The grassroots, volunteer & Plural peer-led nonprofit empowering all Plurals, including Dissociative Identity Disorder & OSDD
We are inclusive!
Plurality = ☂
The Plural Association (TPA) is the first and only, grassroots, peer & volunteer-staffed nonprofit, empowering all under the Plural umbrella, no matter the labels or words they use, to describe their unique & individual experience(s) with Plurality.
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DID is a dissociative disorder
DSM criteria don't require trauma
ICD criteria don't require trauma
SCID-D test doesn't measure trauma
MID test doesn't measure trauma
DES test doesn't measure trauma
If you can't apologize, you aren't trauma informed.
If you can't ask consent, you aren't trauma informed.
If you can't listen and respond to the community you affect, you aren't trauma informed.
If you can't take feedback or criticism, you aren't trauma informed.
Self diagnosed? We support you.
Questioning? We support you.
Large System? We support you.
Fictive-heavy? We support you.
Want fusion? We support you.
Don't want fusion? We support you.
Parts? We support you.
People? We support you.
Plural content creator? We support you.
There is no wrong way to be Plural.
There is no wrong way to be Plural.
There is no wrong way to be Plural.
There is no wrong way to be Plural.
There is no wrong way to be Plural.
Read again.
#pluralgang
#pluraltalk
#dissociatwt
Are you an ally of people with Dissociative Identity Disorder & other Plurals?
Pls dont pay to watch this!
Instead, if you are financially able, donate to The Plural Association Nonprofit so we can open the free peer support before this airs & save lives
Tom Holland has been cast in ‘THE CROWDED ROOM’ for Apple TV+
He will play Billy Milligan, the first person ever acquitted of a crime because of Multiple Personality Disorder.
@YouTube
You blocked our video with Trans Plural Systems from your platform! It had no dislikes, no comments, no problems
I talked multiple times with 'support' which was only possible cause of a nonprofit status in the first place.. But still not reinstated. Not ok!
#TransAwarenessWeek
Singlets: Plurals are very hard to understand
Plurals: Actually, we just want-
Singlets: Very complex, they can’t keep consistency
Plurals: If you just liste-
Singlets: So mysterious...
Hey mental health advocates of X Twitter
DID you know that Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is one of the most stigmatized, under-diagnosed, under-funded and under-researched mental health disorder out there?
Don't forget us, include DID & OSDD in your advocacy and activism
Are you an aly of Plurals or are you Plural?
Please retweet this important 🧵
How allies can help & support Plurals, including those with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and Other Specified Dissociative Disorder (OSDD)
The question ''are we allowed to switch here'' breaks my heart each time I hear it
We shouldn't have to ask permission; we all deserve belonging over having to fit in. We shouldn't have to mask, hide or minimize our Plurality, signs or symptoms for the comfort of Singlets/others
There is no wrong way to be Plural.
There is no wrong way to be Plural.
There is no wrong way to be Plural.
There is no wrong way to be Plural.
There is no wrong way to be Plural.
#pluralgang
Stop claiming DID requires trauma because it will lead to:
- You would need proof of trauma to get dx.
- You would need no or less amnesia to get dx.
- Make questioning people flood with memories because they will search for it in order to validate themselves or to please you.
This is (part of) the problem.
Only 7% of psychiatrists in this study were able to correctly detect DID.
If you can't detect DID in 35 years, please get educated. It's not been called multiple personalities since 1994.
Disappointing, really.
For those who recently found out they might be plural, remember:
The first thing that you should know is that this is all okay. You are not crazy, you are not bad, and you are not wrong for being Plural. Millions of people across the globe are Plural, and live +
#pluralgang
If you are or call yourself trauma-informed, culturally competent, autonomy-valuing, identity and label respecting care-provider...
There is absolutely no reason to not call Headmates by their individual names if they request you to do so + train your coworkers about Plurality.
We are working on a free replacement for Twitter (Facebook, etc.) on a by Plurals for Plurals basis.
Communities will be made available in any language requested & the platform will be ready soon!
Free signup:
Here is a sneak peek of the profile pages:
''There is no imitated Borderline, imitated depression or imitated [insert DSM label here] DID is the only disorder that has a term like Imitated accompanying it.''
Behind the Label: The Journey of 'Imitated DID' Through Time (Link⬇️)
4 questions to help combat doubting your plurality!
#systwt
1. Did you come up with an elaborate plan, with the intent to trick people?
2. Are you 100% certain you are faking, no doubt about it?
3. Can you stop faking right now and never do it again?
''Only 60.4% of clinicians accurately diagnosed DID.''
Having DID diagnosis is privilege!
Get correctly diagnosed or not, says more about the competence of the therapist, than about if a System is truly a System.
The DSM-5 says we can self report, this is why!
Believe Systems
You and your System have the right to determine (by) yourselves if you are Plural.
