Psychologist blinded woman with drain cleaner - but she wanted it

For most people becoming blind would be a living nightmare - but for Jewel Shuping it was the fulfilment of a lifelong dream.

Jewel has Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID), a condition in which able-bodied people believe they are meant to be disabled.

Her need to lose her sight was so strong that in 2006 she decided to blind herself - by having a sympathetic psychologist pour DRAIN CLEANER into her eyes.

According to Jewel, her fascination with blindness began early in childhood.

She said: "When I was young my mother would find me walking in the halls at night, when I was three or four years old.

"By the time I was six I remember that thinking about being blind made me feel comfortable."

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