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Woman in wheelchair pretends to be paralysed: Chloe Jennings-White desperates wants to be paraplegic - Mirror Online
For most people, being told they need a wheelchair would be their worst nightmare.
But for Chloe Jennings-White, it was a dream come true.
The 57-year-old suffers with a rare condition called Body Integrity Identity Disorder, a rare psychological complaint which means she desperately wants to be paraplegic – paralysed below the waist.
So when she was finally diagnosed in 2008, and doctors suggested she tried using a wheelchair to control her urges to damage her own spine, she was more than happy to give it a try.
Now Chloe, a research scientist in psychiatry, chooses to live her life on four wheels, pretending to be paralysed.
“Being able to use a wheelchair is a massive relief, and the closest I will probably ever come to being paraplegic,” says Chloe.
For most people, being told they need a wheelchair would be their worst nightmare.
But for Chloe Jennings-White, it was a dream come true.
The 57-year-old suffers with a rare condition called Body Integrity Identity Disorder, a rare psychological complaint which means she desperately wants to be paraplegic – paralysed below the waist.
So when she was finally diagnosed in 2008, and doctors suggested she tried using a wheelchair to control her urges to damage her own spine, she was more than happy to give it a try.
Now Chloe, a research scientist in psychiatry, chooses to live her life on four wheels, pretending to be paralysed.
“Being able to use a wheelchair is a massive relief, and the closest I will probably ever come to being paraplegic,” says Chloe.
