Thank you all so much for watching this video! Feel free to share it with your friends. Hope to see you next week for Sarah Clark her new video on The 5 step plan to become a collective system!! We wish you all, all the best, Emely.
I am 7 years in since my diagnosis and have turned a corner in my healing. For the first time in more than a decade I have been more than 11days functional, where I am able to fet out of bed and do at least one thing during the day. I hit the 5 week mark a few days ago and continue to feel grateful for being able to do the simple things healthy people take for granted.
Great video you all! We also kept thinking “this is it” with the number of alters. I guess because we didn’t want to believe there could be more, because it’s a scary thing sometimes, especially when you are just learning about yourselves, more alters means there’s probably more trauma to uncover too a lot of times, at least that is how it is for us. We appreciate all you do! Take care ✌️💖
I have nothing intelligent to say, so I just wanted to let you know that I love your content! And the fact that you're also Dutch is even more of a bonus :D
Thank you so much im a new system it’s Zelda/Caroline speaking you guys have helped us by a lot in December it will be 2 years since we got diagnose I totally can’t not like wait for our system anniversary we still have the papers which is like how we know, hope you guys have a good day! We love your channel! -Zelda/Caroline Nightlight world
Just watched the Piñata System's D.I.D and Art premiere and now one from you guys?? I love this! X) honestly, cant wait to watch this video cause there's so much I wish i wouldve known before my D.I.D became full on obvious. I love my system dearly (even if we are at 70+ now 😬 what with others feeling comfortable enough to come out of the darkroom and or drop their amnesia walls around the others as well as my fiancé) its just alot and can be a bit much at times when new bits of info pop up. So nevertheless, got my timer on and eagerly awaiting y'alls awesome video :) -Alex and System
Hey fellow Dutchie! I get that feeling of being so used to getting care covered like that, that it's a shock when you can't get it. Then you hear of the experiences of people in other countries and realise finding good help is a problem everywhere, and that having it covered when you actually find it is a huge privilege. I went through the same. Having word wide connection nowadays really does help with that! I definitely have multiple complex PTSD, and possibly OSDD with no fronting alters. I CAN find OSDD explaining videos by DID systems, and some OSDD1B system channels with fronting alters. But I can't find anything on OSDD with no fronting alters. So it's hard to find someone to identify with. I do have a very accepting psychologist though, after years of searching. (Private message me if you want to know her name. Waiting lists are terrible atm though) I've been coming in her practice for several years now, and my trauma recovery is going great. So, just wanted to let you know. By the way, I'm also autistic and am very activistic about that, but when I found out how little is known about DID, I felt like we need more focus on that. Here in The Netherlands there's almost no information about it. Do you know if any activism is happening?
Thank you for your kind message! We just started a Dutch TH-cam channel called Diskundig! There was a conference for (mostly vrijgevestigde) therapists in Ede recently. There is a small dutch FB group and the admin of that group has done some interviews with telegraaf for example. There are a few docu's in Dutch, and less 10 youtube results?! I still dont understand how that is even possible in 2019. There is the ESTD (European society for the study of trauma and dissociation) based in the Netherlands, but also does not seem very active. Im sorry it's such a struggle to find good info on OSDD! Good luck to you!
@@powertotheplurals Thank you for your response! I'll look into these things, and I'll have a look at your channel Diskundig. :) It IS a struggle, but I take every bit of information offered with me, and hope to find my own way into this. I've been able to do that will all my diagnosisses so far, so I'll do that with this as well I suppose. People often ask me how I've gotten so much knowledge on my own disabilities. I often tell them that in a society that lacks true experts, one needs to be their own expert when possible.
We'd suggest looking at the ICD-11 diagnosis "partial DID", which is for low switch high influence systems with a host. Not diagnosing you, but the description sounds similar to what you said. There's likely quite a few systems with this architecture if they made it a specific diagnosis. Link to ICD-11 pDID: icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en#/http%3a%2f%2fid.who.int%2ficd%2fentity%2f988400777
i thought the title of this sounded like a video you had already done. i think my list would be very similar to yours Emely the nightmares are so awful (and the body memories and flashbacks). Went through same thing with thinking we had found "all" the folks and with denial. but nope. i finally understand there could always be more and like you try my best to keep the door open
Thank you for this video, we’re very new to our diagnosis. Only found out five months ago. We are trying very hard to learn how to communicate with each other, but there’s still so much we don’t know or understand.
