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About "Me"

We're Wasteland System, an artist & linguist living with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). This blog / comic explores our DID and other mental health struggles in a creative way.

We're made up of 10+ parts. Collectively we are an adult gay man and use he/it pronouns. See profiles page for specific parts' identities.

We also have side accounts on BlueSky and Tumblr.

Hosts

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Salem
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Delta
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Topaz

Frequent Fronters

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Kitty
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Jaiden
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Kat

Rare Fronters

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Obsidian
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Luke 1
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Luke 2
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Krystal
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Spike
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Blue
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Kitten
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Silver

Ground Rules

  • Warning for dissociationposting and potentially upsetting content — trauma, child abuse, sexual assault, extreme bullying, self harm, suicide attempts, eating disorders, and other mental health struggles may come up. Please keep your wellbeing in mind while reading.

  • Additionally, mature topics like sex and kink may be mentioned, though nothing explicitly NSFW will be shown here.

  • Remember that every system is different and healing looks different for everybody. I also have other comorbid conditions that affect the way my DID presents, notably OCD and AuDHD.

  • You may ask questions, but please do not give us unsolicited psychiatric or medical advice. We cannot do the same for you, either. We are just some guy.

  • Anything we post here is intended as an exploration of our own experience. Psychology is not our field of study and our projects should not be used as academic sources or therapeutic tools.

  • We're somewhat open and often joke around, but please don't get overfamiliar and make assumptions about me or my life experiences.

  • We consider ourselves autonomous parts of one person. We call ourself a system or a person with DID. We don't really gel with other labels.

  • Our personal long-term goal is to increase integration and reduce overall headcount, so expect fusions and other system changes over time. Currently we are working on improving cooperation and communication.

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Recs & Resources

General list of stuff I've found helpful or interesting while navigating my condition. Not comprehensive; there are other things I've read / watched / come across that aren't listed here for one reason or another.

If your instinct after learning you have something, like mine, is to research the hell out of it, please pace yourself and don't feel discouraged when you don't understand everything immediately; there is no time limit. There's also a lot of misinformation out there on dissociative disorders from both clinical and non-clinical sources, so remember to exercise critical thinking. Always question where information is coming from, how it was obtained, who is sharing it, and why.

Websites

  • DID-Research.org — comprehensive website which gives an overview of the condition and many of its aspects; includes academic sources on most pages.

Other Autobio Webcomics

Note: These are just my personal faves. I was genuinely surprised when I found out just how many system comics are out there after I'd already started drawing my own. You may get the vibe that I mostly keep to myself and don't interact much with the broader community (and you would be correct).

Videos & Podcasts

  • CTAD Clinic — Youtube channel run by a psychologist who specializes in CDDs. Very approachable and good for learning about specific topics.

  • A Couple of Multiples — Podcast made by a queer couple who both have DID. They talk about various aspects of living with DID and interview professionals & other people with lived experience.

  • Multiplicity and Me — The OG DID Youtuber. Has videos on a lot of different topics about her experiences living with and healing from DID.

  • The Entropy System — Another DID-focused Youtuber who covers various topics and shares their experience.

Non-Fiction Books

  • The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook (2001) by Deborah Bray Haddock — Good overall resource on the topic; has information aimed at both clinicians and people living with the disorder.

  • Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation (2011) by Suzette Boon, Kathy Steele, and Onno van der Hart — book covering CDDs in general with a focus on coping skills for people with them.

  • A Fractured Mind: My Life With Multiple Personality Disorder (2005) by Robert B. Oxnam — Memoire written by a man with lived experience; does not go into much trauma detail and primarily focuses on his path of system discovery and healing.

  • The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization (2006) by Onno van der Hart, Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis, and Kathy Steele — Kind of the go-to book on structural dissociation theory, but not super approachable for the layman.

  • The Stranger In The Mirror: Dissociation – The Hidden Epidemic (2000) by Marlene Steinberg and Maxine Schnall — Book on dissociation in general; the first half is an exploration of dissociation as a spectrum of experience, the second half is personal narratives from people with lived experience.

More stuff added... whenever!

Site To-Do List

  • Fix dynamic theme in comment box
  • Music playlist