Why do I think MPD is a gift?
Very simply stated it is a gift because being a multiple helped the child to stay alive. It allowed them to protect themselves and remain sane in the face of severe and often times long lasting abuse. It allowed them to endure the bad times and to keep their heart and soul safe from there abusers. I am very grateful for the others here with me. We have been able to survive unspeakable and unthinkable abuse together and come out on the other end strong and with a will to live.
Without MPD myself and many of my multiple friends would, I truly believe, be dead right now. To me MPD is like the dashing hero that pushes a child out of the way from a speeding car. Even though that action causes them to be hit by the car. They do it willinging. Just as society would rightly hold that hero in the highest regard, I hold my inside family members/alters and family/system which saved my life, in the same manor.
However, as much as MPD is a gift, it can still on some days be a difficult thing to live with. Just like in a "real community" there are "people" in my family/system that are good, a few that act inappropriately , some that understand what is going on, some that don't, and some that do but refuse to believe it! Often times these other personalities will "switch", and come out, taking control of the body and its activities. Sometimes things that were suppose to get done one day don't. But we contiune to learn and to grow together. Working hard each day to make sure that things improve and that the old unhealthy ways of life do not contiune. Each day is new and we are able to start over and learn.
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