#suck my balls TPA

[sysmedsaresexist]

Would you do a more complete break down about the TPA and it's issues? I just read that plural page you mentioned and it's pretty bad. One paragraph starts criticizing a paper's results without ever mentioning the paper author or links, but conveniently links to the paper that backs up their point.

Paired with all the typos and personal bias, I swear the whole website is just one person writing.

It is just one person, Stronghold :) they actually have guest writers, and then they go and change the articles written so that they match the Stronghold system's views :))) isn't the TPA wonderful??

They have a warm line that they advertise on Twitter as a hot line, despite not having the appropriate training or certifications :))))) they're going to get people killed

They refuse to release their financial records so that people can see where their donations go :))

They're ableist and deny the trauma basis of DID 🥳

They block anyone who points out faults in their articles

They were called out BY NAME by a doctor for not understanding the ToSD in an article about the ToSD

They manipulate figures from research articles to make points that aren't factually accurate

TPA can suck my balls

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[justanothersyscourse]

Hot take

Calling "plurality" a normal human experience, saying that anyone and everyone can be, or is, plural, and purposefully erasing and removing the line of what plurality is, and then lumping DID/OSDD under the "plural umbrella" is such a slap in the face to what we're experiencing

It completely reduces our experience to something "normal" (it's not, nothing about what has happened to those with DID/OSDD, and nothing about what we're experiencing, is normal), to something that everyone can experience (it's not, that's why only some people end up developing DID/OSDD when faced with trauma), and draws a direct comparison of alters to something that is largely philosophical and spiritual (fuck right off, alters aren't the same as what endogenics and those who participate in cultural and spiritual possession rituals are experiencing)

Your normal human experience of ever-changing facets in different situations and around different people isn't remotely similar to DID/OSDD, and I contend that it's not even really plurality

[sysmedsaresexist]

Re: powertothrplurals post, I thought tsod was just a theory to conceptualize spectrum of dissociation and not literal 1:1 hard cold cut "do or die" fact. ??

There's actually SO MUCH MORE to the TOSD than people realize-- you can see it on brain scans!! It's incredible!

It was developed over a century ago!

It's so thoroughly and consistently proven true that the ICD actually included it!

DID (hah) you know that???

MOST PEOPLE DON'T

This is INCREDIBLE science that everyone looks at and just tosses aside. It's crazy to me.

Here's another post about the ToSD for shits and giggles, I'm so proud of the final post in that thread.

Here's a doctor discussing how the TPA has no idea what they're even talking about!

We love science in this house. We love the ToSD for what it is-- the most valuable and scientifically supported theory on trauma that we have.

[sysmedsaresexist]

I'm so tired

Blah blah blah debunk debunk don't trust the TPA

Link a paper here

Don't trust the TPA

Suck my balls TPA

Go away, TPA

DID they really just say that?

(Yes, they did)

[sysmedsaresexist]

They really ARE looking to be a crisis hotline -- that's so incredibly dangerous, they are not trained to do that, they discuss their training and qualifications on the website, and they are not trained

But they are blatantly implying that they'll fill that void

Don't donate to this!

It's so scummy that they've skewed the numbers like this and worded it in such a weird way. You can't just delete an entire section of the chart and not point out how it affects overall numbers-- 62% of 60% of all responders is a much smaller number than this picture implies.

36 people out of 100 said that, and they're counting on you being too dumb to notice so you'll give them money.

From their website:

Do not drag vulnerable, traumatized DID/OSDD systems into this.

If they triggered emotional flooding in one of these sessions... Can you imagine the damage?

I have never hated anything as much as the TPA

[sysmedsaresexist]

Ngl, watching hardcore antis link pro endo resources is hilarious

[justanothersyscourse]

Found the TPA article

Let's bask in the glory of this horribly dangerous statement

People really need to stop and think before they go and just say things on the internet

[sysmedsaresexist]

TPA, at it again

I don't know what makes me angrier, the implication that everyone is plural or the implication that DID/OSDD is just extreme, long-lasting voice hearing and "not feeling like yourself"

[justanothersyscourse]

Was anyone going to tell me that the TPA managed to

turn this into an issue about endos, start a petition that's more about the lack of recognition for endos rather than the use of the videos about DID, use the opportunity to try, ONCE AGAIN, to push for a spot at the ISSTD, AND ask for donations???

