The difference between integration (final) fusion unification blending merging

What is the difference between integration, (final) fusion, unification, blending and merging?

Author: Stronghold SystemProofreader and editor: The Eki System (Thank you Eki!) Today we wanted to share with you all some definitions of different terminology that our community often uses interchangeably.  A summary can be found at the end of the article. The definitions used in this article come from both the ISSTD treatment guidelines for […]

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The Plural Spectrum Tool

The Plural Spectrum Tool, designed and created by and for Plurals, is an easy-to-use tool, that lets you and your System indicate your unique and individual experience(s) with Plurality! This tool can help you figure out where your System is currently at and what areas you want to work on together, to improve. This is

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Personhood: Are you more than 1 person? You might actually be Plural! Discover the truth in this amazing article.

This article is about personhood and has the intent to explain more about the above picture and the plural umbrella. It has the intention to show that we are all more similar rather than different. The only real difference is that when you strictly follow the medical model, you can technically not claim personhood. So

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Nonprofit The Plural Association is now an amazing reality!

Nonprofit and plural history was written on February fifth 2020 when we signed the paperwork at the notary and became a nonprofit ‘by plurals, for plurals’It’s called The Plural Association Stichting, which is the Dutch word for nonprofit. To celebrate the start of the nonprofit we launched the new site: www.thepluralassociation.org  So, please invite a

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Für dissoziativer Identitätsstörung – FREIE tolle ressource “Lerne dein System mit dieser Liste besser kennen!”

Find English, French, Dutch and Spanish translation by clicking this hyperlink. Erfahren Sie mehr zu diesem Thema auf dieser deutschen Website von JARVIS German: Diese Liste ist für Plurals gedacht, also Menschen, die Viele sind, und Leute mit dissoziativer Identitätsstörung, die mehr über ihr System wissen und enger mit ihm verbunden sein möchten. Sie ist

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Diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder – Our life before & after.

We are the Stronghold system and we are diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder. This is one of the hardest articles that we’ve written. It’s personal, emotional, authentic and vulnerable. It’s our adult life story and how psychology broke it with a label they refuse to serve with evidence based treatment or specialized therapy. TW for

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World Mental Health Day 2019 – How many people have Dissociative Identity Disorder? & FREE infographics!

Today is World Mental Health Day 2019. It’s also a day that is extremely triggering to some (s)RA survivors. It’s a strange combination but also an opportunity for education, advocacy & activism. World Mental Health Day: In the past week and especially today we have seen such beautiful things online. Not only for World Mental

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Factitious disorder & MPD & DID – Why non disordered Plurals do not have factitious disorder

We are the Stronghold system and we are diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder. We also self ID as Plural. We are the founders of The Plural Association, a nonprofit that serves people with Dissociative Identity Disorder and all other forms of plurality, worldwide.Before we dive deep into factitious disorder, let’s first have a look at

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FAQ resource about Plurality

We are the Stronghold System and we live with dissociative identity disorder. We also self identify as Plural because we are People, not parts. Together with an amazing team, we run The Plural Association nonprofit, including The Plural Warmline, this website, a youtube channel about Plurality and our online community for Plurals. Here we invite

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Best practice resource for RA Survivors in DID & Plural safe spaces

Obviously this article comes with a trigger warning for all (possible) RA survivors. Please practice self care and ask your protectors to stay close while you read this. Ritual abuse (RA) is abuse that is deliberate, repetitive and ritualistic in nature and often attached to specific dates. When this type of abuse happens in group context

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Functional Multiplicity vs Integration: 12.8% times two – Our strong response to the six-year follow-up TOP DD study.

The Stronghold System from Power to the Plurals responds to the ‘’six-year follow-up of the treatment of patients with dissociative disorders study’’ Want to learn more about the difference between integration, (final) fusion, unification, blending and merging? Click here. Here is another article on integration of the personality. After our episode on the SystemSpeak podcast,

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Integration, the double edge sword:‘’If it’s not broken, don’t fix it!’’

