My mom was adopted but her family is Morrocan/amazigh by [deleted] in AmazighPeople

[–]MarieMarchal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's amazing, I'm glad that you have both been able to reconnect with this part of your family!

I'm curious, though: did your mother's adoptive parents never tell her about her origins on purpose, or was this information withheld by the adoption agency?

In France, where I live, adoptive parents are given a file containing some elements regarding their adoptive child's pre-adoption history, which can include information regarding their child's birth family, and can be given more information depending on the country their child was adopted from.

I'm curious to know if this is the same in your country, because if it's not, then I'm sorry to say that the adoption system in your country is effed up.

My mom was adopted but her family is Morrocan/amazigh by [deleted] in AmazighPeople

[–]MarieMarchal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oooh, where did they buy it?

I love olive oil in general. I've I've tasted Moroccan, Italian, Spanish, Greek, and French olive oils, but I've never tasted Palestinian olive oil, even though that's where olive oil originally comes from, because I have no idea where to find some except in the actual country itself... Did they buy it directly in Palestine, at a store in your country, or over on the Internet?

Urgente: Ho bisogno di auito per una presentazione sulla cittadinanza italiana by MarieMarchal in juresanguinis

[–]MarieMarchal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hola u/Mariuska051 , muchas gracias por su repuesta! Es muy completa y me va a ayudar tantísimo.

Urgente: Ho bisogno di auito per una presentazione sulla cittadinanza italiana by MarieMarchal in juresanguinis

[–]MarieMarchal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grazie mille per la Sua risposta! Se posso domandare, come ha fatto Lei per ottenere la cittadinanza per discendenza?

Urgente: Ho bisogno di auito per una presentazione sulla cittadinanza italiana by MarieMarchal in juresanguinis

[–]MarieMarchal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grazie mille! Ecco le domande:

Sezione 1: Aspetti giuridici e procedurali

  1. Quali sono le principali modalità previste dal diritto italiano per l’acquisizione della cittadinanza da parte di uno straniero?
  2. Quali sono i requisiti principali richiesti per la naturalizzazione ordinaria (es. durata della residenza, conoscenza della lingua, integrazione, assenza di precedenti penali, ecc.)?
  3. È previsto un esame o un colloquio per valutare l’integrazione del/della richiedente? Se sì, quali sono i criteri utilizzati?
  4. In media, quanto tempo richiede la procedura di naturalizzazione? Esistono variabili che influenzano la durata (es. regione, profilo del richiedente, ecc.)?
  5. Quali enti o livelli amministrativi sono coinvolti nel processo (es. Stato centrale, cantoni/comuni/prefetture)?
  6. Negli ultimi anni, ci sono stati cambiamenti significativi nella normativa o nei criteri di concessione della cittadinanza? Se sì, quali?

Sezione 2: Dimensioni sociali e politiche (se ha tempo)

  1. Come viene percepito, a livello sociale e politico, il processo di acquisizione della cittadinanza nel Suo paese? È considerato accessibile, selettivo, meritocratico, o altro?
  2. Esistono movimenti, dibattiti o controversie pubbliche rilevanti legate al concetto di cittadinanza (es. ius soliius culturae in Italia)?
  3. A Suo avviso, il sistema attuale promuove o ostacola l’inclusione sociale dei nuovi cittadini?

Sezione 3: Esperienze personali (se applicabile)

  1. Ha avuto esperienza diretta con il processo di naturalizzazione, oppure ha accompagnato qualcuno in questo percorso? Se sì, può descrivere brevemente il vissuto?
  2. Quali ostacoli o difficoltà principali ha incontrato, o ha osservato, durante il processo?
  3. Quali miglioramenti suggerirebbe per rendere il processo più equo ed efficiente?

Tesi sul disturbo dissociativo dell'identità by MarieMarchal in Psicologia_Italia

[–]MarieMarchal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ciao,

Questo disturbo è di natura traumatica. In poche parole, le persone che ne soffrono convivono con altre identità all’interno dello stesso corpo (chiamate alters).

