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Woman
Claims She Blinded Herself with Drain Cleaner to Fulfill Her Life-Long Dream of
Being Disabled: 'I Should Have Been Blind from Birth'
"I
went blind on purpose, but I don't feel it was a choice," Jewel Shuping
said of her decision to blind herself
By Char Adams
Published
on October 1, 2015 04:45 PM
PHOTO: RUARIDH CONNELLAN/BARCROFT MEDIA /LANDOV
Ever
since she was a little girl, Jewel Shuping dreamed of being blind. The North
Carolina resident was born perfectly healthy, but she became so obsessed with
losing her sight that at age 21, she took matters into her own hands.
Shuping
claims that she had a psychologist pour drain cleaner in her eyes, then waited
to seek medical attention. Afterwards, she gradually lost her eyesight and is
now almost completely blind, she says.
“I
really feel this is the way I was supposed to be born, that I should have been
blind from birth,” the 30-year-old says.
Shuping
has Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) – a rare condition causing
able-bodied people to believe they are supposed to be disabled. She has long
fantasized about being blind.
“When I
was young, my mother would find me walking in the halls at night. When I was 3
or 4 years old,” Shuping recalls. “By the time I was 6 I remember that thinking
about being blind made me feel comfortable.”
Shuping
acquired a white cane in her teens and could read Braille fluently by the time
she was 20. As the years progressed, so did her desire to be blind.
So, she
decided to take matters into her own hands. In 2006, Shuping claims she found a
sympathetic psychologist who agreed to pour drain cleaner into her eyes (the
two first met for a few weeks to make sure Shuping was ready).
“It
hurt, let me tell you. My eyes were screaming and I had some drain cleaner
going down my cheek burning my skin,” Shuping says. “All I could think was, ‘I
am going blind, it is going to be okay.’ ”
The two
waited for 30 minutes before going to a hospital, where doctors worked to save
Shuping’s eyesight. But the permanent damage was already done and, over the
next six months, Shuping’s eyesight gradually faded.
Shuping
has refused to name the psychologist who she says helped her blind herself.
“I was
so happy, I felt that this was who I was supposed to be,” Shuping explains.
Shuping’s
decision to blind herself put a strain on her relationship with her family. She
initially told them she lost her eyesight in an accident, but upon learning the
truth, Shuping’s mother and sister cut off contact with the her, she claims.
However,
Shuping says she has never been happier and does not regret her decision –
although she does not recommend her drastic method to others.
“Don’t
go blind the way I did. I know there is a need, but perhaps someday there will
be treatment for it,” Shuping said. “People with BIID get trains to run over
their legs, freeze dry their legs or fall off cliffs to try to paralyze
themselves.
“It’s
very dangerous. And they need professional help.”
Now
Shuping, who is studying education, wants to both raise public awareness of the
condition and help other blind people live independent lives.
She
admitted that she understands why some people would be angry about her
deliberately blinding herself. But, she says, “the way I became disabled
doesn’t really matter.”
“I went blind on purpose, but I don’t feel it was a choice.”
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