#pluralgang
You do not need external validation, confirmation, a diagnosis or proof. You and your System have the right to selves discover and learn more about your experiences from both +
Our voices matter!📣
Join the DID & plural communities in advocating for change and challenging harmful narratives from the ISSTD and McLean Hospital.
Sign our petition & help make a difference!✊
Sign here:
#PluralGang
#ISSTDandMcLeanAccountability
Plurality is an umbrella label that may be used freely, to self identify with, by all who have Plural experiences, no matter the words or labels they use, to describe those unique & individual experiences with Multiplicity.
⬇️ 🧵Plurality umbrella definitions🧵⬇️
It's strange (& ableist) how therapists can just pick & choose which disorders they do or don't believe in.
& it's not just ''new'' disorders! (Newly in the DSM.)
Dissociative Identity Disorder has been in the DSM as DID for 25+ years! Yet still so much stigma, ableism & denial
#Pluralgang
We are appalled by the recent video by
@McLeanHospital
If you (publicly) fakeclaim, you are NOT trauma informed
If you don't believe survivors, you should NOT treat them but refer to someone empathic & trauma informed
You can't empathize & fakeclaim simultaneously
You and your System have the right to trust yourself and your Headmates including their existence, history, personal opinions and truths, which may change over time and might differ per Headmate. You and your System have the right to selves express; your +
#pluralgang
Plurals, exciting news!🧵
The Plural Association &
@KeechMft
have teamed up to create The Refractory, a project dedicated to advancing mental health education for clinicians working with plurals, DID, & OSDD Systems.
We have a team of 50+ Plural clinicians eager to collaborate!
Wether your experience includes:
People
Parts
Alters
Self states
Beings
Headmates
Voices
Selves
Personalities
Fragments
Entities
Identities
Spirits
Aspects
Insiders
Others
Members
System mates
Or any other word/label you use, you are welcome here, wether you ID as Plural or not!
System discovery can be scary, it’s probably thrown you& off-balance for a moment, but it gets easier. [Probably] Not right away, but eventually. It's not a "linear" process. We hope one day Plurality is something that you& can take pride in.
One step at time.
#pluralgang
Covert? We support you.
Overt? We support you.
Nonhuman Headmates? We support you.
Individual names + pronouns? We support you.
Trans + Plural? We support you.
Multiple? We support you.
Traumagenic? We support you.
Endogenic? We support you.
Mixed origins? We support you.
The problem is most of you and psychiatry think there are only 2 options.
Option 1: genuine DID caused by trauma.
Option 2: imitated DID caused by iatrogenic/sociogenic/fantasy.
Because option is 2 SO wrong, many focus on option 1.
However, no one is looking into option 3?!
Endogenic is an umbrella term for anyone who doesn’t attribute trauma towards their Plurality. It doesn’t mean these people haven’t experienced trauma, some definitely have and making assumptions or categorizing and trauma weighing others their experiences +
#pluralgang
We know Plurality, as in being Many, has been around for ages. Long before psychology was a thing. Most often described as spiritual experiences by mystics not from the west. Denying Plurality exists outside of psychology is erasure and white washing. The umbrella term Plural +
🎉 Celebrate
#PluralPrideDay
every day with our exclusive stickers, thoughtfully designed by the talented
@zakeno
Kiernan Sjursen-Lien aka K CO System!
A unique piece of art that resonates with our shared journey! 🐛&
#Pluralgang
Get your stickers now:
Reminder:
Switching doesn’t need to occur in order for your Plurality to be valid, neither does it need to look like the media portrays it to be acknowledged. You all and how Plurality manifests within your daily life is valid, doesn’t matter what it is/looks like.
#pluralgang
Switching, a thread (link to article at the end):
Switching is an involuntary or voluntary process off the brain, in which one alter retreats back into the a innerworld and a different alter takes over the body. This process is unique to each system and can take +
#pluralgang
Innerworlds & Plurality, a thread — also included in the images, with alt text.
What it’s an Innerworld? What does it look like?
(If you& feel comfortable sharing, there is a question at the end!) +
#dissociatwt
“Openly Plural”
#pluralgang
The Singularnormative world isn’t safe for Plurals. Yes, it takes an immense amount of privilege (and courage) to live as openly, visibly Plural. But, I’m not focusing on being openly Plural in the wider world today, I’m talking about being openly +
We know that DID is highly underdiagnosed, probably because research shows us that a correct diagnosis for DID takes 6 to 12 years. Probably because the DSM-5 had to add into criteria A that we can self report, in hopes of bringing +
#pluralgang
Personhood in Plurality:
#systwt
Every system is different, some systems consist of multiple persons/people, denying that experience serves little purpose in our experience, working with over 2500 systems since 2017. It is also not researched or studied, no +
This is imho genuinely 1 of the best 🧵
Please
@McLeanHospital
and
@ISSTD
& the rest of the clinical community, take a moment to read this🧵 and reflect deeply on it and what it means for you all, and for all of us.
