Peeked a gander at r/fakedisordercringe. Found a goldmine to rant aboutβ¦
Someone posted that theyβve only met one person who βreallyβ had DID. This person βclearly had multiple personalitiesβ but denied it constantly. This person ended up βpredictablyβ killing people. The poster said theyβve never met a βrealβ system after that, because no one fits those criteria (denial and homicide??) Then they asked Redditβs opinion on what counts as a βreal system.β The criteria were generally as follows:
Constant denial of having DID
Trauma, but not too big (a cult) or too small (parental neglect) BUT you cannot talk about your trauma
Cannot use words like βalterβ βfictiveβ βsystemβ basically any word to describe whatβs going on
You can only talk about how disorienting and painful DID is
Okay so. Holding your hand when I tell you thisβ¦ THATβS BULLSHIT.
Most systems DO experience denial! Whether theyβre CDD or not! Yet you still fakeclaim them for βimposter syndromeβ βlyingβ βroleplayingβ and itβs so frustrating!
YOU, some stranger on the internet, can NOT dictate how much trauma is enough for a CDD. Anything could cause it. And even if the system is nondisordered, youβre a Redditor, not a doctor!
Sorry for using words to describe the disorienting pain. Sorry for using helpful terminology. Sorry for trying to understand the complexities of the brain. Because how is anyone supposed to talk about their pain if any word that describes it gets them flagged as a faker, and most of the time the pain isnβt βrightβ anyways?
Can we also talk about the homicide bit. Youβre literally pushing some horror movie stereotype onto systems. Even if a system does suffer homicidal ideations, this isnβt Split! We donβt go around killing people then crying that the βevil alterβ did it, because most of us practice system accountability and can control any urges we get! And the fact this person was not at all surprised their friend killed someone shows a lot. First, that theyβre a terrible friend. Second, that they believe CDDs are evil-kill-all-your-loved-ones-disorders.Β
Fake claiming is disgusting, and I hope these Redditors (and anyone who thinks like that) can get better.