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.

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Join the Plural Movement: PPWC 2023’s Celebration of Community Empowerment

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Introduction: Connecting the Global Plural Community The Plural Positivity World Conference (PPWC) 2023 is just around the corner, and we’re excited to invite Plurals, friends, and therapists to join us in this extraordinary event. This annual online conference aims to connect the global Plural community by providing a safe space to share experiences, learn from […]

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The biggest collaborative Trans Plural Livestream

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For Plural Acceptance Week 2021 we organized the biggest ever Trans Plural livestream to amplify the voices of Trans Plurals and their lived experiences. Unfortunately YouTube removed this video without giving a reason, so to allow this to empower more Plurals, for #TransAwarenessWeek we have decided to re-upload the video to our power to the

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10 free resources for new and questioning Systems

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Maybe you are wondering am I plural? Is what I experience part of the Plural umbrella? Or maybe you already know for sure, but you have no idea where to start. This website contains nearly 70 articles by now, so we understand it might be overwhelming or confusing on what to read, watch or do

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Basic Plural Terminology Infographic

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Image caption: Basic Plural Terminology. For new Systems & their friends. Power to the Plurals. 1: Headmates / Alters / Parts / People. These are some of the words used to describe the people in a System. You can use any words that you and your System are most comfortable with.  2: System / collective / team /

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Support your Plural loved ones better with the FREE Allies of Plurals magazine

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Scroll down to get your copy of the allies of Plurals magazine! Are you an ally, helper or relative of a System? Do you want to learn how to empower the Plural(s) in your life? Are you looking for strategies on how to better support someone with for example, dissociative identity disorder or other specified

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When our Plurality outlasts our Dissociative Identity Disorder

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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and/or Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD) is a disordered experience of Plurality, most often associated with early childhood trauma. Not all DID/OSDD Systems identify with the umbrella Plural label and not all Plurals identify with the clinical terminology like DID/OSDD. DID/OSDD looks different for everyone, not two Systems are alike and there

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Pluralizing VS Splitting off in Dissociative Identity Disorder / OSDD

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CW mentions of origin ideas and theories. Mentions trauma, mentions of people making other people Plural on purpose, mentions of self hypnosis, no details. Big shout-out to all the community members who gave us the confidence to post this one publicly. It’s taken us many years to be able to put this in words and

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‘’We mask [our Plurality] to fit in, we take the mask off to find belonging.’’ The Stronghold System

Why we hope you DON’T fit in to this community

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Why we hope you DON’T fit in to this community Author: Stronghold System Proof reader: Harmony “When it is safe to show all of you& freely, it is more healing than being liked by people who have the intent to misunderstand.” – Stronghold. We desire to continually cultivate a community (and a society at large,

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