Hi there! I know it's unlikely you'll ever see this comment, but I have a question for you! I'm currently trying to figure out if I have DID or OSDD (gonna bring it up to my therapist soon) and in just the past week I feel like I might have met a few of my alters. However, I'm also worried I'm making it up! Is it normal to go from not knowing anything about this to knowing so much about some alters? Because I've been questioning for months, keeping track of symptoms, and I think in the past week something snapped and caused them to come say hi...
Hi, thank you for your question. I think it's a great idea to talk it over with your therapist. Criteria A of the DSM-5 for DID says that we can self report signs and symptoms, that includes alters. Denial and/or thinking you are making it up is something many systems deal with, or we have alters that deal with it. If someone would be making it up, they would do that on purpose, they would make a plan, fantasize about the fame they will get or money or at least the attention it would bring them. If you never sat down to make a plan on how you were gonna fake having DID, then i'm pretty sure you are not faking it and I believe your self reporting. We wrote an article that might help you: powertotheplurals.com/2019/10/09/mpd-and-did-why-non-disordered-plurals-do-not-have-factitious-disorder/ - Good luck to you!
@@finsterthecat thnx for letting me know the link broke. Here is the new link: powertotheplurals.com/mpd-and-did-why-non-disordered-plurals-do-not-have-factitious-disorder/
Thank you all so much for watching this video! Feel free to share it with your friends. Hope to see you next week for Sarah Clark her new video on The 5 step plan to become a collective system!! We wish you all, all the best, Emely.
You are amazing, thank you for this video!
Awh thank you!!
I am 7 years in since my diagnosis and have turned a corner in my healing. For the first time in more than a decade I have been more than 11days functional, where I am able to fet out of bed and do at least one thing during the day. I hit the 5 week mark a few days ago and continue to feel grateful for being able to do the simple things healthy people take for granted.
Great video you all! We also kept thinking “this is it” with the number of alters. I guess because we didn’t want to believe there could be more, because it’s a scary thing sometimes, especially when you are just learning about yourselves, more alters means there’s probably more trauma to uncover too a lot of times, at least that is how it is for us. We appreciate all you do! Take care ✌️💖
Similar reasons as well here. Thank you so much!! We wish you all, all the best 💜❤💙
we love you all! everything you all do!
Wow I didn't realize how hard it was to be a collective. I kind of thought everyone with d.i.d formed a collective naturally
Well, it is "natural".
We throughly appreciate this.-Hart
Thank you for watching!
I have nothing intelligent to say, so I just wanted to let you know that I love your content! And the fact that you're also Dutch is even more of a bonus :D
Thank you so much!! We also started a dutch channel called Diskundig, if you are interested. 😊
This is so unbelievably relatable
Ty for sharing this. I found out 3 years ago.
Sarah, you have it on the head after living now a number of years I still reflect on these things often -sending love from the imagery system
Thank you! We wish you all, all the best!
Thank you so much im a new system it’s Zelda/Caroline speaking you guys have helped us by a lot in December it will be 2 years since we got diagnose I totally can’t not like wait for our system anniversary we still have the papers which is like how we know, hope you guys have a good day! We love your channel!
-Zelda/Caroline Nightlight world
Just watched the Piñata System's D.I.D and Art premiere and now one from you guys?? I love this! X) honestly, cant wait to watch this video cause there's so much I wish i wouldve known before my D.I.D became full on obvious. I love my system dearly (even if we are at 70+ now 😬 what with others feeling comfortable enough to come out of the darkroom and or drop their amnesia walls around the others as well as my fiancé) its just alot and can be a bit much at times when new bits of info pop up. So nevertheless, got my timer on and eagerly awaiting y'alls awesome video :)
-Alex and System
Thank you :) We hope you enjoyed the video!