This article mentions harassment with minor details.  Want to learn more about the difference between integration, (final) fusion, unification, blending and merging? Click here. My name is Amee and integration is not my thing. I am a protector in our system and I spoke about how therapists should call us by our individual names &

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Plurality & cheating in romantic relationships – by the amazing Angel

There is something that I would really like to address. And that is the topic of Plurals cheating in romantic relationships. My name is Angel. I am what is labeled as a ‘’sexual alter.’’ I am only sharing that information with you to provide context. I hope to be an example to other people who

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Trastorno de Identidad Disociativa: ¡Conoce mejor a tus Alters con esta lista sencilla! – increíble recurso gratuito en español

Muchas gracias por traducir este artículo Delta System! English German French Dutch Spanish: Esa lista está hecha para personas Plurales y personas con Trastorno de Id ntidad Disociativa que deseen conocer y conectar mejor con sus Alters. Está pensada para ayudar a mejorar el entendimiento, aceptación, comunicación interna y sentido de comunidad con las demás

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From jealousy to compersion within Plurality – Brought to you by the delightful Emely!

Hello, my name is Emely and I am a protector in the Stronghold System. We are the founders of The Plural association Nonprofit, the power to the plurals website and the AlterNation support and empowerment group on Facebook. When I first heard about the word compersion, I was extremely relieved. There was not only a

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Trouble de l’identité dissociatif – Apprenez à mieux connaître vos alters grâce à cette liste très simple en Français! Incroyable ressource gratuite!

Merci beaucoup Nathan pour traduire cet article!* Find English, German, French, Dutch and Spanish translation by clicking this hyperlink. French: Cette liste est faite pour les Multiples & personnes ayant un trouble de l’identité dissociatif, qui veulent apprendre à connaître et à avoir un lien plus fort avec leurs alters. Elle a été créée dans

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Dissociatieve identiteitsstoornis: Leer je alters better kennen, met deze handige invullijst in het Nederlands! Een fantastisch gratis handvat!

Find English, German, French, Dutch and Spanish translation by clicking this hyperlink. Dutch: Deze lijst is bedoeld voor Meervoudigen & mensen met een dissociatieve identiteitsstoornis, die graag hun systeem beter willen leren kennen en zich meer verbonden willen voelen met elkaar. Het is bedoeld om te helpen elkaar beter te leren kennen en het verkrijgen

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In need of some Plural Life Hacks? You find them here!

An article filled with Plural Life Hacks: Plural life heck: Agreeing to time sharing can work great for (large) systems who can share consciousness between (certain) system members. If a few headmates enjoy the same hobbies or like the same people, try to share and enjoy the activity together. Plural life heck: it’s often a

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Hiding – A poem about being Plural in a singular normative world

Here is a poem called Hiding: Hiding is safest,don’t feel now, just hide.Don’t show your true colors,your faces or sides. It’s not worth to be seen,it hurts to be discarded.People don’t care,people are mean. It is so blank and empty,My head is fog and smoke.It’s loud inside and feels busy.I feel like I will choke.

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Get to really know your alters with this easy list! – Free amazing resource!

RussianGermanFrenchDutchSpanishEnglish:This list is intended for Plurals & people with dissociative identity disorder, who want to get to know and connect more with their alters. It is intended to help you improve understanding, acceptance, internal communication & community with the others in your system. Please remember that the goal of this communication is understanding, not agreement.

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Why the theory of Structural dissociation is ableist – A strong opinionated article.

The above video was recently released after one of the authors of Structural Dissociation lost his license for life and can never practice again. It gives a better picture of the full story of the conference we attended, by the writers of the theory. I suggest to first read the article and then watch the

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FREE Infographics for you to share during Plural Acceptance Week 2019!

We worked hard to provide good infographics for the Plural Acceptance Week 2019. Together with the Plural Events Team it was decided to upload them in bulk, so you can all use them for the rest of the week! Feel free to use these images in a non edited form for positive* Plural Acceptance, Education,

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Happening right now: Kicking off Plural Acceptance Week 2019!

This week from Monday July 15th till Sunday July 21th 2019 it’s Plural Acceptance Week. (PAW) Which includes Plural Pride Day on Saturday July 20th 2019! This all came to be after the survey that was send to the community. It was decided to take a floating date, as to avoid trigger dates as much

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A Recovery Bill of Rights For Survivors

A Recovery Bill of Rights For Survivors Copyright 1995 by Thomas V. Maguire, Ph.D. All rights reserved, except that permission is hereby granted to freely reproduce and distribute this document, provided that it is reproduced unaltered in its entirety and distributed free of charge. As a Matter of Personal AUTHORITY, You Have the Right . .

