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As someone who is diagnosed and trying to get consistent treatment again I don't know why people spreading misinformation and straight up fake shit regarding DID is so commonplace/normal but every single person who has "system" as a label in their description like having DID is a personality trait gets blocked on sight.

It's not "10 idiots in one body", it's one idiot with personality parts that aren't communicating due to a dissociative disorder. I'm tired of DID being associated to brain rotted idiots who don't know that making ocs and roleplaying are things you can do without stealing the name and struggles of a real disorder. I promise it's way less cringe to just roleplay your oc than to pretend you have a disorder so you can't control yourself.

Everyone has personality parts and different 'sides' of themselves, that's not what DID is at all. You can have inner children and dark traits as normal personality parts and it still doesn't mean you have DID. That's why shadow work and parts therapy works for some people. Stop trying to overblow regular personality traits. You will not act the same in every situation, you will not have the same options and feelings on topics all the time; that is normal.

And most importantly: Alters are not their own person just floating in your head with separated interests and histories you didn't experience. It doesn't come from out of no where. What the fuck.

If you have not been professionally diagnosed with DID you do not have DID: you have symptoms. You can self advocate but you can’t claim you have DID until a professional has observed the length of your symptoms.