#dissociation explained

[million-with-a-b]

how is DID the most subtle yet obvious disorder ever

[lokilysolbitch]

y'all know when someone keeps talking about their "quirky" childhood and adult habits but it's just like. textbook examples of a complex dissociative disorder. but you can't just be like "maybe you're a system" bc that could freak them out way too much all at once.

or you'll offhandedly mention a Uniquely System Specific Experience and they go "wait i relate to that lol. it must be from my depression/anxiety/etc" like. uhmmmm. not quite, not quite. time loss and seeing people in your head that grow and change independently of you is not uh,,,,,,,,,i don't think that's anxiety uh,,,,,,,,

[porcelainnpines]

Dolly brain tour

[gn-bee]

KNY Accurate Ume-

At least, a hearty attempt.

I'm not very good at replicating styles, so I'm glad I finally had the willpower and patience (and many many references) to do this, because I've been wanting to for a long time.

Along with some silly taishou rumors/secrets!

This was fun for me, I'd like to do more stuff like this.

[one-voice-of-many]

Splitting is no stranger to those with DID, but I hope this helps someone out there understand this disorder a little better

[blackoutsys]

realizing that my instinct to withdraw the moment anything i post on here gets attention is probably because i feel isolated from other systems and so posting about my own experience is a Daunting Task:tm:

because i feel like us talking about the fact we:

don't switch often [maybe like. twice a year at MOST outside of extremely unusual circumstances]

kiiiinda share memories [there's definitely blankspots and they DO exist but it's relatively cohesive]

rarely if ever hear the others [and when we do it's only a few words]

just feels incredibly alienating and not like the "Typical System On Tumblr Experience:tm:"

[deservedgrace]

i appreciate the curiosity and desire to understand when people ask me what growing up religious/in a cult was like, how religion and religious trauma impacts me, why i'm so against christianity, but i kind of dread those questions now because it's so... impossible to explain it properly. i don't know how to explain to people that don't have that experience that it's everything and it's a million little things.

[n0va-collective]

There’s nothing that I hate more then when my friends will text me (knowing we’re a system and knowing we changed host) talking to me as if I was our old host LIKE BRO. C’MON NOW.

[artisticdysfunction]

some of yall like to dehumanize singlets so much and it's weird. they're not aliens. they're people with different experiences, who are indeed capable of understanding and compassion if they want to do so.

[apollos-boyfriend]

i probably have some sort of dissociative disorder but i have a job so idrc about that rn

[algrenion]

the way my boyfriend supports me when i am dissociating is so delightful, man can take my medical conditions flaring up and say "hey! let's make this fun!"

[socksandbuttons]

n... nice eclipse

anyway THE REUTNRRRR

[starlitvases]

I'm gonna need someone to explain to me like I'm 5 why endos are so hellbent on calling people with DID ableist.

pwDID: "DID is a dissociative disorder, which can only occur after a period of trauma in childhood."

Endos: "I'm a system but I don't have DID and I think DID shouldn't be a disorder and removed from the DSM."

pwDID: "Since you don't have DID and likely aren't a medical professional that studies DID, you shouldn't get an opinion on whether DID is a disorder or not."

Endos: "YOU'RE ABLEIST AND GATEKEEPING >:(((("

But you said yourself you don't have DID?? How are we being ableist and "gatekeeping" a trauma disorder when you literally just claimed not to have the disorder. We can't be ableist against someone that isn't even disabled in the first place??

[lightblueminecraftorchid]

the 14 year old edgelord in me keeps trying to compose deep poetry about coming to after dissociating. calm down babes. we’re all good here.

[blue-banditt]

I feel so disconnected from this account like it doesn't feel like me, like the person who chose my username was tripping fr 😭 who did he think he was??

[wearealanguage]

No matter how many times I do it I cannot seem to find a way to tell mental health workers about 'the voices' that doesn't make them immediately give me The Look