my opinion on systems (TW: OPINION)
self diagnosing IS valid not everyone has resources or therapists that believe them like i get with endos its different cuz im 50/50 on that like yes trauma has to exist but tbh it COULD happen at a later age and its too much for one person that they just split and not just before 9 [like Shadow Milk split while he was in the Silver Tree and by then he was like at least 800 years old in my AU] but other shit not trauma related doesnt exist and you cant just make it happen you cant will it to exist or force it to exist or smth like that it forms naturally cuz of trauma only trauma is valid but not only before 9 you can have REALLY bad trauma as an adult and its so bad your mind just fragments and splits but usually its before 9 (like me ofc and grandma has literally seen me switch before even tho she didnt know what it was nor did i it was just my eyes went blank then mean then i crashed out and didnt remember shit afterwards its been like that as long as i can remember as much as i can remember)
