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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Allies can best help Plural people by listening and asking appropriate questions to individuals in systems if and when they present themselves. Everyone is different and with that comes different desires and needs, that should be taken into account. Don’t assume, ask & believe!Please believe your Plural loved ones. Unless what they are saying is truly harmful,
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Update: The Plural Spectrum Tool 2.0 is redesigned & now interactive! What started in 2021 as a printable image to color in has been fully reimagined for 2026. Take the quiz, get a personalized overview, save your finished spectrum as an image, and share a link with your results with your therapist or friends. Optionally
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In ”Ask Stronghold” the Stronghold System, founders of The Plural Association Nonprofit and this Power to the Plurals website – shares their own answers to frequently asked questions, from a peer perspective. Todays question is ”How do we set guidelines for Alters in our System?” Setting guidelines for your System is one of the most
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Is osdd 1b in the DSM-5? Learn all about Other Specified Dissociative Disorder with this therapist letter, video with Alexandrite System, and informative article on OSDD.
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Personhood or Personshood 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
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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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, this website, a youtube channel about Plurality, we host virtual events, and our online community for Plurals. Here we invite
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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,
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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