As I was thinking about Acrotomophilia I found something very interesting. I haven't heard anyone discussed this as maybe in the same category as cutting. Self mutilation seems to correlate with depression or attention seeking in many cases. Could this be an extreme case of wanting attention so much mutilation by itself is not enough so amputation is necessary?
Also, as I was sitting in church today a passage was brought to my attention.
Corinthians 12:21-24
"The eye cannot say to the hand "I don't need you!" And the head cannot say to the feet, "I don't need you!" On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unrepresentable are treated with special modesty,
What does this mean? So are these people going against God?
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Before i rant I'm guessing you meant apotemnophilia rather than acrotomophilia, correct me if I'm wrong.
ReplyDeleteThat is a very interesting point to bring up, however when that passage is taken in context it is a metaphor for the "body of Christ" (meaning Christians and the various rolls each individual takes on. ex. Those who serve would be considered hands and those who speak would be mouths.) That being said it is interesting that it is more or less describing apotemnophilia long before it was ever named or observed. (The latter being an assumption.)