*is A System*

*is a system*

*decides to watch a show with decidedly mentally unwell characters*

*stressful situation begins*

*does not stop watching the show*

*relates a bit too hard*

*starts copying the mannerisms and speech patterns unconsciously*

“Oh. Oh no”

being a system that has quite a low split tolerance and fictive heavy is quite anxiety inducing when introducing ourselves online... like we started at around 7 and now we are at 48 and it takes WEEKS for a fictive to actually be allowed to show themselves usually because though we will hear things in our head it's just denial denial denial until they become too much to hide anymore.

and why do we do this??? because internet culture criticizes anyone and everyone who claims to have did and god forbid if they are NOT the "norm" of dissociative identity disorder.

I'm seeing people follow me because of my one (somehow) popular bsd post and uhhhh please don't??? THIS IS NOT A BSD FANBLOG I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE IT BUT. This is my little internet home if you are a singlet please know I spam trauma and DID stuff too djjdjdjdjfjf

(singlets are welcome here if they're respectful ajdkdkkdkdd idm if y'all stay but respecc the system in me okay)

"omg you're a system!!! it just be so fun to have friends in your head!!!"

Yeah. They are my friends but you know what's really not fucking fun? Seeing how intelligent an alter is and how much they want to pursue their dream career but they can't because we share a body. Seeing how creative and talented alters are but we can't spend hours and hours drawing because we share a body and the body has to work. Seeing that an alter really wants to do something and we just don't have time, they say it's okay but we share a body and I know how they really feel.

Yeah I have friends in my head and I'm constantly letting them down because the things we all want aren't physically possible. Yeah that's really fun.

When the BSD introjects take over front and the life

YOU FOOLS!! IT WAS I, DAZAI OSAMU!!!

— 🌈🐇 (he/she)

Not gonna lie, as someone who had previously self diagnosed and now someone who is officially diagnosed, I agree, to an extent.

People should be doing in depth research to self diagnose (though I think most people don't sadly), and honestly even if you think you have it, and have self diagnosed, just.. treat the symptoms. I shout this from the rooftops all the time. I see people on the internet, especially TikTok, going "oh this is did" at one symptom of a disorder and it makes me cringe. I do think that self diagnosis is an actual problem and misinformation spreads like wildfire.

However.

People should not be shamed out of a community simply because they think they have a disorder. I welcome people who think they have DID, while also telling them to focus on symptoms and get in with therapy if possible. If you think you have DID but you aren't diagnosed, it's okay to hang around to get information or just have people to relate to. And regardless of diagnosis, nobody should be educating anyone without sources to back up their claims.

And I don't know if this is a hot take, but if you want to treat what you feel are separated parts of you as separated parts of you / people? Go for it. Just watch your symptoms. If they get worse, try stopping and see if they get better. Do what helps you the most, because that's what matters above all else, in my opinion.

extremely hot take, like something that's gotten me death threats before:

i don't think people should self-diagnose themselves with DID/OSDD. there's so many different disorders that have extremely similar symptoms (CPTSD can even have dissociative states similar to alters, so can BPD), which is exactly why it takes professionals YEARS to diagnose someone. people shouldn't be self-diagnosing something that can be indistinguishable from delusion or psychosis, especially when they're young and their mind is more suggestible. even if someone thinks they're being objective, they're always gonna have a confirmation bias once they THINK they know what's wrong with them.

if someone can't afford therapy or a diagnosis, they should just do self-therapy based on their symptoms and not spread their personal experiences as fact, when they can't even confirm they have the disorder in the first place. that's honestly why there's SO much misinformation out there about DID in the first place...

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