Stronghold

The Stronghold System are the proud volunteer founders & CEO of The Plural Association Nonprofit. They are from the Netherlands and reside in a 30-something-year-old body, are nonbinary, parents of an amazing child & 3 cats. They got diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder over 10 years ago & also self ID as Plural.

The Free Plural Competence Self-Assessment Tool For Mental Health Professionals

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Welcome! Below you find our Plural Competence Self-Assessment Tool for Mental Health Professionals, a free and quick resource for mental health professionals like clinicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, researchers, students, as well as coaches and peer support workers, to self assess Plural competence. Click the image for more information Disclaimer:This self-assessment tool is designed […]

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Plurality

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Plurality 101: An Affirming Introduction for Plurals and their Therapists Plurality is a beautiful and complex experience that challenges many traditional understandings of self – or rather selves – hood. If you are new to the concept, you might feel curious or even overwhelmed—especially if you’ve always sensed, deep down, that there is “more than

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Learn all about Dissociative Identity Disorder with this Free affirming Guide!

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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) 101 A Modern, Affirming Guide for Therapists and Clients Introduction Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) involves experiencing more than one distinct identity, consciousness, or self-state within a single body. While older clinical perspectives often presented Dissociative Identity Disorder in solely pathologizing ways, current understandings highlight that multiple identities can develop (and function)

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Timeline

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Below you find our full timeline with all posts, articles and resources we’ve published since 2017. Timeline Below you find our full timeline with all posts, articles and resources we've published since 2017. Timeline … 2025 April 02 Plurality for Professionals This page contains a collection of resources for professionals like clinicians, therapists, social workers,

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Plurality for Professionals

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This page contains a collection of resources about Plurality for Professionals like clinicians, therapists, social workers, researchers, coaches, peer support workers and others who support people with dissociative identity disorder, other specified dissociative disorder and all other forms of Plurality and Multiplicity, including experiences like voice hearing, mania, spiritual, cultural and neurodivergent experiences. Click the

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Harvard Blames TikTok for DID Self-Diagnosis—Yet Their Own Study Shows Psychiatrists Misdiagnose It 93% of the Time.

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Plurality is not a social media trend—it’s history, identity, and community. This is a special preview of our 6,000-word article, ‘The Evolution of Plurality: Our History, Our Truth, Our Future,’ released in honor of DID Awareness Day 2025. Author: The Stronghold System, Founders of The Plural Association Nonprofit Disclaimer: This article discusses plurality as an

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An exploration into the history and significance of minted did, also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (OSDD), within The Plural Association.

An Explanation and History of the Ableist Term ‘’Imitated DID’’

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Welcome to our new article, created by Plurals for Plurals. In this piece, we delve into the history of the term ‘Imitated DID‘, aiming to inform our community about the origins of this ableist term. This article mentions topics of: Ableism, sanism, pluralphobia, shame Discussion on Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) Mention of Satanic Panic Discussion

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Film poster for Petals of a Rose. Showing the main actrice holding a doll. You can see her parts standing behind her.

Join the ”Petals of a Rose” film screening + live Q&A at PPWC23

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I am pleased to share with you a remarkable narrative short film called Petals of a Rose. Given that DID has often been inaccurately and negatively portrayed in film/television, Dylan Crumpler created his senior thesis film at Chapman University in California to realistically depict the life of a woman with DID. Dylan wrote the screenplay with

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How they took the Multiple out of Multiplicity – Understanding the history of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) Terminology

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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) has a long and complex history that has shaped our understanding of the condition and the terminology used to describe it. From early conceptions of “dissociation” and different “personality states,” to the use of terms such as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD), Alternate Personalities or Alters, Parts, Identities, Personality States, and Self

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