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crackerjack wrote:Honestly, I can see both sides of this coin:

Of course it's infuriating to see the disorder we suffer from so misrepresented.

On the other hand... you're talking about "art." Whether it's painting a picture, writing a book, or making a movie, we are not limited to "reality" when we create art.

The problem is that so much of our society interprets what they see onscreen as truth rather than fantasy. Why? Is it ALL the medias fault? What about medical science ~ there are still doctors and even psychologists out there who don't "believe" in DID!

Most people who have DID keep it a secret based on "fear" of how people will react... but how will people EVER stop reacting with fear if we NEVER SHOW THEM THE TRUTH???

WE ~ the sufferers of DID ~ are partially responsible for these MISPERCEPTIONS, every time we OMIT telling the truth about ourselves.We can't sit here and say "it's the media's fault we are misrepresented" when WE DON'T REPRESENT OURSELVES.

Artists like M. Night Shyamalan are NOT going to stop making art. It is up to US to TEACH the real truth about DID by being OPEN and HONEST about our own diagnoses.

Gay people didn't have gay rights until they came out of the closet... as individuals, and as a "gay rights movement." WE ~ as individuals and as a group ~ are going to have to come out of the closet if we want to SHOW people that we are not scary.

It is completely hypocritical to keep our personal diagnosis a secret from our friends and family and then complain that it's the media who misrepresents us.

P.S. I say that with full knowledge of what happens when we DO... my entire family has disowned me for telling the truth about what happened to me. As I continue getting better and am "safe" enough to handle it, I will continue making my Dx more public. I'm "doing my part" to educate by not hiding my own personal truth.