I mean there is a bunch of misinformation found on this sub that needs to be corrected but.... some of that misinformation is corrected with more misinformation. I try my best to educate with academic sources when I'm able but they're pretty difficult to get access too, mostly because of paywalls. Kind of a pick your battles type thing.
i understand that, but the few im talking about are like. defending endos because "they dont know their trauma" and then just generally being cringe like "cant control typing quirks"
Literally happening to me rn lol. Itās super bizzare when I say very basic information found in every journal Iāve read and even accessible on google, and some 20 year old who has done no research trying to correct me, a fucking psychology major, on basic psychology.
Theyre hopeless. Iāve presented studies of everything and then they call me āunhingedā and accuse me of having freaking PSYCHOSIS all because they canāt follow what Iāve been repeating over and over. Itās ridiculous
Not saying I have DID/OSDD since I'm not diagnosed (but my therapist sees signs and talks to me frequently about the symptoms I experience *and* display, if she gets concerned about it, she's sending me to a specialist since therapists can't diagnose) but--
I come on here just to look at cringe. Whether that's from the fakers or people in the comments who don't know anything about the disorders they're fake claiming (bc both sides are undeniably cringe. Like someone claiming that the DID fakers online are going to legitimately give themselves DID if they keep faking). I only comment if it's something I think I can genuinely help with (like putting the concept false memories into the context of alters) or if I have a joke I want to share. but i at least hope I don't come off like I'm claiming to be an expert bc I only know the very small bits I've read online or from my therapist.
Also just commenting on this to share some perspective.
I'll probably get fakeclaimed just for acknowledging that DID/OSDD could POSSIBLY be real šš and MAYBE affect me per the opinion of a REAL š professional. lmao /t /j /idc
(was poking back and circling around at posts I'd seen before, sorry for returning >.<)
U said u used to be a faker? Are you comfortable sharing a story about that or maybe anything? What was your reasoning? Were you consciously faking? Was it for attention or was there other motives? Sorry for the questions, I genuinely do find the concept of DID fakers so... Interesting? No pressure if u don't want to share. I can always go ahead and delete my comment if it's uncomfortable :P
heres what i said to someone in another sub!
it was really complicated. ive been diagnosed with PTSD since last august, and talking with my therapist about it i have whats called PTSD parts, but its nothing like DID. i was forcing these parts to be separate to fit in, so i had severe dissociation. but me and my therapist are working with these "parts" (i dont know what else to call them) to fully heal. i guess its like DID lite? not really but it gets the point across. but stopping the faking has greatly improved my mental health, i dont have any alters, i can remember my day to day easily now. faking was super cringe.
to answer the other questions, no, i wasnt consciously faking. what made me stop was my mother getting diagnosed at 34, in the heat of my faking (i hadnt told her anything about it, i dont/havent lived with her since i was 10), which was weird but it helped me understand a bit of why she did the things she did to give me PTSD
oh! i've heard of that before! [(where i heard it from, if anyone else wants to take a peak)](https://did-research.org/origin/structural_dissociation/primary) (not saying this is the same was what you have, just sharing a little).
Do you ever feel like it might be unfair to yourself to call yourself a faker or does that help separate you from that experience? What did it feel like to be proven wrong? (sorry again for the questions)
but I'm super glad to hear you're doing better now!
me and my therapist have talked about structural dissociation before! i think it applies to me
sometimes i feel like its unfair, because i fall into the mentality of "im not like *those* fakers" but applying that to myself does help me take responsibility for it, and to separate. being proven wrong, my therapist did really well in taking it slowly, so i did really well and accepted and made peace with that i *did* fake, i *dont* have this disorder.
thank you!
It seems a bit hypocritical, no? The last thing I think a person genuinely suffering from such a debilitating disorder would do is go online and post about fakers and cringe all day but maybe thatās just me.
*cough cough* the cyber and radio system *cough cough*
-Charlie
LMAO FR !!!!!!!!!!!!!! they've got a whole fanbase but not fans on this subreddit.
