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gonna get a bit syscourse-y here, but... recently noticed kind of a weird hypocrisy in anti-endo arguments and wanted to point it out to see if others agree

for extra context, i have DID and im pro-endo id say?? my mindset is basically just "i dont get it personally, but live ur life dude(s), its not my business and im not gonna tell u what u are / arent" because like. i find it super hard to believe that DID and OSDD-1 are the ONLY possible causes for systems LOL... also i will be using the terms endo / endogenic as umbrella terms for all plurality outside of DID / OSDD-1 throughout this post

ANYWAYS THOUGHH... most harshly anti-endo spaces (or at least those that are pro-recovery) really emphasise that DID and OSDD-1 are more than just "alter disorders", which i absolutely agree with! DID and OSDD-1 are both complex dissociative disorders that include identity alteration (alters) as a SYMPTOM, but the disorders both fundamentally involve dissociation and impairment in daily life to some extent

BUT... then they are also so quick to say that endos MUST have DID / OSDD-1 if they have alters... but what about all the other symptoms? most endos i have met do not experience dissociation or other DID / OSDD-1 symptoms. claiming someone MUST have DID / OSDD-1 because they have alters would kind of be reducing the disorders down to just "alter disorders", right?

plus, it seems to be entirely ignoring the fact that you can have a symptom of a disorder without having the disorder / being disordered... lets use ADHD as an example here since its the first thing to come to mind LOL, someone can have a short attention span or be distracted easily without inherently having ADHD. it would depend on the presence of other symptoms as well as degree of life impairment. this logic also applies to any other disorder ever... so why dont we apply the same logic to DID / OSDD-1?

most endos i see dont claim DID / OSDD-1, and the ones that do are generally mixed origins. if we apply the logic that symptom ≠ disorder and that DID / OSDD-1 are more than just "alter disorders", why would someone not be able to have alters without a dissociative disorder?

IDK i hope this makes sense. feel free to reblog with any comments or anything i want to see others opinionz

Here’s some positivity for small systems!

Multiplicity encompasses systems of all shapes and sizes. As long as you experience (or have experienced) more than one entity sharing a mind and body, you’re welcome to call yourself plural! This post is for all the small systems out there!

🌷 Shoutout to systems who are dyads or triads!

🌱 Shoutout to systems who feel unseen or unwelcome in system spaces due to their small size!

🌻 Shoutout to systems who struggle to relate to and connect with larger systems!

☘️ Shoutout to systems who used to be large, but are now small due to fusion, dormancy, or something else!

🌺 Shoutout to systems who aren’t sure whether their system’s size would be considered small or not!

🍃 Shoutout to systems who have been fakeclaimed or harassed due to their system’s small size!

Even if your system is very small, you’re still a vital and important part of the plural community! Regardless of your system’s size, please know that you will always be welcome in our spaces. Your system is lovely and wonderful just the way it is! There is no minimum number of headmates a system must have in order to be valid.

We care about y’all, we believe in you, and we’re rooting for you! No matter how large or small your system is, you matter, your headmates matter, and you belong in this community!

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