Looking at that post that says they faked DID and I'm gonna say this as gently as possible that "not having an identity" and "fucked up memory" is having a dissociative disorder.
Let me break down this post. I am not reblogging, because I do not wish to antagonize op or argue with them. But I will talk about it here.
"Lack of identity". I'm going to be honest, when I was experiencing a very traumatizing time in my life, I felt very confused with myself and my identity, I felt like I had to repress myself just to survive. It's common to feel like you have no identity, or feel so dissociated from yourself that there's no concrete or "real" version of yourself. Many systems struggle with having no host or changing hosts, or a very dissociated sense of self. It's normal to feel this way when you have a dissociative disorder.
"Not being able to understand my own personality". I've felt this one forreal tbh. I have felt like my personality is too complicated or confusing and therefore it's just confusing to have a concise sense of self. I know myself sometimes and then I don't. Its common in systems to have a fragmented or confusing identity. Also I used to say I had like 5-10 different favourite colors, I would not be able to choose. And yeah the words to describe myself? Enigmatic, complex, extreme, intense, etc. Like I'd say I was both outspoken and reserved in the same sentence.
"Rapidly switching from aesthetic to aesthetic". I FELT THIS ONE. We *cannot* decide what to wear in the morning usually. We love all types of different aesthetics, ESPECIALLY the ones that involve a dual vibe like yamikawaii or pastel goth. We love dark fairycore, yamikawaii, pastel grunge, cybergoth, animecore, emocore, scenecore, lolita, everything. We love so many different aesthetics it's insane. I felt this so fucking hard you have no idea. Every alter has their own playlist/aesthetic, we just love them all.
"Need to seem special and traumatized". Bitch, I used to think I was insane. We have a goddamn insane asylum in our headspace and when we have a panic attack it makes us feel like we're crazy. We used to feel like we were going to pass out all the time because of dissociation. I was like "damn, why do I feel like I am going to pass out, I think I'm just doing it to be edgy and cool". NO. You just want to stop fucking fronting for now. Imagine thinking you were cursed because you struggled to maintain friendships and thought a memory eating monster was eating your memories away. I THOUGHT THAT.
"Not being able to settle on a name, yes, this includes usernames". YEAH SO UH... This is real experiences I've seen other systems have. I have a close friend who went by like 10 different names before being able to settle on one. And for many of our alters, they don't have names because it's too dissociating to settle on one. I think this is normal, mate.
"Actually, occasionally, feeling like I am a separate person." I just have nothing to say on this one because it's goddamn obvious that you have alters, what the fuck.
"Not knowing what I want to do in life". Why the fuck do you think I'm focusing on the past in my life? To distract from current reality, because the dissociation makes me feel so unmotivated. You should accept that you have more than one of you. Istg man. It would be so helpful if you just let yourself have multiple interests and feelings. It's okay.
"Insecure about how I look". Yeah, dysphoria is common. I have this so much, we have attributes on the inside and look different on the inside that it's sometimes so disorienting to look in the mirror. It can cause DPDR for us. But we try to use snapchat filters to help or make art or picrews that look like us. That helps.
"Messed up memory". That's the dissociative amnesia, my guy. I used to think that a memory eating monster ate my memories because the amnesia was so bad. Years of my life are gone because of trauma. Having gaps in your memory is literally dissociative amnesia.
"No social circle." I can't tell you how fucking hard it is to make friends when you feel disconnected from them and from reality. I constantly feel like they don't understand and I struggle to maintain friendships because of my conflicting opinions and lack of energy and fear. Its hard. I feel abandoned by everyone who leaves. It fucking sucks, man.
You have a dissociative disorder. I'm not fucking kidding, man. So many of our symptoms align and I know I'm a system. This isn't normal, this is what being a system is like. This isn't effects of faking, this is real symptoms of being a system.
It makes me frustrated and sad that people think that this is made up or a lie, that they somehow fucked it up, made it up. I swear to fucking god, this is reality for systems. Please get it out of your head that you made this shit up. This is how it is. Hear it from systems with real experiences. You are a real system, whether or not you believe it.
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local cis man makes a “joke” tiktok that excludes trans men from the phrase “trans people” and mocks the music we make based on a stereotype that’s already been mocked to death, then makes a follow up video directed at the trans men who told him it wasn’t a funny joke or just made them feel shitty where he just doubles down and says the joke was fine because it “wasn’t serious” and that the trans men who didn’t like it are “directing their energy in the wrong place”.
maybe one day cis people will learn that 1) most trans jokes simply are not for them to make, regardless of how funny they think the joke would be, and 2) it’s not for them to decide if the trans people they chose to joke about are allowed to be upset that the joke was made. i honestly wouldn’t have even bothered making a post about this if it was just the original video because a lot of trans people also make jokes like this (which i still don’t think are funny or fair) so he could be forgiven for thinking no one would be upset, but the doubling down really rubs me the wrong way.
like, if we can’t even trust cis people to listen to our feelings on something as silly as a joke tiktok about music, how can we trust them to listen to us when it really counts? you can say it’s not that serious all you want, but when it’s already been demonstrated that you don’t always know how something will actually affect trans men, can you really expect us to trust that you’ll know when it is that serious?
because the message that response sends is this: “i find you fun to laugh at, but i don’t think you’re worth the trouble of caring about your feelings. i would rather enjoy myself and entertain others at your expense.” and is that the kind of message you want to send to anyone, especially a group of people you seemingly interact with enough to be familiar with the jokes made about them in their community? even if it wasn’t anti-transmasculine, it would still just be mean, and it’s certainly not a message that will make us see you as trustworthy when shit gets bad.
