I mean, it does suck when social stigma makes it harder to be more open about your illnesses and to get a diagnosis, but there are many legitimate reasons why DID is not a common diagnosis and why doctors are skeptical.
Jesus Christ, Nan got a new alter too because of this? Of course they did. Fuck, Trisha, you’re on a roll.
I would suggest putting this in the OP in Nan's section since it is of the greatest interest to many kiwis. In bold and underlined, even.
I mean, the psychology world can’t even agree on if DID exists, what it is, what constitutes as DID, and all that. A lot of the diagnoses in the US (not sure about the uk) come from a small group of clinicians, which leads to the argument that it could be therapy-induced, so I’m fairly skeptical of DID as a whole. If it is real, I agree that full on separate and distinct personalities with their own memories and lives would be rare and you wouldn’t have a dozen different alters with their own memories and personalities. But, that’s just, like, my opinion, man.
"You're making a mockery of mental illness"I mean, it does suck when social stigma makes it harder to be more open about your illnesses and to get a diagnosis, but there are many legitimate reasons why DID is not a common diagnosis and why doctors are skeptical.
it’s all fun and games when you and nan do it, but as soon as someone like Trisha claims they have DID you scream “fake”? Not very inclusive of you, Chloe/Nine Inch Nails! Not that I believe Trisha in the slightest, but she obviously has issues and Chloe isn’t being very understanding or accommodating. Funny how that works...
And she has a new alter because of all of this?! It was that traumatizing?!
Absolute fucking CRINGE. Feeble acting skillz, 0/10 would not watch again.
I mean, the psychology world can’t even agree on if DID exists, what it is, what constitutes as DID, and all that. A lot of the diagnoses in the US (not sure about the uk) come from a small group of clinicians, which leads to the argument that it could be therapy-induced, so I’m fairly skeptical of DID as a whole. If it is real, I agree that full on separate and distinct personalities with their own memories and lives would be rare and you wouldn’t have a dozen different alters with their own memories and personalities. But, that’s just, like, my opinion, man.
I definitely don’t believe Chloe or Nan actually have it. I’m not disregarding any past trauma they might have endured or anything like that, but their DID just comes off as so fantastical and I’ve yet to really see either one of them discuss why it’s such a hotly debated topic in the psychology community and the reason why a lot of professionals are skeptical of it. Chloe should at least, since she’s trying to be “informative” and create awareness.
ETA: when did we get moved out of PG? Holy shit
Holy. Shit. I don’t even know what to say, I’m both flabbergasted at the lengths she went to (if she did indeed plan this) and also unsurprised because she lies so much already that of course she would do something like this and lie about it. Wow. Wow. I’d love to see someone point this out to her and what her response would be. Spreading false information about DID and getting a diagnosis (possibly knowingly) isn’t very pro-DID awareness of her. Is it possible that at the time she was seeking treatment, NHS didn’t cover it or no?
my dude, we’re only on the third page and already uncovering juicy information. I wonder when shit is going to start going south for her as people start putting two and two together.
But she probably looks at webmd for her self diagnosis, so why is she discrediting it? Don’t most munchies love WebMd?
This checks out symptom-wise, however, I severely doubt that Chloe was threatened with expulsion due to her being mentally ill. As others have said, the UK does provide educational accommodations for the disabled, but those accommodations can only go so far. Asking for extreme flexibility with deadlines or tests beyond the typical allotment isn't accommodating; it would become coddling. My guess is that the school said they could only give so much, and that if she can't handle classes currently, she should withdraw until she can. From that Chloe can easily twisted that into "They threatened to kick me out!!!1one!!" to better fit her narrative.
As was pointed out, Chloe went to two of the only doctors in the UK who would even humor the idea of diagnosing DID. Literal doctor shopping.
This, combined with the theatrical "switching," is immensely irresponsible, especially when Chloe's main audience is supposedly tween/teen girls. Even if she did have a bona fide dissociative disorder, these things alone would make her a cow.