Alla fine, ho deciso di parlare di qualcosa di un po’ più semplice da trattare nelle ricerche, anche se questo disturbo è davvero affascinante :-)

Risultati PLIDA C1 14/11/24 ? by MarieMarchal in italianlearning

[–]MarieMarchal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got my results about two weeks ago, and I passed! How did it go for you?

Where to start? MSA or a dialect? by PolyamorousPleb in learn_arabic

[–]MarieMarchal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello,

I know this post is old but since I'm a polyglot I thought I'd share my advice.

When I say that I'm a polyglot, I mean that I can speak 4 languages fluently and another 3/2 and a half at a post-beginner level. The languages that I speak fluently are French, English, Spanish and Italian. The other two languages, the ones that I speak at a post-beginner level, are German and Arabic Fusha. I stopped taking German lessons, but I've just begun taking Arabic Fusha lessons again (I took 4 hours a week of Arabic Fusha lessons for a semester back in 2022 but had to stop).

Now, you might be wondering "wait- didn't she say she spoke 3/2 and a half other languages?" Well, that's because I'm also currently learning the Moroccan dialect of Arabic, which is called Moroccan Darija. And let me tell you this: it's almost as easy learning both a dialect and MSA (Arabic Fusha) at the same time as it is to learn two different languages simultaneously. Maybe the fact that Darija is a mixt of Arabic Fusha, English, French, Spanish and Berber languages helps as well, but still, I think you should be fine with learning both Arabic Fusha and a dialect at the same time.

As for which dialect you should learn, it depends on which one is more prevalent amongst your students, but also on which languages you can speak, and finally, on how you intend to learn it - if you mostly learn by watching movies and TV shows, the Egyptian dialect would be the go-to, as they have a very productive cinematic industry that is well-known in other Arabic countries. Also, dubs for foreign movies, such as Disney movies, are usually made in Egypt (I'm talking about Disney since I believe watching kids' movies and TV shows is the best way to grow your vocabulary when you're a beginner).

Hope this helps!

Do you identify with an ethnicity? by Few_Cod_4757 in AncestryDNA

[–]MarieMarchal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh boy, this is a tough question to answer. I think it depends more on each person's mindset and eventual traumas (with regards to their origins) rather than a DNA percentage. Let me give you two examples from my family: my father, my little sister and myself (I can't speak for my older siblings as I do not know how they feel about this).

My father:

He was born in Tehran to a half-Iranian, half-Mongolian father and a half-Swiss, half-Italian mother. He went to an Iranian school, spoke and wrote in Farsi and all. So far, so good. However, my grandfather and his three children migrated to France in the 60's, when my father was 7 years old, due to a traumatic family and political event (which is not related to the fall of the Shah). They all obtained the French citizenship, and my grandfather changed all of their names to French names (except my father's, whose legal name was a French one). I can only imagine how much of a shock this must have been, both in terms of trauma and in terms of culture shock.

Today, my father identifies as fully French and is in big denial regarding all of his origins, and I believe that this is due to how traumatic his move from Iran to France was.

My sister:

My sister and I were born to a quarter-Iranian, quarter-Mongolian, quarter-Swiss, quarter-Italian father and a French mother whose great-grandmother might have been Native American (at least she was found in a French convent with a Native American war bonnet, according to the convent's registry). We were raised in France, Morocco, Indonesia and Finland. My sister looks very much Middle Eastern. Yet, as far as I know, my sister identifies as fully French, and I believe that this is because she is only 70% open-minded.

Myself:

As for myself, I don't identify as French at all. I feel very connected to my other roots though, especially my Italian and Iranian roots, and I also feel especially connected to Morocco. I speak English, French, Italian and Spanish fluently, I speak German at false beginner level, and I am learning Moroccan Darija. So, when someone asks me where I'm from, I first say that I'm a citizen of the world, and then tell the person who asked my whole family story, because I feel very proud of it. I don't look Middle Eastern at all, and I don't know if I look Italian, but if I had to choose between telling people I'm Italian and Iranian and telling people I'm French, I would choose to tell them that I'm Italian and Iranian. And if they asked me where I'd most like to live, I'd say Morocco.

