Is the term "Endogenic" harmful?
Yes, always.
No, never.
Not as it is used currently, but it has been harmful in the past.
Sometimes as it is used currently, and it has been harmful in the past.
Context: There are numerous claims about the term Endogenic having been used in the past (particularly by Freud) to suggest that DID systems were simply faking their trauma, or that their trauma was caused by a therapist (part of Freud's Iatrogenic theory). If you've been in syscourse tags anytime this past week, you've seen the sources presented by @sysmedsaresexist and refuted by SophieinWonderland (whom I would tag, but for my mental health, I do have her blocked on this blog. She is one of the only blogs I have blocked on this side-blog.)
She requested individuals make their own, less biased form of the poll she presented, as she is a pro-endo who is blocked by the majority of anti-endos, and her poll will be heavily biased toward endogenic systems. As I am a syscourse poll making blog, and I've been wanting to try to get back to this, I figured this would be an opportune time to rejoin.
Please reblog for further spread!
