many of them end
up damaging their healthy bodies. This is
what happened to Jewel. Being 30 years of
age she used drain cleaner to lose sight.
She just poured it into her eyes.
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