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Can Alters die & What is dormancy in Dissociative Identity Disorder

In this video we talk about dormancy in Dissociative Identity Disorder. (DID)We also explain from our personal experience and opinion if alters / parts / headmates can die. This video contains a switch, as Saar wanted to give their personal input, after having experienced dormancy a couple of times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8L43KC-QUo&w=560&h=315 As always, we encourage you

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Become a Collective DID System with these 5 easy steps!

In this article we talk about becoming a collective DID system. This video is related to Emely’s previous video”The 10 things i wish i had known 10 years ago” Become a collective DID System: In step 10 of the previous video, Emely stated that becoming a collective DID system, takes work. Or more specifically, working

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10 things about Dissociative Identity Disorder that i wish i had known 10 years ago!

In this video Emely shares the 10 things, they wish they had known 10 years ago, when they found out they have have Dissociative Identity Disorder. Under the video is a simple list of the 10 things mentioned in the video. We appreciate you investing the time to learn more about DID! Part 2 of

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The 7 Differences between Hearing Voices in Schizophrenia & Dissociative Identity Disorder

We created a video and the following article to explain the 7 differences between hearing voices in Schizophrenia vs hearing voices in Dissociative Identity Disorder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wDdJLl7pKM 1. Outside voices vs inside voices. Debunked! If you have been part of the online DID community, you might have heard that people with Schizophrenia hear voices coming from

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Origin of Endogenic System and Traumagenic System Terminology. Fantastic guest post by the wonderful Lunastus Collective.

This is a guest post by Lunastus Collective on Endogenic Systems. They are the original creators of the terms endogenic system and traumagenic system. We are extremely grateful that they were willing to write this guest post for the Plural Positivity World Conference 2019. And as a guest post for our website. We think it is absolutely

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Join us ONLINE & for FREE at the Plural Positivity World Conference 2019 – ! This weekend !

From Saturday March 31st until Monday April 1st 2019, we are speaking at the Plural Positivity World Conference 2019! There are over 30 sessions by 20 different speakers! You can join us by subscribing (for free) to the Plural Events YouTube Channel. < Click! You can Find The full 2019 Schedule by Clicking here. < Click

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Support Group Edition – 10 things to do on DID Awareness Day March 5th & Plural Events

”Here in Australia, down in Melbourne we have formed our own independent, Plural safe space called ‘Echoes’ that has been running for almost 10 years based out of Brunswick. For, by and about people multiplicity, dissociation and amnesia. It is for anyone who is seeking support for experiences of any kind of dissociation and/or multiplicity.

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10 things to do on DID Awareness Day March 5th

This article gives you 10 ideas with things to do on DID Awareness Day! 10 things to do on DID Awareness Day: 1 Spread awareness online. Let’s get the #DIDAwareness &c. Trending for DID awareness day!By retweeting, reblogging, liking, sharing and commenting on posts spreading awareness. You could also use #DIDAwarenessDay #BreakTheDIDStigma #DIDOSDD &  #WeTooUse

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FREE Poster for Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day

You asked, we created; a poster to hang in your doctors office! You can get it professionally printed in your own country via the StrongholdShop link! Or you can download the free version (A4 paper size only) and print it yourself at home or the office, for FREE! Please use caution where you hang these

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MPD to DID 25 years later – Name calling alters, to do or not to do?

Name calling alters, to do or not to do? 25 years have passed since multiple personality disorder was reclassified as dissociative identity disorder in 1994. But not much seems to have changed when it comes down to actual help for those who live and/or suffer from the disorder. Hence this year, we will post multiple

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MPD to DID 25 years later – Integration & final fusion.

