Willis-Helmich J J
J Burn Care Rehabil. 1992 Jan-Feb;13(1):64-7. doi: 10.1097/00004630-199201000-00014.
At the age of 4, I incurred a major burn injury that left 45% of my body with permanent scars. Normal clothing covers most of the scars. I was able to reclaim a positive body image through a gradual process of verbal and "body" disclosure. As an adult, I joined a burn survivors' self-help group; as a result of talking with other burn survivors, my self expectations increased. Later, I joined a facilitated group in which nudity and personal growth were the norm. In this group, I was the only person who had experienced a major physical trauma. I replaced my strongly held beliefs that others could not accept my unclothed, burn-injured body with the belief that some persons can, and I came to a personal understanding of why others could not. Fun, exercise, and relaxation led to a reclamation of positive feelings about my unclothed body and allowed my femininity and the character of my body image to emerge and become integrated.
4岁时，我遭受了严重的烧伤，身体45%的部位留下了永久性疤痕。正常的衣物能遮住大部分疤痕。我通过一个逐步的言语和“身体”披露过程，重新找回了积极的身体形象。成年后，我加入了一个烧伤幸存者自助小组；与其他烧伤幸存者交谈后，我的自我期望提高了。后来，我参加了一个倡导裸体和个人成长的小组。在这个小组里，我是唯一一个经历过重大身体创伤的人。我摒弃了坚信别人无法接受我赤裸的、烧伤的身体的想法，转而相信有些人可以接受，并且我个人明白了为什么有些人不能接受。乐趣、锻炼和放松让我重新找回了对自己赤裸身体的积极感受，使我的女性特质和身体形象的特点得以展现并融为一体。
