#i need to do more research on the onno van der hard history
the guy who changed “multiple personality disorder” to “dissociative identity disorder” in the 90s didnt do it because of a better understanding of the disorder or the “science” (there is none). he openly admits that he did it because he doesnt believe that multiplicity exists, he thinks that all systems are fakes, and his hands were tied even as the chair of the DSM committee so changing the definition was the “next best thing” to striking MPD from the DSM entirely.
they dont know anything. do you hear me? do you get it? they make these DSM decisions arbitrarily, based on the opinions of whichever wealthy, privileged, neurotypical white male shrinks happen to be on the committee at the time. the DSM is not a tome filled with Absolute Truth. its FINE if your identity is based on being a Trauma Holder or a Protector or a Traumagenic DID System, thats FINE, but we have to remember, we have to really internalize this: they Do Not Believe In Us. they dont know shit. there is no scientific proof that early childhood trauma is the only way to be multiple, or that the DID/OSDD definitions actually mean anything at all. they were written in an attempt to discredit any multiples who were easier targets, in an effort to get rid of us, in order for one guy to be able to say “i dont believe they exist AT ALL but fine, fine, if anyone at all really IS a
special snowflakesystem then its SUPER RARE and can only happen this One Specific Way becausei said soScience”brains and experiences are weird and we dont know hardly anything about them, about ourselves. be kind to one another. be kind. your experiences are not universal. endogenic systems have EXACTLY as much Scientific Evidence of their existence as DID systems: none at all. dont let some musty old ableist prick define someone else out of existence just to make yourself feel more valid.
Also it’s so wild to me how much some of y'all cling to psychiatry as some ally to “real” systems.
- Back when MPD was a label used systems diagnosed with it were denied treatment if they interacted with anyone else with MPD because psychs were so scared of them advocating for themselves. This also included if they were part of support groups for abuse and trauma survivors that let systems be themselves and talk abt members like real people, cause it was more important to isolate systems from important healing resources rather than letting them make other plural friends and gain allies.
- Onno Van Der Hart lost his license for physical abuse. The entire structutal theory of dissociation was made up by him specifically for the excuse to abuse his patients. “You’re broken and not real people and only I can cure you” is the entire fucking point of that theory. It’s inherently eugenics and abusive as hell and y'all don’t fucking care praising an actual proven abuser i guess
- Even dissociative specialists often know jack shit about systemhood because they Don’t Study From Systems they study a bunch of shit neurotypical white men made up but sure I’ll trust them with my mental health and autonomy/s