Want to first learn more about the difference between integration, (final) fusion, unification, blending and merging? Click here. This article is about integration and final fusion. 25 years have passed since multiple personality disorder was reclassified as dissociative identity disorder in 1994. But not much seems to have changed when it comes down to actual

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Depersonalization and derealization #DID101

Depersonalization/derealization disorder a dissociative disorder by itself. But those with DID can also experience the same symptoms. The DSM5 criteria say that if there is another dissociative disorder it’s better to diagnose that one. Hence those with DID/OSDD do not receive an extra diagnosis when they experience depersonalization/derealization. The DSM5 explains the following on Depersonalization:

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2019 – From surviving to living with dissociative identity disorder

This article is about from surviving to living with dissociative identity disorder. As we close the chapter of 2018 and enter into the new year, i like to take a moment to reflect and to share our intentions for 2019. On a personal level 2018 was crazy. With 3 surgeries in one year, defeating cancer

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Innerworlds & mindscapes in Plurality & dissociative identity disorder  #DID101

Innerworlds are a therapeutic tool. It is widely used for many therapies and reasons, one of them being Dissociative Identity Disorder. Some people with DID (or OSDD) grew up with their innerworld. Others want to create one after a diagnosis or when they read about innerworlds. Your innerworld can be anything you want. Anything the

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Co-consciousness and co-fronting – an interesting article! #DID101

This article is about co-consciousness and co-fronting. There is not one widely accepted definition when it comes to consciousness. Same as with the word dissociation. People can mean many things when they talk about conscious. So for the purpose of this article we are choosing the Cambridge dictionary ( https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/conscious ) which explains consciousness with

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#DID101 Switching in Dissociative Identity Disorder.

Switching is an involuntary or voluntary process off the brain, in which one alter retreats back into the a innerworld and a different alter takes over the body. This process is unique to each system and can take seconds or much longer to finish. When someone switches between alters, it can be very hard to

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#DID101 – DID vs OSDD

DID vs OSDDDissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and Otherwise Specified Dissociative Disorders (OSDD) are both diagnoses that are in the DSM-V. But what is the difference? Today we look at the differences and the questions you can ask yourself. Read our updated article about OSDD by clicking here. DSM-5:  3 Requirement Questions for Dissociative Identity Disorder:1. Do

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What is integration in dissociative identity disorder?

Want to first learn more about the difference between integration, (final) fusion, unification, blending and merging? Click here. This post is about integration. By the Cambridge dictionary  Integration: Integration is a natural process of the brain that got and gets interrupted in the lives of those with dissociative identity disorder. It is partly why amnesia

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TPA’s Dedication to Continuous Improvement: A Reflective Statement

The Plural Association (TPA) and associated projects are committed to anti-racism and acknowledging the global intersectional impacts of white supremacy. We are also committed to restorative justice models as a way to deepen community, learning and connection. We are a worldwide community of many different forms of survivors and we seek to build each other

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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’’

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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My Journey with Dissociative Identity Disorder: An Examination of Personal Development and Plural Philosophy

The Esoteric System is a confluence of consciousnesses sharing one body with a passion for introspective spirituality, magical theory, and trauma informed plural perspectives. In this article, written by Tristan and Jana from The Esoteric system, they share about their journey with Dissociative Identity Disorder. ”When first confronted with the fact that I might have

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Celebrating Plural Pride Day: The Story Behind Our Ampersand Caterpillar Stickers by K CO

Click the image to get your own sticker! We’re beyond thrilled to present to you a special piece of art in celebration of Plural Pride Day, a creation that resonates profoundly with our shared journey and assists in carrying out our collective mission. The Plural Association Nonprofit (TPA) takes immense pride in unveiling our exclusive

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Why we made the recent change in our ticket pricing system and what it means for you & your System

Charting a Sustainable Path: Your Contribution Matters Since 2020, The Plural Association Nonprofit (TPA) has served as a steadfast beacon of support, striving tirelessly to cultivate a nurturing environment for all Plurals. Through unique annual events such as Plural Pride Day, DID Awareness Day, and the Plural Positivity World Conference, we aim to create empowering

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

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

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

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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OSDD 101 by The Alexandrite System

We are The Alexandrite System, when we first discovered our plurality, we spent months confused and distressed because we didn’t fit into the very rigid DID mold. A common thought we had at the time was  “We don’t black out or lose time, so surely we aren’t switching, which means this must be fake,” which

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