Strange trends are emerging all the time, especially since the rise of the internet. One such trend is “transableism”, a phenomenon where people identify as disabled and seek to change their bodies to reflect that identity.
A Very Serious Issue
At first, it’s easy to laugh off transabled people, who often ask doctors to amputate limbs, blind them, and snip their spinal cords. Moreover, some transabled people attempt to do these things to themselves on their own.
A Cry for Attention
With all things considered, it’s clear that these individuals are unwell and need mental health support. A 24-year-old college student from North Carolina called transableism a “cry for attention.” Speaking to Fox News, he said: “It’s offensive to people who actually suffer from the condition that you say you need in order to be your true self.”
Transableism Requires Mental Support
The student went on to discuss the mental health of transabled individuals. He said: “It’s embarrassing, and I don’t know if you can be considered a serious human being if you alter your body like this instead of getting the appropriate mental help you need.”
Able-Bodied But Still Uses a Wheelchair
Jørund Viktoria Alme, a senior credit analyst in Norway, identifies as able-bodied and uses a wheelchair despite not needing it. Alme, who also happens to be transgender, said she always wished she was born “a woman paralyzed from the waist down.”
A Shocking Account
Alme isn’t the only transabled person whose story made its way to the internet. A 21-year-old woman from North Carolina identifies as blind. Shockingly, the woman actually attempted to impair her sight in order to feel more comfortable in her body.
A Delusional Disorder
Jane Orient, a general internist and executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, said that “transabled persons suffer from a delusional disorder.”
Addressing the Doctors
Addressing the doctors transabled people are pleading to, Orient said: “The Oath of Hippocrates adjures physicians to do no harm. Mutilating the body is an objective harm even if it makes the patient subjectively feel better.”
Could it be Munchausen Syndrome?
According to Cleveland Clinic, Munchausen syndrome “is when someone tries to get attention and sympathy by falsifying, inducing, and/or exaggerating an illness.” Given the definition, there’s definitely a possibility that transabled individuals could fall into such a group.
The Internets Response
Transableism is becoming more and more well-known and, as such, has been discussed across social media. Some Redditors were appalled by the situation, while others were more sympathetic.
An Outsiders Perspective
One Redditor wrote: “As far as I’m concerned, anyone who is blind belongs in the blind community, even if you got there by self-injury. At that point, you’re in the same boat as the rest of us. We should, however, absolutely not be encouraging [this]. We should be encouraging those people to get the mental health support they need so they can live happily without causing themselves irrevocable harm.”
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