# Could someone be amputated by own request? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 4, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-be-amputated-by-own-request/682787 "2014-03-04T00:07:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-be-amputated-by-own-request/682787/41 "2017-08-03T03:23:59Z")
**Moderator Action** > [@hotdog](#): > > I understand it. Wanting to have a healthy limb amputated I want my arms amputated You have a condition known as Apotemnophilia, also known as Body integrity identity disorder. > **[Body integrity dysphoria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apotemnophilia)** > > Body integrity dysphoria (BID), also referred to as body integrity identity disorder (BIID), amputee identity disorder or xenomelia, and formerly called apotemnophilia, is a rare mental disorder characterized by a desire to have a sensory or physical disability or feeling discomfort with being able-bodied, beginning in early adolescence and resulting in harmful consequences. BID appears to be related to somatoparaphrenia. People with this condition may refer to themselves as transabled.\[ BID is... I strongly suggest that you seek treatment for it. We prefer that questions about real life medical conditions be posted in our In My Humble Opinion forum. If you want advice and opinions about your issue and possible treatment options, you may create a new post there. As that forum name indicates, any replies you get there are just the opinions of some online folks and should not be considered the equivalent of professional medical advice. As always, it is best to seek real-life professional help. Since this is out of the bounds of GQ, this is closed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-someone-be-amputated-by-own-request/682787.md?page=2)