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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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[cataragon.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry. I maintain that this social group is a lot bigger than that. I know them also, and I believe that his opinion is a) a little outdated and b) based on too small a statistical sample.

Of course, I'm not a member of the community here, and you can take my opinion however you want.

Kaos really isn't that much like the group you describe, it just tends to be filled with quite a few broken people. And the original poster of this diatribe, by the way, has been recieving a reasonable amount of social flak as a result of his decision to launch that particular personal attack.

A lot more people are aware of this issue in the individual in question, and despite, or perhaps because, they have no knowledge of MPD/DID/Multiplicity they have chosen to reserve judgement. I still maintain that in most social groups consisting of younger adults (17-25ish, primarily) you wouldn't find nearly so many people prepared to just accept the situation and the individual, whether or not they believed in the condition/state/whatever you want to call it.

To blame an entire social group (consisting of upwards of 150 people) on the comments of one individual, is, in my opinion simply unfair.

I have heard repeatedly here, and in the original post, people saying things like "uneducated" and "media-based opinions". Considering that multiplicity or DID/MPD doesn't appear to be particularly common, it's hardly surprising people don't know about it.

I would like to thank you all, because by reading here I have gotten an interesting perspective on all of your opinions on the issue, and I am going to go and do some more research. To be honest, I can't guarantee it will make me a non-sceptic, but I am prepared to go and look.

I've been a member of Kaos for over five years, I've never once said "Fuck them if they can't take a joke" or anything else like that. My first reaction to this situation was to try and get everyone's point of view. I have had four conversations with individuals in the last few days, all members of this social group, which have been philosophical in nature and have primarily been focused on the "we just don't know enough" aspect.

Please don't tell me my social group is uncaring and cruel, based on your own experiences. I don't believe that's true.

Just a (rather long, sorry) dissenting opinion.