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[bacskocky.livejournal.com]

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)

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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Re: *glee*

[pengke.livejournal.com]

While we would never describe ourselves as having a disorder, we do do something similar to what you described at the end. We use a fictitious persona that we must conform to when interacting with most people. It keeps a semblance of consistency when we individually will have different opinions or behaviors. It consists of things like answering to our given name, using the body's gender, not saying that you hate something when it's well known that others like the thing, ect. It's not a real person though; just us pretending. In a way, I'd imagine it's like creating a role-playing character as many of the traits we decide upon beforehand.

Re: *glee*

[binkenstein.livejournal.com]

Yes, thats understandable.
I guess what Uziel and I would have a problem with is that Chris isn't doing this. Sure, the social group we're in talks a bit more than normal about mental issues, but we'd rather that she (and a number of others) stopped using them as shields or attention seeking methods.

I spose "disorder" would be another word for being "insane". However, I love the quote from Con Air "Now you're talking semantics. What if I told you insane was working 50 hours a week in some office for 50 years, at the end of which they you to piss off. Ending up in some retirement village hoping to die before suffering the indignity of trying to make it to the toilet on time. Wouldn't you consider that to be insane?"

So I guess its just which side of the fence you're on. However, don't forget there's usualy someone on the opposite side peering over.