ThatOnePersecutor

Name: Josh

Age: 23 (body is an adult)

Gender: Male (He/Him)

Sexuality: Gay

Role: Persecutor & Co-Host

This blog is for all things DID. I won't be naming other alters and will just refer to them by a letter or nickname.

Do Not Interact if you're:

• an Endo system

• Support "Endogenic" systems

• Bodily under the age of 18

• Transphobic

• Homophobic

• Racist

• or just generally an asshole.

Whilst I am happy to educate people, I will not tolerate hate, rudeness or just general nasty behaviour. If I feel unsafe I will just block you.

I will not be sharing any trauma history so don't ask.

I will be putting content warnings and trigger warnings on posts that need them, if I've missed any CWs or TWs please let me know so I can add it.

I also wanted to note that whilst I will put trigger warnings for things that will be obviously potentially triggering, I am not responsible for anyone's personal triggers, if you don't like it, move on.

Why do alters have birthdays?

Not all alters have birthdays, and those who do either formed with their birthdays or chose a date to represent their birthday. An alter's birthday might be an important date to them such as a trauma date, the date they were created or a date from their own memories. Regardless of whether the date was consciously chosen or came automatically as that alter formed it may be important to that alter to celebrate.

Why is it important, for us at least, to celebrate an alters birthday?

Birthdays in general are a day to celebrate that person. So for someone who works hard to help support and help the function of a traumatised system, this day is especially important to recognise the hard work they do to help the system in whatever way that may be.

Whilst also helping to recognise and appreciate the alter, it can also help further with internal relationships, communication and even help alters with specific roles (such as persecutors) to feel welcomed in the system.

Furthermore it can be a day for an alter to have entirely to them, to front and be able to express themselves in their own way. It could be a way for an alter to spend time with their loved ones and create positive memories in an alter who is severely traumatised.

Got misgendered, gaslit, invalidated and then spoken to like a child in the span of a 5 minute phone call with a "mental health specialist".

Functional Multiplicity is valid

Not wanting therapy is valid

Not being ready for recovery is valid

Wherever you are in your system journey, you are valid. And whatever recovery goal you want or even don't want, you're valid!

Like yes please show the positives to being a system and please show that you CAN be happy and function well as a system. I just feel like it's made out to be a mockery a lot online and it really infuriates me.

YouTube:

Multiplicity And Me

Jess is now recovered from DID, but she has previously posted tons of educational videos on DID that are backed by studies and professionals. We recommend this channel to systems and to professionals wanting to learn more in depth detail about not only DID, but communication with the system, alter roles and internal relationships.

Websites (UK):

The NHS website

DID-research.org

Mind

Whilst I know we don't have a lot of resources, these are the places in which we have learned about DID. With both MultiplicityAndMe and DID-research sourcing their information from research papers, the DSM and ICD as well as professionals who specialise in trauma and dissociation, these are the sources of information we trust and recommend the most.

The NHS website and Mind do have information on dissociative disorders. Although this is just basic information and not in depth, it's still a good read if you need a basic definition of dissociative disorders and their symptoms.

If you have any more recommendations for YouTube channels that do educational videos on dissociative disorders (that are also backed by research papers & professionals), please feel free to recommend them, and we'll check them out!