DID 101 - Fragments, a thread:
#pluralgang
Fragments are just as valid as alters, they are not and should not be any less. They are just at a different place on the spectrum as you or other alters are. They are under developed as an individual or lack personality traits +
For
#WorldMentalHealthDay
we have created this infographic with basic Plural terminology for (new) Systems and their friends.
#dissociatwt
Want to learn more? Free allies of Plurals magazine in the next tweet!
Infographic + caption at:
2022 is the year we stop saying ''Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder''
It's been 25+ years since the change was made, there is NO need to keep repeating it whenever you talk about DID!
Yes, we tweet this each year, till you all stop
Instead of fakeclaiming they could have:
-Created content helping therapists support self diagnosed Systems
-Created content that focuses on how Systems can stay safe online
-Invited self diagnosed Systems for an open dialogue on why they are (forced to) self diagnose
🧵
Stand your ground and don’t let anyone invalidate your experiences, labels or identity.
Your Plural experience is authentic.
And you don’t need anyone’s permission to be Plural.
#pluralgang
#pluraltalk
#systwt
They blocked our video with Trans Plural Systems from their platform! It had no dislikes, no comments, no problems
I talked multiple times with 'support' which was only possible cause of a nonprofit status in the first place. But still not reinstated. Not ok!
#TransAwarenessWeek
The Gatekeeping of Plurality, a thread:
One way to ensure a ‘fitting in culture’, over a ‘belonging one’ is gatekeeping. This, however, doesn’t just lead to folks trying to fit in, nor just to masking. It also leads to folks either dismissing, diminishing or exaggerating their +
What’s something you wish you had known, when you were a newly discovered System?
“We wish we had known that there is nothing "wrong" with being a system, it's simply just another form of neurodivergence. Also, that there are other wonderful systems out there and that we don't +
5 reasons self-diagnosing Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) or OSDD is valid
(+ panel session about the topic at the end)
🧵A thread (1/7):
#pluralgang
DID isn't rare: it's under-diagnosed and research shows for most it takes 6 to 12 years of treatment before correct DX
DID isn't like the movies: most people with DID mask and/or hide their symptoms
DID isn't dangerous: research shows WE are at risk for higher partner violence
Please comment what kind of Plural positive TV shows you want.
''A Plural cooking show, where different Headmates prepare different meal courses & where they get to taste test each other & vote!''
Together we inspire the
#media
with good & positive Plural representation ideas!
We are Plural & not broken.
We are Plural, and it doesn’t equal to being broken.
Either traumagenic or not, Plurality can be hard, but it can also be beautiful.
#systwt
10 years after being diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder, We founded The Plural Association Nonprofit!
TPA aims to empower all Plurals, no matter the label(s) they use! Thank you for your support!
#PluralPride
You and your System have the right to switch overtly or covertly, or not.
You and your System have the right to announce a switch or to keep it to yourselves.
#dissociatwt
#pluralgang
Plurals, today is the 3rd
#PluralGang
anniversary!
On this day in 2019, many Plurals publicly came out & openly shared, about their Plurality & experience(s.)
Hence, we invite all who want to participate, to come out today, share about their System & meet other Plurals.
Pls RT
Plural Life Hack:
#pluralgang
#dissociatwt
Switching based on consent also teaches your mind and brain a new way to switch. Which eventually will lead to less unexpected switches. And might help with sharing time and losing less time & memory. Especially if +
About fakeclaiming, a thread:
#pluralgang
We are not allowed to diagnose, nor are we allowed to dismiss someone’s diagnosis or tell them for sure they don’t have DID [...] It is not okay to say that because someone has a certain faith or religion or cultural background that +
Co-conciousness and co-fronting, what’s the difference? A thread 🧵
(Article linked in the end)
“Being co-conscious has many benefits for plural systems. It limits the chance of losing time. System communication becomes easier. You are safer if everyone (who +
#systwt
Plural Life Hack:
Not being consciously aware yourself that something is happening in the inside world, like people supporting each other, school for the children or what the non humans are up to, does not mean it’s not taking place.
We are the first grassroots & peer-led, registered nonprofit for the 3.7% of the world population with
#DissociativeIdentityDisorder
&
#OSDD
& ALL other forms of
#Multiplicity
under the Plural umbrella.
We empower over 3000 Plurals in 50 countries!
Info:
5 Simple questions to ask new headmates:
1. What is your name?
2. How old are you?
3. What are your pronouns?
4. Do you have friends inside / outside?
5. How can we best support you?
#pluralgang
You and your System have the right to selves express; your existence, yourselves, your gender(s), your history, your personal opinions and your truths. You& have the right to be called by your individual names and pronouns if you or some of you wish for that.