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listen, please - Daniel Ricciardo
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Summary: Daniel and his girlfriend break the news of their relationship and cause quite a splash with their age difference. (Social Media AU + Blurb) (Olivia Rodrigo as faceclaim and uses her music for reader’s)
Taglist | Masterlist | listen, please verse
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yourusername: I learned from my mistakes and finally listened to them. And thank god they were right about you.
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danielricciardo: forever happy they were
⤷ yourusername: ♥️
user01: excuse me???
user02: Uh what?
user03: I’m sorry, Daniel??? What are you doing here???
user04: When did this happen?
user05: honey, no. he’s in his 30s
user06: well, already counting the days for this ending
user07: this is going to last all of a month
user08: yourusername please, no. Taylor went through this already. Learn from her mistakes!!!
user09: Am I the only one picking up on the lyrics from Vampire? We stan using our own lyrics to announce a relationship
user10: can’t wait for Dear John yourusername’s version. Gonna be a bop.
⤷ user05: I will sob if she covers that or would’ve could’ve should’ve when this ends.
⤷ user11: will simply die
user12: i’m an f1 girlie, but no. This ain’t it. Mick Schumacher is right there, yourusername. Or even Oscar.
⤷ user13: Lando is right there and you went for the nepo baby and a guy who already has a girlfriend
⤷ user12: he was an example! And nearly all the drivers are nepo babies in some way.
⤷ user03: so true
user14: how are you going to be such a big swiftie, know the woman yourself and still date a man older than you and believe it’s going to work out?
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danielricciardo: Over a year with this one and many more to come, Sweets
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yourusername: so many more to come
⤷ danielricciardo: 😉
maxverstappen1: never seen you happier
⤷ danielricciardo: love ya maxie!
user01: first daniel isn’t racing and now he’s taken??? 2023 is the worst
user02: daniel, she’s practically a child. What are you doing?
user03: weirdo
user04: she’s barely 20, what are you doing???
⤷ user06: yourusername is 22. She’s not barely 20
⤷ user04: yeah and she turned 22 like barely a month ago
user05: Daniel, not like this. I beg
user07: well him and pierre have something in common 😆
user08: she’s a baby!!! Get away from her!!!
user09: disgusting. Absolutely disgusting
user10: you guys are acting like she’s not an adult??? She’s literally in her twenties.
⤷ user04: and he’s in thirties. It’s fucking weird.
user11: jail, sir. You go to jail now.
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f1_wags: New WAG Alert! Daniel Ricciardo just announced his relationship with Y/N, a three time grammy winner and musician.
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yourusername: Congrats on the new wine, Danny! Little sad that it will no longer be for just us and our baths together, but happy to see it be shared.
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danielricciardo: thank ya, sweets.
danielricciardo: girl in the second picture is absolutely gorgeous
danielricciardo: bath tonight? I’ve still got a few bottles
⤷ yourusername: I’ll always want a bath with you
user01: why is his face on my feed
user02: throwing up at their comments
user03: well, this made me feel incredibly single
charlesleclerc: another great wine. Thank you for convincing him to let me try it before the launch!
⤷ yourusername: of course!
user04: leave him!!!! He’s using you for free promo of his wine!!!
user05: taylor must be pissed!
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taylorswift: Was a pleasant surprise to see these two when I stepped off stage tonight. Lovely to see you guys and will see you again for dinner next week!
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yourusername: not a single better performer. Watching is you magic every single time. And dinner will be fun!
danielricciardo: amazing show!
user01: taylor???
user02: i’m sorry what
user03: my 2023 bingo card is in shambles
user04: living rn. all of you fuckers were saying that taylor was disappointed and now look. She knew before we did
user05: some many clowns staying silent in these comments
user06: i was at this show!!! Wyd mean that yourusername was there?
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daniel3.jpg: my two favorite subjects: you and us
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landonorris: do you two do anything but take baths for date night?
⤷ daniel3.jpg: we do. Just like our baths y’know
user01: um, i’m sorry. But that last photo
user02: lando is so real. This is the second bath photo we’ve gotten
⤷ user03: i don’t want that water bill
user04: gross
user05: how do you feel comfortable posting this with how young she is?
⤷ user01: you’re acting like she’s a kid. She’s in her twenties. Fuck off
user06: am i supposed to just act like i don’t know now that daniel likes car sex???
⤷ user03: i’m doing my best to not think about it
user07: daniel, thank you for feeding us.
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Daniel could feel his grin grow, eyes softening, and his shoulders loosening all at the sound of her name. It takes him a moment to register the question, but when he does his grin grows more.
“I wasn’t really expecting it, you know? But she’s just great, I mean absolutely fantastic.”
“And the age difference isn’t an issue?” The reporter presses, though more gently than expected.
He scoffs, shaking his head. “No, not all. We want the same things in life and we both have very similar timelines for when we want them. We talked about all of that before we even went on a date and us wanting the same things, just helped finally take the next step.”
“And has the backlash affected you two at all?”
“No.” Daniel smiles at the confused look the reporter gives him, letting out a chuckle. “We knew it was going to cause a splash. We’ve never ignored the age difference between us. It’s there and ignoring it wouldn’t do anything.” He pauses, “I understand why people are so concerned, there is a history of large age gaps not being great. But there’s also a history of them working out great, I’ve got plenty of examples in my personal life. Besides, it's not really the age difference that matters, it’s where you're at in life and what you want to come next. We just happen to be in the same place and want the same things to come next.”
The reporter is looking at him stunned before they finally manage to find their voice. “Thank you, Daniel.”
“Of course, cheers mate.” He winks, before throwing up a hand to wave at the camera before he jogs off, already knowing that he’ll have a text or two from her calling him a sap over his lovesick grin. And he’d hate to not see them as soon as they came in.
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