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”How do we set rules for our Headmates and System?”

In ”Ask Stronghold” the Stronghold System shares their own answers to frequently asked questions, from a peer perspective. Todays question is ”How do we set rules for our Headmates and System?” This is such a great question! In our System we have some folks who got really upset by the word rules, so we avoid […]

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All about Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD) – an explanation about OSDD-1A & OSDD-1B

Intro Dear community, today we are proud to present this work that The Plural Association team in collaboration with the clinical and the Plural community worked very hard on. Please know this article was not researched overnight, nor was it written overnight. We put due diligence into researching this so as to best present accurate

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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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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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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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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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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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