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[eternalism.livejournal.com]

So, I recently told my mother about being part of a system. It went rather well, I think. The first thing she said was that she didn't know much about multiplicity, but she knew it wasn't schizophrenia. That's more than most people understand.

It took a bit of courage to do that. I figured she wouldn't understand, or she'd be freaked ut and think I was crazy or something. I know I'm not, but having a reasonably close family member think you are would kind hurt. It was bad enough when I first started going through depression all those years ago. But now I'm out of the closet, so to speak.

*chuckles* My closet has many brooms. I've taken to referring to them as my broommates. XD

So, out of curiosity, how many people within your family know of your situation? How did they react? What did they say, and how did they treat you?

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[tempusfrangit.livejournal.com]

My host's mother hasn't the foggiest. She would not understand and would most likely pray for the Mormon kids to cast the demons out. ::chuckles::

The father was understanding and promptly tried to obtain more information about it. The grandmother was understanding and then went on to tell the host about how her great great grandmother was a multiple.

*yawns* Don't forget Grandpa.. he actually made jokes and we all got a good giggle out of it!

[nynomi.livejournal.com]

Her great great grandmother was a multiple? Wow! Did she say any more about it?

[tempusfrangit.livejournal.com]

Just that they gave her electric shock therapy.

[eternalism.livejournal.com]

Yikes!

Though back in the 'good old days', that's really all they could do about it in terms of 'treatment'. >_< Thank god the world knows more now.

[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

You'd never know it from what's been said on alt.support.dissociation... where ECT has not only been discussed at length as viable therapy for multiples, but actively welcomed by them because "it makes the voices stop".

You may also want to check out http://www.mindfreedom.org. ECT is becoming more and more favoured in recent years, particularly with the Bush admin's policy of No Child Left Alone Behind.

It's 1984, baby. Everybody Normal.... OR ELSE!