with my eyes open, ears open, mouth tied shut

first stripe: light gray, very slightly tinted pink.

this stripe is for self acceptance, since i think it's an incredibly important aspect of our journey and is deserving of it's own stripe on the flag.

second stripe: somewhat darker gray, very slightly tinted pink.

this darker gray stripe is meant to represent proper support for all people with ASPD, along with the general advocation for society to properly support and accommodate us.

third stripe: gray, tinted purple.

this stripe represents recovery from our symptoms and symptom-management, along with things like becoming a better person as a whole.

fourth stripe: dark gray, tinted purple.

this stripe is for our recovery from the trauma and abuse we experienced, along with accepting the fact we went through those things. it's for learning healthier coping mechanisms for our trauma; it's also for forgiving our abusers if we choose to, as well as cutting contact with them if we choose to.

fifth stripe: near-black, tinted purple.

the black stripe represents defiance, accompanied with our lack of empathy and remorse. these things are a big part of ASPD. although they can sometimes be negative traits, they can still be good things and they can become good things; these symptoms and personality traits tend to be big parts of us as a whole.

sixth stripe: darker purple.

this stripe is for unity and solidarity among all people with a cluster b personality disorder. we share many traits and it's important for us to support each other and lift each other up, rather than join in on the infighting that occurs.

seventh stripe: purple.

the purple stripe is meant to represent unity among all people with ASPD and supporting each other despite the different ways our disorder presents in ourselves.

eighth stripe: purple.

this stripe represents proper information on and resources for ASPD. this is for people to be able to access more accurate information on ASPD and for ease of access for these resources.

pink: destigmatization and awareness.

the pink stripe is for destigmatization of our disorder and awareness of our disorder. it's to push for more knowledge on ASPD and it's symptoms, and less dehumanization and to lessen the stigma towards our symptoms and disorder.

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