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same anon who recommended "Listen" — the author is Marissa Becks! i forgot her name before but i had read it on kindle or whatever so, easy to find it again lmao.

it's her only book thus far but again i did find it to be a good read and i hope you enjoy it too.

Oh wonderful, thank you so very much for the followup!! Sorry about that before, I tried googling the book and was met with sooo many things about audiobooks and i was like uh oh!

Well anyways I’ll def look into it :> thanks again for the recommendation anoon

-🌷💙

#askies #media reccs #listen book

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there is a book titled "Listen" which is a bit heavy (csa mention, suicidal thoughts, a religious comeback scene, etc.) but i have read it and have feelings about the concept of a DID interpretation with it. would love to see your thoughts!

Unfortunately I might need a lead on who the author might be to review this one, but it sounds pretty good from your interpretation!

If anybun might know who the author is, feel free to reply to the post or send another ask!

#askies #media reccs #listen book

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tapas(dot)io/series/dissociative-mumbling-of-a-microbiologist/info

Hi its @theorionissystem I just wanted to share my little collection of comics and stuff that I've made related to my DID

Oh thats wonderful, I’m going to check it out in my spare time! Thanks so much Orion ^^

If anybun else has any comics for this stuff feel free to share! As an artist who does a lot of system art myself, it’s really nice to see how others do this kinda stuff too

#dissociative identity disorder #did in media #actuallydid #dissociative identity disorder media #media reccs #askies

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Thank you for the boops here 🥰

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Ok, I feel kinda confident in sharing it officially.

So, I started working on a website a while ago that is meant to be a compartmentalised journalling service. The goal is to increase communication between alters in a system.

The main feature is how each alter gets their own space to write, and then there's a "Communal Journal" that's open to everyone in the system to use. Users can use it as a bulletin board, as a diary that everyone contributes to, whatever suits you and your system. Lighthouse also supports multiple systems for one user.

There's also pages to log about your inner world, post system rules/internal boundaries, and any wishes or goals alters may want to achieve. You can even set what terms are used in place of "alter" and "system".

At some point, there will also be interactive worksheets that are usually used for DID or C-PTSD to also use if one so chooses.

My system leaves updates on @lighthouse-app (also posted on the info section)! But feel free to send an ask either there or here if you need help or have a question!

*Lighthouse was not developed by a medical professional, and is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your condition.

Also-- We do not want to gatekeep who can and cannot use this. If this method of journalling is effective for you, than by all means use it! There will be no public sharing of profiles, alters, or messaging between users, so everything is private.

#boosting lighthouse again bc its such a good platform

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I want to do reviews again, but the way I’d started doing reviews has gotten really bulky and exhausting to write. I think I’m gonna work on not sharing the entire story and just focus on talking about how the DID is portrayed as best I can

Idk, I really want to get back into this blog again, it filled me with a sense of purpose when I was doing it more, and I love seeing people find something that speaks to them :)

On that note, does anybun want me to get into any books or things? My partner’s willing to play games for me too. Any media is good, I just want to write again

#dissociative identity disorder #i’ve been reading the girl in the green dress by jeni haynes and #woof #its heavy stuff #not something I’m going to review its a little bit too much for me to go into #its really good but MASSIVE tw for explicit details of csa #also the parts who mostly did reviews are kinda dormant/refusing to be seen as parts so hmmm gets a little complicated

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DID Short Films

Something I really enjoy is watching short films about DID :) it's always intriguing to see what sort of representation can be showed in a few short minutes, and just how much care and attention to detail is put into it.

I don't have the energy to do a full review of each, but here's a lil list of my favorite short DID films, along with some trigger warnings!

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Petals of a Rose

Triggers to watch out for:

a non-explicit incestuous childhood sexual abuse flashback (there's a safe version to watch with this part cut out in the same link!)

a safe and gentle non-explicit sex scene

dissociating and switching during sex

spiraling, hitting self, friction between parts

over-crowded dialogue

Things I love about this short:

We get multiple stellar scenes of what it can feel like to have DID - like being overwhelmed in the grocery store, talking yourself through the steps of it all. I really related to a lot of this

A good representation of how both positive and negative triggers can cause switches

communication between parts!

the implication of there being more parts yet to be found and how that's just kind of an accepted reality? I don't know if thats relatable for anyone else, but it really is for me

A LOVING AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP :DDD a partner who loves and supports and listens even if he doesn't fully understands, but clearly wants to. The amount of relief I felt when the partner STAYED with her after experiencing triggers during sex!!

