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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’’

1 Comment / 2023, education, Informative & educational, Selected for the clinical community, Uncategorized /

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

Leave a Comment / 2023, Informative & educational, Professionals, Selected for the clinical community, Uncategorized /

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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Poster for the OSDD article by The Alexandrite System

OSDD 101 by The Alexandrite System

5 Comments / 2022, Informative & educational, Selected for the clinical community, Uncategorized /

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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10 free resources for new and questioning Systems

Leave a Comment / 2022, faq, Informative & educational, Resources, Selected for the clinical community, Uncategorized /

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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Who are your Headmates – Recognizing your Plurality

Leave a Comment / 2022, faq, Informative & educational, Uncategorized /

This article is for Plurals who are getting comfortable with their Plurality and want to learn how to get to know their headmates and recognize their Plurality in its full extent. One of the biggest challenges that come with being Plural is figuring out exactly who your headmates are and what sets them apart from

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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

1 Comment / 2022, Ask Stronghold, Informative & educational, Plurality, Selected for the clinical community /

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

1 Comment / 2021, Informative & educational, Uncategorized /

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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The difference between integration (final) fusion unification blending merging

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

8 Comments / 2021, Informative & educational, Integration, Professionals, Selected for the clinical community /

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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