#pluralgang
DID you know?
3.7% of college students participating in the research study, scored for DID & we believe more are Plural!
Although there are big contrasts in research about the prevalence of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) ranging from 0.5 to 6% - The most +
#dissociatwt
Dissociative Identity Disorder - Facts & Figures:
DID and OSDD do NOT primarily occur in North America. One of the highest prevalence research outcomes came from Turkey!
Information source: Sar Et Al.
A crisis plan, sometimes called a safety plan, is usually a plan that describes what you will do, to keep yourself safe. To help yourselves during a crisis period. Like when you experience panic attacks or flashbacks. If you have dissociative identity disorder it is very +
Clinicians should not try to label Plural experienced that aren't pathological.
To imitate DID one has to imitate the disordered aspects of DID & most Endogenic Systems do not assume the sick role, do not report amnesia or clinical distress.
@McLeanHospital
please read ICD11..
It's
#PluralAcceptanceWeek
!
Become a better supporter by reading our FREE Allies of Plurals 70-page magazine!
Learn:
* What DID/OSDD/Plurality is
* How to support Plurals
* What not to say / ask
* & much more!
Share this link with your singlet friends:
We must create spaces where people can safely discover and try things out, without being accused of faking
All Plurals deserve community.
#pluralgang
#syscourse
It’s okay to soul search, it’s okay to self discover. It’s often still the fastest (if not the only) way to find out if you experience Manyness. Because getting a DID diagnosis takes 6 to 12 years if we believe research. Self reporting can speed that process up. To do that, you +
“Especially for new systems, be aware that switching doesn't need to occur in order to your plurality to be valid, neither does it need to be look like the media portrays it in order to be acknowledged. You all and how plurality manifests within your daily life is valid, +
Matthew A. Robinson did not make an Oopsie!
How can someone who researched barriers to treatment + marginalized and stigmatized communities, say such vile things about Systems he has never met, about groups of people he's never spoken to, fakeclaim and not ask consent?!
Mclean did not make an Oopsie. If this is what they published, imagine what they are telling patients one on one behind closed doors, or each other. Then you start to see the picture of the state of psychiatric care for DID.
4. Are you sure that everything about your experience is fake, all of it, 100% including all previous signs & symptoms?
If answered “no”, to 1 or more questions, you might not be faking your Plurality.
''Plural people need treatment and assessments just as any patient would. They also may need access to gender-affirming treatments.''
Eric Yarbrough, Transgender Mental Health, published by the American Psychiatric Association in 2018.
#TransAwarenessWeek
#pluralgang
You all don't think it's weird there still isn't a manual for clinicians on how to help clients reach ''functional multiplicity'' without focusing on fusion first?
We have clinical DID research for 25+ years now!
PPWC survey shows only 3% of 863 respondents want integration?!
Basic Plural terminology, a thread:
(It’s possible your experience and/or the words or labels you or other Plurals use are different from the terminology & definitions in this)
#pluralgang
1: Headmates / Alters / Parts / People. These are some of the words used to describe +
@AutSciPerson
Some describe their experience of Plurality (being or having more than 1 individual within a single body) as a form of neurodiversity.
1. Plurals aren't dangerous.
2. Plurality is an ☂️term.
3. Plurality isn't represented realistically in movies/media.
“There is no cookie-cutter Plurality. Evermany is different and there are as many forms of Plurality, as there are Plurals”
- Stronghold System
#pluralgang
#dissociatwt
Questioning the validity of large and/or polyfragmented Systems is just as rude and uncalled for as questioning someone’s small system. Or their Plurality in general! We are not too much, We are not too big, We are not too many.
#pluralgang
“When you are checking if becoming a therapist to just treat yourself, is quicker than the waiting list at the local specialist center, you know something is wrong with the mental health care for Dissociative Identity Disorder.”
- Stronghold System
#dissociatwt
“Is DID the same as being a Plural System?” (link below)
In this video Stronghold tries to clear up the definition of Plural, Plurality & Plural System(s). And explain how DID and trauma based systems are very much included in the dissociative spectrum and hence fall under the +
March 5th is
#DIDAwarenessDay
an annual day when together we break stigma, and we ask attention for
#DissociativeIdentityDisorder
Whilst also providing those with DID and their loved ones with a unique community event, so invite your friends!
"Not an easy lesson, but an important lesson to learn as introjects and persecutors in DID & Plural systems, is that after we switch, we consciously get to choose who we are going to be that day and what values matter most to us in the here and now.
We can learn how to be our +
The Plural Spectrum Tool, designed & created by & for Plurals, is an easy-to-use tool, that lets you & your System indicate your unique & individual experience(s) with Plurality!
Explanation article & download 'color your own' image!
FREE:
#PluralPride