The reiterations at the end that Now Time Is Safe and also, We Deserve to be Loved, and also, Each and every part is appreciated and loved

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Alter

Triggers to watch out for:

mild friction between parts

time loss + confusion

Things I love about this short:

The actress who portrayed the parts did a really stunning job with expressing complicated emotions surrounding time loss and the acceptance of a new part showing up

portraying a well-established system with functional multiplicity!

the use of color to portray parts is something I always remember about this one! I love that each part represents a color! I love that you can see all those colors throughout the home and in the outfits!! I love the rainbow-striped shirt she wore in the end with all the alters' colors + extra space, as if to signify that they're ready to accept more parts!!! aaaa!!! Such a great aesthetic to this film

I was SO pleased there really isnt anything triggering about this film. It's important to indicate that trauma creates the disorder, but it's SO nice when we get a bit of a break from the Horrors

supportive therapist :D

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Alters and Me

Triggers to watch out for:

Mentions of trauma/abuse (very general + vague)

use of Alcohol to cope

self harm, visible scars

yelling/crying

Things I love about this short:

I like that this one's more like a general overview of the alters and how our main character came to understand and accept her DID

nonhuman alter representation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (a doggo)

The alter who struggles with alcoholic coping and self harm has a realistic reformation arc and turns out to be a cherished caretaker!!

Overall this one's pretty short, but very down to earth and realistic without being too triggering. I liked it a lot!

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I'm sure there are others that are good too, but that's my list for now! I tried to choose ones that didn't lean too far into horror trope editing or twists so they're safe for anyone to watch :) I might add to this sometime in the future if I see more

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy! Feel free to let me know your thoughts or share some of your favorites with me, you know I'm always curious to hear about this stuff

#reblogging some stuff bc i want to get my account active again

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thank you so much for rbing that lighthouse post!!!! ive only been using it for a few hours but i think itll be perfect for our system :D

Of course! I’m really glad its been so helpful!! I started using it a few weeks ago and honestly it was an instantaneous hit with my system. Theres so much you can or dont have to put in, theres the huge emphasis on journalling and communicating, and its all extremely easy to use and completely PRIVATE!!

THERES SO MUCH GOOD I CAN SAY ABOUT LIGHTHOUSE AAAA

I’m so glad people are seeing it!! I’m going to do a proper review at some point because I love this site so much

If you haven’t tried it out like anon, please do! Its a game changer!!

(And if anyone can, please send the creator a tip for their hard work on such a great site: https://ko-fi.com/lighthouse_system )

#lighthouse #dissociative identity disorder #actuallydid #askies

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for the ask game: 4. and 6. :D

Thank you Anon, it’s Hail

4. What sort of aesthetics do you draw to?

Snow and ice generally, lots of soft blue and whites. Depending on which part of my subsystem is around, we draw to either visibly warmer or colder temperatures.

My nickname from Chime’s system tends to be ‘sleet hail’ or apparently ‘mister slushy’ because I’m not the most solid of the three, and I tend to draw to images with more black and white rather than just white or light blue

6. What sort of emotions do you feel mostly when you’re out?

I don’t believe tired is an emotion, sadly. The same sense of curiosity and icy disconnect that the other Hails have, but with an anxious edge, if I’m honest

#ask game stuffs

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Ok, I feel kinda confident in sharing it officially.

So, I started working on a website a while ago that is meant to be a compartmentalised journalling service. The goal is to increase communication between alters in a system.

The main feature is how each alter gets their own space to write, and then there's a "Communal Journal" that's open to everyone in the system to use. Users can use it as a bulletin board, as a diary that everyone contributes to, whatever suits you and your system. Lighthouse also supports multiple systems for one user.

There's also pages to log about your inner world, post system rules/internal boundaries, and any wishes or goals alters may want to achieve. You can even set what terms are used in place of "alter" and "system".

At some point, there will also be interactive worksheets that are usually used for DID or C-PTSD to also use if one so chooses.

My system leaves updates on @lighthouse-app (also posted on the info section)! But feel free to send an ask either there or here if you need help or have a question!

*Lighthouse was not developed by a medical professional, and is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your condition.

