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diningpageantry · 4 months ago

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im gonna be so real i have a lot of thoughts on the whole "DID fakers" conversation from the perspective of someone whose diagnosis has been well discussed and validated, and so much of it is the reality that far too many people are fakeclaimed for things that are studied and understood as possible symptoms of the disorder. on one hand i really want to compile and create some longform video essay detailing and sourcing where so much fakeclaiming is misinformed, but i also very desperately do not want my face or voice attached to media discussing a connection to my DID for incredibly personal reasons. but genuinely, there's so much conversation between both people with the disorder and people who study the disorder that validates a lot of experiences that are fakeclaimed and far too much of the fakeclaiming is people monopolizing off traumatized people desperately trying to understand their own experiences.

#sometimes i hear fakeclaims that are so desperately outrageous that i need to sit back and go 'jesus fucking christ'#of course there are specialists who put out harmful and outdated information that people source but the fact is they don't crosscheck either #i heard someone earlier say you have to get brain scans to get diagnosed and i was like. JESUS FUCK THAT'S NEVER BEEN A REALITY #brain scans in relation to DID patients have pretty much only existed in case studies by specialists to prove that DID effects the brain #it's done in settings where they're presenting this information to other clinicians that are skeptical to DID #brain scans aren't something the incredibly large majority of diagnosed DID folks get. it's beyond false to suggest it's diagnostic criteria #like. there are of course people who either are malingering or misdiagnosed. however.#the reality is so claim so many real symptoms are signs of malingering is dangerous and far too common #some people suggest that having good communication means faking... for systems who've been in treatment for years....#like no. that's simply what happens with treatment. that's literally a sign of healing.#i feel absolutely bonkers thinking about it because people make MONEY off fakeclaiming random people #and it's very upsetting that nobody has sat down and broken down their argument against actual studies

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