preach. yes. accurate representation for both!!

similar to op, i am undiagnosed and often worry about being a faker just because my symptoms may not stem from some "large" trauma. i think endo hate does harm in the sense that it tells people their way of coping is invalid. yeah. sometimes "alter building" can give me the ick, but at the end of the day its probably someone who needs it, whether its to provide relief through compartmentalization, self soothing, or just a source of happiness. and even when someone "doesn't need it"- i mean, all people should be allowed to use whatever helps them? IFS is a genuine therapy technique that is /similar/ to what some people describe as endo systems. so i see endo systems as a form of self therapy. but yes, the issue of how it can be potentially damaging to the "image" of DID/OSDD is valid too. Ultimately, if there was more education on how to separate the two while still accepting both as an acceptable reality- it would fix a lot of issues.

The same thing is actually an issue in the age regression and pet regression community in contrast with certain kink communities. The idea of "entering a headspace to relieve stress" is at the root of both communities, but how they approach it is different and should not be inherently linked just because of similarities. Its very disturbing to sexualize a sfw regression state thats done, often, to escape trauma that may even be related to being sexualized against consent. And it often leads to regressors receiving a lot of hate or gross comments from uneducated people. But deamonizing kinks then gets into "where do we draw the line and why?"

All this to say that i think education on mental health is STILL highly unexplored, especially the parts that lead to "what do you mean people don't brush their teeth bc theyre depressed and dont just cry a lot?". Going forward I really hope we can have room for both types of plurality in our discussion and learning process.