the rentry about irls go crayzee but please be respectful no saying "kys" or anything like that or im deleting your paragraph

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BEFORE I START, IF YOU FIND THAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ANY SYMPTOMS OR SUSPECT THAT YOU MAY HAVE OSDD OR DID, THE BEST WAY TO FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE OSDD OR DID OR SOMETHING SIMILAR IS TO FIND A TRAUMA INFORMED SPECIALIST AND TALK IT OUT WITH THEM. THIS IS A LOT EASIER SAID THAN DONE, TRAUMA WORK CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE, BUT IF YOU FIND SOMEONE QUALIFIED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE ON DISSOCIATION AND DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS I’D SAY IT’S WORTH A SHOT.
PEOPLE LIKE TO TALK A LOT ABOUT ALTERS WHEN DISCUSSING OSDD AND DID BUT IT’S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A TRAUMA BASED DISORDER TOO. HAVING ALTERS ISN’T THE WHOLE DISORDER, SINCE THERE’S A REASON WHY YOU HAVE THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. AS FOR ADVICE, I WOULD JUST SAY TRY TO WRITE DOWN AND KEEP GOOD NOTES ON WHY YOU THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE THIS DISORDER. IF YOU’RE SPEAKING TO A PROFESSIONAL, MAKE SURE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES AND SYMPTOMS YOU HAVE. DON’T JUST LIST OUT THE DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA AND CALL IT AT THAT.

SOME IRLS HAVE BEEN USING TRAUMAGENIC AND ENDOGENIC SYSTEM TERMS AND PUTTING "DOUBLES DNI" IN THEIR NAME OR THEIR BIOS.
FIRST OF ALL, THE TERM ENDOSYSTEMS, OR ENDOGENIC MEANS PEOPLE WHO CAN FORM ALTERS WITHOUT ANY FORM OF TRAUMA, ETC. ENDOGENIC/ENDOSYSTEMS HAVE BEEN QUITE A BIG ARGUMENT ACROSS TWO PARTS OF THE "PLURAL" COMMUNITY FOR A LONG TIME, THAT'S BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE "ENDOGENIC PLURAL COMMUNITY" ARE NOW CLAIMING TO HAVE DID/OSDD, MEANING THESE PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO HAVE DID CAN FORM ALTERS WITHOUT TRAUMA.
YEAH... THERE ARE ACTUALLY PEOPLE WHO CLAIM THIS.
AS SUCH, THE SAME KIND OF MAGICAL THINKING THAT INFESTS THAT COMMUNITY IS NOW INVADING SPACES FOR PEOPLE WITH TRAUMA DISORDERS. TO PUT IT SIMPLY, ALL SYSTEMS ARE TRAUMAGENIC.

ANYWAY, TO GET TO THE POINT, PERSONALLY I DO NOT HATE IRLS, AND I WILL NOT BASH THEM. I ASKED A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE ITS OPINION ON THE MATTER AND I'LL SHARE IT BELOW.
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By The Reverie Collective

I PERSONALLY AGREE WITH ITS TAKE ON THIS, AND I APPRECIATE IT FOR SHARING ITS OPINION. (ILY GUYS /P)
PEOPLE BECOME OR IDENTIFY AS AN IRL OF SAID PERSON OR CHARACTER AS A COPING MECHANISM AND A WAY TO COPE WITH TRAUMA, HOWEVER THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO TAKE THIS TOO FAR INTO THE POINT OF DELUSION. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CARRDS WRITTEN ABOUT IRLS, WHETHER IT BE FOR OR AGAINST THEM.
SOME IRLS USE SYSTEM TERMS, I AM AGAINST THIS BECAUSE BEING AN IRL IS NOT THE SAME AS BEING PART OF A SYSTEM.

IRLS ARE ALSO CALLED A D/A, WHICH IS A NON MEDICAL TERM AND I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS USAGE FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S SOMETHING CAUSED BY PSYCHOSIS WERE YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE A CHARACTER, WHETHER IT BE FICTUAL OR FACTUAL. YOU CAN GO THROUGH EPISODES WERE YOU ARE BACK IN THE CHARACTERS WORLD, OR IF A CHARACTER HAS A TRAIT YOU DONT HAVE IT CAN CAUSE MENTAL BREAKDOWNS AND YOU TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO GET THAT TRAIT MOST PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO BE IRLS ROMANTICIZE THEM, AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY, MANY SITUATIONS PROVING THAT.

ALL IN ALL, I DO NOT BELIEVE IRLS SHOULD USE SYSTEM TERMS AND ARE DAMAGING TO PEOPLE WITH DID, OSDD AND ANY OTHER RELATED DISORDERS. IN THESE DISORDERS, YOU CANNOT CHOOSE WHAT ALTERS FORM. ANYONE CAN HAVE AN IRL AND THEY USUALLY ARENT PERMANENT. TO ADD ON, PEOPLE CAN HAVE MULTIPLE IRLS RANGING FROM 1 TO 50+ AND THE USAGE OF SYSTEM TERMS DOES NOT APPLY TO THEM BECAUSE IT IS NOWHERE NEAR THE SAME. DESPITE THIS, IT DOESN'T MAKE BEING AN IRL ANY LESS VALID, BUT THE ENCOURAGING OF DELUSIONS ETC IS NOT VALID AND SHOULD NOT BE NORMALIZED.

I USED MULTIPLE SOURCES FOR THIS, PLEASE GO AND STUDY YOURSELF IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS, SINCE I'M NOT A PROFESSIONAL NOR DO I KNOW EVERYTHING. ANY CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM IS WELCOMED.

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Pub: 01 Oct 2023 14:33 UTC

Edit: 01 Oct 2023 22:45 UTC

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