We have alters.

Sometimes they’re called headmates. Sometimes they’re people and sometimes they’re animals and sometimes they’re both or something in between. Sometimes they’re the same gender or sexuality or race or ethnicity as us and sometimes they’re not.

We do not choose this. This is a way for our brain to react to something unspeakable. Do not attack us for this. We can’t change it.

Sometimes alters are based on other people. These are called factives or introjects. Oftentimes we have introjects that resemble the person or people that made us this way.

Sometimes alters are based on fictional people. These are called fictives. This is not the same as being fictionkin. This is very different. Fictives are the character that they take after. That is their name and their appearance and their personality. We usually have fictives of characters that we looked up to as children, who we wished to protect us.

Yes, we know that some people pretend to have DID. These people are usually trolls. And sometimes they’re just kids looking for a way to express themselves. We don’t want you to send them hate. Ignore them.

DID is not as rare as you think. Please read something that was published in the past five years.

Stop trying to tell us what we can and cannot say. If we’re annoying you, ignore us.

DID is real.

If you think otherwise, your opinion on anything in this world is invalid to me. Goodbye.