(they really did, because they never miss an opportunity to profit off DID)

[sysmedsaresexist]

For context, the meaning of "more than one" is used by TPA to belittle DID/OSDD systems by claiming only "plurals" have personhood by virtue of being "more people", vs DID systems, which are "less than one person". In other words, a broken person. Incomplete parts.

Parts language is not inherently dehumanizing. I understand it can be for some, but it wasn't meant to be. Use what language you feel comfortable with, but the moment you start comparing being more than one to parts, or you start thinking there's two different DID experiences of being more or less than one, you've lost the plot in my opinion.

I won't allow people to come here and start saying you can only have DID and be "plural" if you identify as more than one, as if that's better or different than the people with DID that are... What? What's the opposite? Less than one. No, no. We don't do that here. Personal language be damned, call yourself what you want, but I don't allow "more than one" on this blog because of the history, connotation, and connection to TPA.

All language is valid, but... The people who use "more than one" tend to be stuck up on a high horse thinking they're special.

UwU 🌸 asker, "DID systems can be plural, as long as they identify as more than one-- like ME", get out of here

[sysmedsaresexist]

Go Away, TPA

Now, look, I’m all for some well-informed, responsible self-diagnosing

I think if you have done your research, and there are hurdles preventing you from getting a proper diagnosis, self diagnosing-- with the understanding that there’s a chance you may be wrong-- is perfectly okay

I think once you suspect you have something, and you enter into those communities to compare your experiences to others, if you’re honest with yourself and others, and can change your opinion based on learning new information, then you’re responsible enough to self-diagnose when you’re confident that you’ve found a possible answer

Self-diagnosis becomes a problem when you’re not fully educated, and when, rather than trying to find the actual problem, you start shoehorning your symptoms to fit something that you WANT to have, rather than exploring all possible options

And for your own health, you NEED to explore those options, and be open to the possibility that you’re wrong

This thread by the TPA reads more like, “5 reasons to not look any further”

It reads more like, “5 rebuttals to people who think you should consider other options”

It reads like, “5 reasons to not trust your doctors’ assessments”

Or, even worse, it reads like, “5 reasons to never see a doctor, ever”

So let’s take a look together

So, point 1. Who are you self reporting to? Yourself? Your friends? The other people in the community you’ve joined, that are trained not to question your self-perception under any circumstances? Self-reporting is unreliable, that’s why it’s only one part of the diagnostic process. Telling your doctor your symptoms allows them to make a list of possible and differential diagnoses to consider. It’s directly related to point number 2, actually, which is being taken SLIGHTLY out of context here. Point is, this is not a... reason to self diagnose? Or a reason why it’s valid? It’s a... random factoid? It’s really a circular point. Like-- self-reporting leads to self-diagnosis via self-reporting. This isn’t a reason, it’s a trap. 

So, the first bit of number 2, here, is... a bit strange to include. Don’t let the numbers scare you-- TPA likes to use numbers to scare you. The average is 7 years for correct DID diagnosis, and that’s (1) for people who don’t know they have DID-- zero communication within their system (they tend present with a range of post-traumatic and dissociative symptoms that tend to hide the disorder) and (2), is a figure from over 10 years ago (Putnam, in 2011), prior to DID/OSDD becoming a more popular topic and the major push for more in-depth training for trauma and dissociative specialists. A lot of new research has come out that has encouraged clinicians to become more educated on the topic. 

It’s also really important to note that DID/OSDD are the worst of the worst disorders. Like any doctor, psychologists and psychiatrists won’t jump to the worst conclusion first. If your doctor diagnoses you with DID before trying the label of BPD, run. This would be like you going to a GP for a runny nose and them jumping to cancer. It’s extremely important to work your way up through the appropriate levels, and to take the appropriate steps of ruling out things that are more easily managed and treated. It’s frustrating, but it’s the right way to do it, and as more clinicians become educated in what to look for, the time it takes to work through the levels will shrink. 

DDNOS and OSDD are much more easily diagnosable, because of point number 1. If you’re aware of your alters, and can describe your symptoms accurately, then your clinicians can jump to the higher levels right off the bat. 