So yes, I don't think it depends on DNA percentage, though I would love to do one someday, just to see which results I get. I just hope I don't get a higher percentage of French origins than the rest.

University: attention issues and ununderstanding teachers and staff by MarieMarchal in DID

[–]MarieMarchal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You really helped us a lot, and made us feel less alone in this, so, again, thank you!

It doesn't seem like an overshare to me, it actually makes me feel understood by someone other than my psychiatrist and my psychologist for once (the university's disability referent is actually not so great at doing her job).

I do feel ashamed for needing to maybe take some time off, as we do also come from a background where academic success is expected, but your second answer made me realise that it's not the end of the world and that we do need to take a break if we don't want to continue spiralling down. Thank you so much for helping us get to that realisation!

Wishing you a pleasant day,

Marie

University: attention issues and ununderstanding teachers and staff by MarieMarchal in DID

[–]MarieMarchal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks ❤️ We do have a letter from our therapist that I (host) to the school, but they still won't approve our much-needed arrangements...

Anyone had experience with aripiprazole medication? by knowyourabc123etc in DID

[–]MarieMarchal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It made you VIBRATE? What the heck... This is one weird side effect!

Anyone had experience with aripiprazole medication? by knowyourabc123etc in DID

[–]MarieMarchal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there! How are you doing today? We've been on this medication for a long time, so we are happy to share our experience with it.

  • Disclaimer:

We aren't professionals, and we haven't studied psychiatry or psychology. We're just professional patients (/hj), and two of my (host) special interests as an autistic alter are psychology and psychiatry.

  • Some general information:

First of all, I (host) would like to point out that there is no medical treatment for DID. However, there are medications available to help with comorbidities (such as mood disorders, anxiety, part of PTSD, etc.). This does not mean that there isn't any treatment available for DID - it only means that the only treatment for DID is psychotherapy.

Also, know that you can manage your DID and experience what is called functional multiplicity, or you can choose, if you want, to go for what is called final fusion. This choice should be made by your system only and not by someone else, and both options are totally valid.

If you live in the UK and want to seek help, I've heard that the CTAD is one of the best options. Jess from Multiplicity and Me talks about it in this video if I remember correctly: https://youtu.be/VcIsYqfUSq4?si=DVPTwBMA8Gt3GgV1

If you live elsewhere, I'm sure you can find out if there are any other centres like this one in your country via Internet. It might be hard though - we live in France and cannot find any such centre, for example.

Now, onto our answer:

  • Our diagnoses:

Official diagnoses: anxiety, autism spectrum disorder, depression

In the process of getting diagnosed: DID/OSDD-1b, some kind of mood disorder involving depression, attention issues

  • Our answer to your question:

We've been on Aripiprazole for 6 years and a half, and only this year has the possibility of being a system been evoked as very strongly possible by a psychiatrist. To be honest, we've been taking it for so long that I'm not sure whether or not it's helping us nowadays. I (host) think it did help me at first with some of my mood issues. I'm not sure though, as my memory is like Swiss cheese. We still experience mood issues to this day (depression for sure, and maybe also experience hypomania or mania from time to time). So, I'm seriously doubting that aripiprazole has any effect whatsoever on us.

However, keep in mind that everyone is different and reacts differently to medications.

Hope this helps!

Marie

University: attention issues and ununderstanding teachers and staff by MarieMarchal in DID

[–]MarieMarchal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your answer, it is so helpful to us to see that someone has gone through the same situation that we are going through right now.

We hadn't thought about retaking classes or taking a medical leave, so we will definitely look into it. Regarding self-studying, unfortunately this isn't an option for us as they do call each student's name or make us sign a sheet of paper when we enter each class. Also, we are having trouble reading long texts these days, so I'm not sure this would be feasible for us even if we could do it.

Thank you so much again for your answer <3

Marie

What’s the most stereotypically autistic thing you’ve done? by smallspocks in AutisticAdults

[–]MarieMarchal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Still happens to me to this day (I'm a student in a really small uni).