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multiplicity_archives2004-10-19 10:30 pm
bacskocky.livejournal.com) wrote in multiplicity_archives2004-10-19 10:30 pm
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It's people liek this that cause the world of multiples to never be seen for what it truly is
(btw, for those of you who don't know me (pretty much everyone) I'm a non-multiple whose SO is a member of a multiple system)
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The purpose of me posting this was not to bash one specific person for their belief on how they should treat my SO. This is jsut the first example I've gotten that is in WRITING of the way so many people think that a few pamphlets, a couple documentaries, and maybe a book or two and they're geniuses on the topic. They're the ones who don't see that whether someone is faking the "disorder" or not, it is often a defense mechanism, not something for purely attention. Even if it IS for attention, maybe teh person believes that surrounding themselves with a large number of peopel on the outside will protect them.
(btw, for those of you who don't know me (pretty much everyone) I'm a non-multiple whose SO is a member of a multiple system)
EDIT:
The purpose of me posting this was not to bash one specific person for their belief on how they should treat my SO. This is jsut the first example I've gotten that is in WRITING of the way so many people think that a few pamphlets, a couple documentaries, and maybe a book or two and they're geniuses on the topic. They're the ones who don't see that whether someone is faking the "disorder" or not, it is often a defense mechanism, not something for purely attention. Even if it IS for attention, maybe teh person believes that surrounding themselves with a large number of peopel on the outside will protect them.
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I did not accuse him of anything. It IS stuff liek that being said that when multiples finally start to get respect, dumps them back a dozen or so steps.
As for whether or not there's faking, I honestly don't give a damn. And I HAVE sat down with my SO and talked about this stuff.
I didn't mean for this to be the opinion of one person against the world: I've heard this "multiples are faking it" and "multiples don't actually exist" argument a lot in the last few years alone. Even if he IS specifically targetting one person, I'm not.
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But there are people who fake multiplicity. There are also people who fake pregnancies to get their boyfriends to do something for them. This doesn't make people stop /actually/ getting pregnant. :-)
Shandra
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