This still isn’t a reason to self-diagnose, and it doesn’t make self-diagnosis valid? This is literally just telling people not to bother with doctors because it takes too long. What is this? You know what they’re probably doing... Trying to get you to use their hotline instead, and we all know how I feel about that (it’s going to get someone killed, I swear to god). 

Now, the second part of number 2 just pisses me off. Stop calling DID/OSDD systems ‘plural’. 

Now, this is true. Most doctors haven’t had a patient with DID, but most doctors aren’t dissociative specialists, either. Part of the code of ethics for therapists is to recognize what you can and can’t treat based on your education and experience, so most doctors that aren’t trained in dissociation and trauma will refer you to another doctor at the first sign that it’s out of their sphere of expertise. But again... It doesn’t make self-diagnosis valid. You’re just scaring people away from getting help from doctors by telling them it’s impossible to find one (it’s not, it’s about knowing what kind of doctor to look for, WHEN YOU’RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE AWARE OF YOUR SYMPTOMS, mind you), and that looks really bad when you’re constantly pushing your ‘no guys, seriously, it’s totally not a crisis-hotline’ hotline, manned by unlicensed and untrained ‘peers’ that will counsel and talk to you. 

BUT I DIGRESS, let’s move on. 

Two words: Confirmation Bias

This is probably the worst reason on here, and it probably encourages people the most to just... stay away from doctors. If you think you’re plural, you are, therefore, who needs a diagnosis anyways (you’ll see at the end how effective this one is) because it changes nothing. It also puts DID/OSDD on the same level as endogenic. The TPA likes to push that they’re exact same thing, except those with DID/OSDD are disordered plurals-- and they’re having trouble with their symptoms :( Poor uwus

And if you’re not having trouble, you definitely don’t need a doctor, just their super special hotline, and if you ARE disordered, their hotline can help! Everyone wins, for a monthly subscription fee!

Number 4... This is... stupid. It’s just stupid. 

If you can’t give someone DID, then the only other option is that you ARE DID! Clearly! And there’s absolutely zero chance that you’re misattributing your symptoms or confused about the presentation! You know you best :) And suggesting anything to contrary is harmful. We must accept everything at face value all the time, no questions asked. We are all truly omnipotent. Trust me. I’m my own doctor. 

This is the only valid point in the whole thread. If they had just put the first tweet, and then this tweet, and then it was end thread, it would have been fine. It would have been perfect. 

Everything else here is unnecessary fearmongering.

Oh, and look, it works. 

The TPA. Making the world a better place, one tweet at a time.

[sysmedsaresexist]

Why do some pro endos genuinely think the TOSD is "ableist" 😭

TPA wrote a horrible article about why, and an actual doctor proceeded to call stronghold out BY NAME for being extremely uneducated

[justanothersyscourse]

just had someone say "people with DIDOSDD can identify as singlets" stfu. you dont know jack shit. its a fucking disorder why are you saying we can just back out of it

I wonder if they're taking the route of... Since alters are "parts" and headmates are "people", those with DID/OSDD are less multiple than endos -- therefore closer to, or basically, singlets

Deadass that's a real take I've seen, and TPA pushes it hard

[justanothersyscourse]

Who is TPA?

Oh BOY

Let's talk about The Plural Association and the stronghold system

They're responsible for this horrible piece of trash

And this one

And this

Sigh, and this

Here's some best of

They don't know what they're talking about but endos don't care

They consider themselves to be better than everyone because they're uneducated???

They really just say whatever comes to their mind, no matter how ridiculous

I'm convinced they're going to get people killed

In regards to the whole "people vs parts" thing, they're responsible for this piece of absolute trash

??? That's not how you do DID awareness

And that's just a taste

I hate them 🤗

[sysmedsaresexist]

*Claps in a disrespectful way* 👏

This whole account is a hilarious mess, honestly, I refuse to believe it's not a troll

[justanothersyscourse]

do you tag all your tpa posts with 'suck my balls tpa'? i just want to know if I filter that tag if that means I'll be able to avoid posts about them. they piss me off so much istfg

I do! On both blogs, you can filter for "suck my balls TPA" and avoid that content!

This is a mature blog that makes filtering easy!