Also-- We do not want to gatekeep who can and cannot use this. If this method of journalling is effective for you, than by all means use it! There will be no public sharing of profiles, alters, or messaging between users, so everything is private.

#hey btw this is an incredibly useful site and I really like using it!! #lighthouse #dissociative identity disorder media #dissociative identity disorder app

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Hiii :3 for the ask game! <3

What sort of situations are you out in most of the time?

Whats a simple way other parts might describe you to like a therapist or something?(they’re the fierce one, the sad one, ect)

Thank you my friend 💛 its birdy belle!

1. I come out with heavy trauma feelings n big depression bc I am Very Happy! I havent rlly been around very much when I’m here because the whole system is very happy nowadays. But at the old house I was co-host for a few months with Dosy!

2. The happy one or the big denial one I think, with the addition of SA stuffs

#ask game stuffs #thank u 💛💛💛💛

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17 and 13 and the free space one! 💕

Thank you Jinwoo ٩(^ᴗ^)۶ its Birdy Belle

17 - What’s the safest thing you can imagine right now?

Being bundled in a blanket in front of a window where a bird feeder is, so I can watch all the birdies <3 lots of closed doors between me and people, no phone so no one can reach me!

13 - Do you have a favorite snack or drink?

Ohhh hard one! I like Dosys cookies a whole lot. I really like vanilla milkshakes too :D

20 - Free space! Tell me a random fact about you or something you’re thinking about

I feel really annoying! Like I cant turn off the playfulness really. Sometimes it makes me want to explode!!!

#ask game stuffs

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regained control of my phone

also, does anyone have recommendations for games that include characters with or elements representing dissociative identity disorder?

Would like to help a friend with some reviews.

Doesn't matter if the portrayals are positive/accurate or negative/inaccurate. it's all part of the review process.

#send reccomendations everybun 💛 Rou and I can review things together! bc he is a Gamer

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🌷An ask-the-part-thats-out Ask game ❄️

Hi! Who are you right now?

How do know its you thats out? What are your usual cues?

Do you like it when people know its You and not the collective whole? Is it situational, or depends on the person?

What sort of aesthetics do you draw to?

What do you look like?

What sort of emotions do you feel mostly when you’re out?

What sort of situations are you out in most of the time?

Are there other parts like you in the same system?

Are you part of a subsystem?

What’s your relationship like to the parts nearest to you right now?

Do you have vague memories of before you came out, or do they feel blocked out?

What’s your favorite way to ground?

Do you have a favorite snack or drink?

Do you have a favorite item in the present world?

Do you have an inner world? Do you have a place you like in there?

Whats a simple way other parts might describe you to like a therapist or something?(they’re the fierce one, the sad one, ect)

What’s the safest thing you can imagine right now?

What’s something you wish the system would do more of?

What’s your handwriting like?

Free space! Tell me a random fact about you or something you’re thinking about

#o yeah pls direct asks for me to sundropglass! #actuallydid #dissociative identity disorder #complex dissociative disorder #partial dissociative identity disorder #dissociative identity disorder ask meme #ask meme #send me asks #did ask meme #i had this in my drafts for however long and thought I would post it now 💛 enjoy

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Hi! Watching the live-adaptation of Yu Yu Hakusho reminded me that there's DID representation in a later arc. Not the best rep out there (he's a villain), but still a lot more interesting than what Hollywood usually does.

I havent seen this, but it sounds really interesting :) I try to stray away from villains with DID a little bit on principle, but its always neat to see what kind of characterization they get

#askies #dissociative identity disorder #did in media #media reccs

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I've been reading a story on and off called "Love Me Whole" by Nicky James. I haven't gotten too far in it, but so far it has taken a lot of care to be respectful, and even explicitly states it will not go in-depth on very triggering topics. I wanted to see if you had a take on it?

Oh I’ve seen that one pop up in my searches before!! It looks really good, I’d love to read it :) I havent read it yet, so I don’t have a take on it, but if I do I’ll def let yall know 💛

#askies #dissociative identity disorder media #did media #did books #media reccs

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Do you review games? The main character of Pocket Mirror canonically has DID, and she meets other characters in the game that represent different facets of her identity. It's a horror game, so I'm not sure if it's your cup of tea, but it would be super interesting to see you review it

I do not because games are a lot less accessible to me, but this sounds really interesting! Maybe others here would like to share :)

#askies #dissociative identity disorder #did in media #media reccs #did games