Hey fellow Dutchie! I get that feeling of being so used to getting care covered like that, that it's a shock when you can't get it. Then you hear of the experiences of people in other countries and realise finding good help is a problem everywhere, and that having it covered when you actually find it is a huge privilege. I went through the same. Having word wide connection nowadays really does help with that! I definitely have multiple complex PTSD, and possibly OSDD with no fronting alters. I CAN find OSDD explaining videos by DID systems, and some OSDD1B system channels with fronting alters. But I can't find anything on OSDD with no fronting alters. So it's hard to find someone to identify with. I do have a very accepting psychologist though, after years of searching. (Private message me if you want to know her name. Waiting lists are terrible atm though) I've been coming in her practice for several years now, and my trauma recovery is going great. So, just wanted to let you know. By the way, I'm also autistic and am very activistic about that, but when I found out how little is known about DID, I felt like we need more focus on that. Here in The Netherlands there's almost no information about it. Do you know if any activism is happening?
Thank you for your kind message! We just started a Dutch TH-cam channel called Diskundig! There was a conference for (mostly vrijgevestigde) therapists in Ede recently. There is a small dutch FB group and the admin of that group has done some interviews with telegraaf for example. There are a few docu's in Dutch, and less 10 youtube results?! I still dont understand how that is even possible in 2019. There is the ESTD (European society for the study of trauma and dissociation) based in the Netherlands, but also does not seem very active. Im sorry it's such a struggle to find good info on OSDD! Good luck to you!
@@powertotheplurals Thank you for your response! I'll look into these things, and I'll have a look at your channel Diskundig. :) It IS a struggle, but I take every bit of information offered with me, and hope to find my own way into this. I've been able to do that will all my diagnosisses so far, so I'll do that with this as well I suppose. People often ask me how I've gotten so much knowledge on my own disabilities. I often tell them that in a society that lacks true experts, one needs to be their own expert when possible.
I agree, it is our only hope atm. I would not have survived without my self study.
We'd suggest looking at the ICD-11 diagnosis "partial DID", which is for low switch high influence systems with a host. Not diagnosing you, but the description sounds similar to what you said. There's likely quite a few systems with this architecture if they made it a specific diagnosis.
Link to ICD-11 pDID: icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en#/http%3a%2f%2fid.who.int%2ficd%2fentity%2f988400777
Learned a bunch. Especially interested about collectives and how they help. Looking forward to next week.
Thank you!! See you next week :)
i thought the title of this sounded like a video you had already done. i think my list would be very similar to yours Emely the nightmares are so awful (and the body memories and flashbacks). Went through same thing with thinking we had found "all" the folks and with denial. but nope. i finally understand there could always be more and like you try my best to keep the door open
Thank you for watching and your kind comment. Im sorry it was also such a struggle for you.
Thank you for this video, we’re very new to our diagnosis. Only found out five months ago. We are trying very hard to learn how to communicate with each other, but there’s still so much we don’t know or understand.
Thank you for this video. The point about grounding was really helpful
Good video mate
Hi there! I know it's unlikely you'll ever see this comment, but I have a question for you! I'm currently trying to figure out if I have DID or OSDD (gonna bring it up to my therapist soon) and in just the past week I feel like I might have met a few of my alters. However, I'm also worried I'm making it up! Is it normal to go from not knowing anything about this to knowing so much about some alters? Because I've been questioning for months, keeping track of symptoms, and I think in the past week something snapped and caused them to come say hi...
Hi, thank you for your question. I think it's a great idea to talk it over with your therapist. Criteria A of the DSM-5 for DID says that we can self report signs and symptoms, that includes alters. Denial and/or thinking you are making it up is something many systems deal with, or we have alters that deal with it. If someone would be making it up, they would do that on purpose, they would make a plan, fantasize about the fame they will get or money or at least the attention it would bring them. If you never sat down to make a plan on how you were gonna fake having DID, then i'm pretty sure you are not faking it and I believe your self reporting. We wrote an article that might help you: powertotheplurals.com/2019/10/09/mpd-and-did-why-non-disordered-plurals-do-not-have-factitious-disorder/ - Good luck to you!
power to the plurals clicked on link says the page does not exist.
@@finsterthecat thnx for letting me know the link broke. Here is the new link: powertotheplurals.com/mpd-and-did-why-non-disordered-plurals-do-not-have-factitious-disorder/
Hi .. what are the “collectives“ you’ve mentioned in your talk?
It's the word we use for when headmates in a system decide to work together. We created this video about it: th-cam.com/video/9B3Sbt2p4s8/w-d-xo.html
power to the plurals
Thank You 😊