As someone who is a programmed PF-DID system, we need to stop using the term HC-DID. Hereās why ā¬ļø
1. The system that coined the term is a groomer and is anti-semitic. There is evidence(some screenshots included below) of the MayMay system(The 20y/o coiner of the term) being sexual towards minors up to 5 years younger than them. In MayMayās discord server, 15 year olds are allowed in NSFW channels that have sexting in them. MayMay has joked about sexually assaulting a 16 y/o. There is a 15 year old that seems to always be with MayMay, and constantly talks about interacting with MayMay in a NSFW context. Etc etc etc. There have also been screenshots of MayMay using the term āJewā as a derogatory insult.
2. The term excludes programmed systems that do not have a highly complex case of DID Many programmed systems can not use the term āHC-DIDā due to having OSDD, not having PF-DID, etc. All programmed systems have distinct differences from non-programmed systems, but programmed systems without a highly complex case of DID donāt have a straightforward term to describe their experience. Iāve seen a lot of people use the term HC-DID and programmed interchangeably, and imo thatās not fair to other survivors trying to find community.
3. You can have a highly complex case of DID and not be programmed. You can have trauma that is just as extreme as the trauma experienced by programmed systems, end up with a highly complex case of PF-DID, and not be programmed. Iāve met some non-programmed PF-DID systems with insane system structures. One system I knew was not programmed, but had hundreds of different alters, all with very specific roles, hierarchy, and layers, that all fronted to do very specific tasks. They told me they had a specific alter who fronted to wash their hands, and another specific alter who fronted to sleep on wednesdays. Their case could absolutely be considered highly complex, but again, they werenāt programmed.
4. We have terms used/created by professionals, that donāt have any of these issues. The terms mind-controlled DID (MC-DID) and Torture based mind control DID (TBMC-DID) have both been coined by professionals, can be used with other plural disorders(MC-OSDD), or to describe all plural disorders at once(MC-system), canāt be used to describe non-programmed systems, etc.
Overall, I donāt have an issue with individuals that use the term HC-DID, I just think itās annoying that itās the default way to say āprogrammed systemā. I honestly think the term is a fine way to describe systems with a highly complex structure, and should still be used in that context. But if we do that, the term should be open to non-programming survivors as well. There is absolutely no reason to fight over this term. Itās really not that deep. But if youād like to debate respectfully I am happy to.
















