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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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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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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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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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TW: What is Programming 101 in Dissociative Identity Disorder – Part 1

This article is about programming in dissociative identity disorder systems. Programming: Programming varies per group of perpetrator one grows up with. Programming is very often related to RA/SRA. But not always. Programming is often started in early childhood. Although i can personally testify it works as well on a 12+ year old who already has

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