Anyone want to help this writer out?

[laurenthemself]

I just found this entry on the nanowrimo community -- the author is asking for information on multiple personalities, and I thought that people from here might be willing to offer advice/assistance/links over there, before the commenting gets too skewed.

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[luwana.livejournal.com]

And my point is that DID and MPD links, yes even ones to books and such that many multiples do not like or think are hogwash, are not invalid.

I'm one to talk, but it seems to me like, well, *outside of this community* (where it's not ok unless you tread on eggshells) it's perfectly ok to come off as even quite aggressive, as if someone is Bad or Ignorant for posting those links.

I'm always one for correcting people gently, but usually only when they say that they believe the common streotypes that ONLY people who have been abused can be multiple, etc.

I think it makes us as a community come across as moody know it alls.

[caitlin.livejournal.com]

From your initial comment: Man, the guy isn't asking for info about multiples. He wants to know about DID.

From the nanowrimo poster: he suffers from multiple personality disorder.

Did i mention that as a heterosexual, he is a drag queen? OH-KAY!

Now my big question is this. Can someone with multiple personalities keep secrets from himself?

IE, can personality A have secrets from Personality B and vise versa?

EDIT: Also, (hypothetically) is it possible for one personality to have memories of something that didn't happen? Could personality A have a memory of something that did(n't) happen while personality B has control of the body?

They were asking about Multiple Personalities. you said they were asking about DID.

Not the same thing.

That's the only thing I was trying to say.

C.