DIDebunk: A dissociative identity disorder podcast Lanthanum System

Laeticia here! I’m so glad to be featured in Chandra’s @commonhumanitypodcast and share about some parts of my story there! It’s amazing to be interviewed by Chandra for this episode, and I wish her for the best! This episode about my DID journey is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you listen to your podcasts. Thank you so much for listening!

Synopsis from the original episode:
Laeticia, better known as Lae, is an online peer supporter who has been voluntarily working in a Discord support server for youth named Kendra Kat Foundation for over 4 years, and she used to spend 3 years helping out in another support server for teenagers as a minor before that. Today, she shares with me about being an online peer supporter in her early 20s, her diagnosis journey of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), and facing mental health issues as a human.

Original episode: "Mental Health, Diagnosis, and Being Human" on Common Humanity.
Veritas has recorded this on the phone from the laptop, so audio quality will vary. The copyright of the original episode remains with Chandra from Common Humanity.

Note: I am not a mental health professional. Everything we say in this podcast is based on what works for us and the other people we know. If you are in a crisis, call your local helpline for qualified assistance. Please take good care of yourself while you listen to this podcast.

Veritas goes on DIDebunk to share about the work they have done during the mid-series break.

Veritas talks about overt and covert representations of DID and OSDD-1, as well as the nuances and logistics that come with it.

Note: I am not a mental health professional. Everything we say in this podcast is based on what works for us and the other people we know. If you are in a crisis, call your local helpline for qualified assistance. Please take good care of yourself while you listen to this podcast.



Additional Resources

DID/OSDD-1 Presentation by DID Research Organisation

Overt vs Covert Identities by MultiplicityAndMe

Outdated but useful Psychological Article on Overt vs Covert Representation

Overt vs Covert DID and Debates on Covert Statistics



Images Credit: Images on Google Search and Edits in a Collage

Onnida is back to DIDebunk for the first time in 22 episodes to share about internal and external forms of communication which alters in the same system may employ.


Note: I am not a mental health professional. Everything we say in this podcast is based on what works for us and the other people we know. If you are in a crisis, call your local helpline for qualified assistance. Please take good care of yourself while you listen to this podcast.



Additional Resources

Communicating with Alters: Part 1 - External by DissociaDID

Communicating with Alters: Part 2 - Internal by DissociaDID

"Why is my internal communication (in DID or OSDD) not working?" by CTAD Clinic

Developing communication in DID or OSDD through understanding alters by CTAD Clinic



Image credits: Google Search

Jenessa returns for a new episode about systems interacting with the real world. She talks about singlets, singletsonas, system responsibility, and masking in the DID and OSDD-1 context.

Note: I am not a mental health professional. Everything we say in this podcast is based on what works for us and the other people we know. If you are in a crisis, call your local helpline for qualified assistance. Please take good care of yourself while you listen to this podcast.



Additional Resources

Masking and Unmasking by DissociaDID

Masking in Dissociative Identity Disorder with P1nk by The Law System

System Responsibility in Dissociative Identity Disorder by MultiplicityAndMe

System Responsibility | Dissociative Identity Disorder by Evie's Small World



Definitions by Black in Dissociative Galaxy Discord server:

Singlet: A Singlet is a person with only one and unique identity. A singlet is the opposite of someone plural. Singlets can also have extreme mood swings due to other disorders, but it isn't being plural: even if controlled by the emotion, per se, they are still in the control of their body. They can also be affected by dissociative disorders.
Singlets can also experience different parts of self. But that doesn't inherently mean that they have DID. Parts of self are utilized for example in IFS therapy. Not everyone with parts has DID/OSDD-1. There is big difference between parts in Internal Family Systems and alters in DID! So, if you're a questioning system, keep this in mind. Only a professional can give you a final answer.

Outer World: For the alters who live inside the body, the "real" world is what they may call the Outside world. Some systems will also use the word "being out" instead of the word fronting.


Definition of Singletsona by Clayre Sessoms:
Singletsona refers to a Singular Persona in a Plural System. A ‘singletsona’ is an intriguing concept within the realm of plurality. It denotes a persona that a plural system may adopt when interacting with the world as a single entity. However, it’s critical to understand that a singletsona is a façade or role undertaken by a plural system and doesn’t diminish or erase their plural identity.

Happy Lunar New Year everybody! Here is some information about the most important Chinese festival of the entire year! In case you don't know, Lunar New Year is celebrated in other countries like Japan, Korea, Mongolia and Vietnam, but in different ways than the Chinese does! I am a Cantonese Chinese who's grown up celebrating this festival with my family, and I want to share this with you guys!

Historical details in the Origins of Chinese New Year by China Highlights

Chinese New Year 2019 Lion Dance (popular in the festival) in Hong Kong by Asia HOT

Festival customs in Hong Kong's Chinese New Year: plants, clothing, red packets, and food

Annual Lunar New Year Fair 2024 in Mong Kok Flower Market, Hong Kong by MJtravelover

Comparisons between Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese New Year by Cool History Bros



Image Credits: Google Images

Laeticia returns to DIDebunk to explain about blurring and blending: two common states in systems, as well as the indicators that DID and OSDD-1 members use to show that.
Edit: Blendiness is not a real word. It was made up on the spot and was detected after the recordings were completed. Sorry about that.

Note: I am not a mental health professional. Everything we say in this podcast is based on what works for us and the other people we know. If you are in a crisis, call your local helpline for qualified assistance. Please take good care of yourself while you listen to this podcast.

Additional Resources:

Dealing with Blurriness in Dissociative Identity Disorder by Multiplicity And Me

When Alters Blend by The Entropy System



Quoted definitions from Dissociative Galaxy Discord server, written by Black:

Blurring is usually a general identity confusion between the various alters who may be close to the front. It might also happen if the system is more dissociated due to triggers or too many alters are in front.

Blending occurs when two or more alters get too close together and temporarily become "one".
The cause for blending usually is that both of the alters are actively needed in front, or that some good integration has happened, and they are more capable of sharing the body.
The result might have its own temporary name and share abilities of alters that are currently blended. Blending is a temporary process, if it is not and stays this way, then we could talk about fusion.



Image credits: Google images of blurriness