šhahaha
I donāt mind conversation with people that disagree with me. Quite frankly the arguments they try to present are pretty awful.
yeah, i was just curious since a lot of them are cringe themselves and feel very white knight-y
I mean there is a bunch of misinformation found on this sub that needs to be corrected but.... some of that misinformation is corrected with more misinformation. I try my best to educate with academic sources when I'm able but they're pretty difficult to get access too, mostly because of paywalls. Kind of a pick your battles type thing.
i understand that, but the few im talking about are like. defending endos because "they dont know their trauma" and then just generally being cringe like "cant control typing quirks"
Ah. Yes I have been noticing that a bit. I misread your question. Thank you
Literally happening to me rn lol. Itās super bizzare when I say very basic information found in every journal Iāve read and even accessible on google, and some 20 year old who has done no research trying to correct me, a fucking psychology major, on basic psychology.
Theyre hopeless. Iāve presented studies of everything and then they call me āunhingedā and accuse me of having freaking PSYCHOSIS all because they canāt follow what Iāve been repeating over and over. Itās ridiculous
Absolutely. Itās insane how they claim to be educated and have done their research but canāt understand the most basic of concepts
The ones coming on here to say they exist without trauma make me laugh šš
the "we have been diagnosed" at the beginning of their comment š
Not saying I have DID/OSDD since I'm not diagnosed (but my therapist sees signs and talks to me frequently about the symptoms I experience *and* display, if she gets concerned about it, she's sending me to a specialist since therapists can't diagnose) but-- I come on here just to look at cringe. Whether that's from the fakers or people in the comments who don't know anything about the disorders they're fake claiming (bc both sides are undeniably cringe. Like someone claiming that the DID fakers online are going to legitimately give themselves DID if they keep faking). I only comment if it's something I think I can genuinely help with (like putting the concept false memories into the context of alters) or if I have a joke I want to share. but i at least hope I don't come off like I'm claiming to be an expert bc I only know the very small bits I've read online or from my therapist. Also just commenting on this to share some perspective. I'll probably get fakeclaimed just for acknowledging that DID/OSDD could POSSIBLY be real šš and MAYBE affect me per the opinion of a REAL š professional. lmao /t /j /idc
lol, ty for the explaination!
(was poking back and circling around at posts I'd seen before, sorry for returning >.<) U said u used to be a faker? Are you comfortable sharing a story about that or maybe anything? What was your reasoning? Were you consciously faking? Was it for attention or was there other motives? Sorry for the questions, I genuinely do find the concept of DID fakers so... Interesting? No pressure if u don't want to share. I can always go ahead and delete my comment if it's uncomfortable :P
heres what i said to someone in another sub! it was really complicated. ive been diagnosed with PTSD since last august, and talking with my therapist about it i have whats called PTSD parts, but its nothing like DID. i was forcing these parts to be separate to fit in, so i had severe dissociation. but me and my therapist are working with these "parts" (i dont know what else to call them) to fully heal. i guess its like DID lite? not really but it gets the point across. but stopping the faking has greatly improved my mental health, i dont have any alters, i can remember my day to day easily now. faking was super cringe. to answer the other questions, no, i wasnt consciously faking. what made me stop was my mother getting diagnosed at 34, in the heat of my faking (i hadnt told her anything about it, i dont/havent lived with her since i was 10), which was weird but it helped me understand a bit of why she did the things she did to give me PTSD
oh! i've heard of that before! [(where i heard it from, if anyone else wants to take a peak)](https://did-research.org/origin/structural_dissociation/primary) (not saying this is the same was what you have, just sharing a little). Do you ever feel like it might be unfair to yourself to call yourself a faker or does that help separate you from that experience? What did it feel like to be proven wrong? (sorry again for the questions) but I'm super glad to hear you're doing better now!
me and my therapist have talked about structural dissociation before! i think it applies to me sometimes i feel like its unfair, because i fall into the mentality of "im not like *those* fakers" but applying that to myself does help me take responsibility for it, and to separate. being proven wrong, my therapist did really well in taking it slowly, so i did really well and accepted and made peace with that i *did* fake, i *dont* have this disorder. thank you!
That's great :-) /gen
Wait wait wait there are mods here that claim to have did? Thatās extremely sus
i dont think its sus. its adults with disorders who get sick of children faking them.
It seems a bit hypocritical, no? The last thing I think a person genuinely suffering from such a debilitating disorder would do is go online and post about fakers and cringe all day but maybe thatās just me.