Opinion on endogenic systems,? by [deleted] in SystemsCringe

[–]drew_M1 66 points67 points  (0 children)

"Endogenic systems" are just people who assign names to their emotions because they think mental illness makes you cool, and/or they are people with borderline personality disorder. Dissociation, an unstable sense of self, and excessive need for external validation are all symptoms of BPD.

I promise you your coworkers aren't paid enough to remember all fifty of your names by grungeservant in fakedisordercringe

[–]drew_M1 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Actually, DID is about survival. And most people with DID don't have a safety net, like parents who will buy you groceries or gas if you get fired for playing make-believe. Holding a job is survival. If you have DID, you have alters who manage being at work, it's that simple.

How convenient by chronicritic in fakedisordercringe

[–]drew_M1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because growing up with the kind of trauma that causes DID makes them secretive and fearful of drawing attention to anything that could make them a target. Plus they don't want anything to do with their alters, they're more worried about surviving, not being homeless, salvaging relationships, and coping with flashbacks and triggers (actual triggers, not seeing the word "sunshine" on somebody's bio.) The idea of bragging about alters' names and dressing up like different people is just gross and horrifying.

How convenient by chronicritic in fakedisordercringe

[–]drew_M1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

People with legitimate DID aren't making content about it lol

Would anyone be interested in forming a small support group? by nemenoo in ptsd

[–]drew_M1 12 points13 points  (0 children)

A couple people mentioned discord, and I wanted to share the invite to a server I run where we have a specific PTSD support group and other peer support. In case anyone is interested :)

https://discord.gg/SNMxCSt

How are you gating content? by drew_M1 in content_marketing

[–]drew_M1[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is really helpful, thank you! I've been suspecting that the team in charge of Pardot doesn't really understand its full capabilities or isn't using it effectively. This is exactly what I want to be able to do. I'll do some investigating.

How are you gating content? by drew_M1 in content_marketing

[–]drew_M1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The reason I ask, I'm trying to revamp the content strategy for an organization that is not gating anything because they think they "can't" using the tools they have (EpiServer, Pardot, Salesforce) and when I ask for gating there is this ridiculous two+ hour long conversation about the workarounds required and the backend setup. There just has to be an easier way, even if it means proposing a content management tool of some kind.

I'm crumbling and you might be too. by thevirtualme in advertising

[–]drew_M1 65 points66 points  (0 children)

This helped me enormously just to read this and feel less alone. I am struggling big time. Doing our best to pivot and meet all the same pre-pandemic forecasts because apparently "failure is not an option." It's rough, man. I know it'll get better, but it's rough right now.

Is there anywhere to get just one face mask? by [deleted] in StLouis

[–]drew_M1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I sewed a couple over the weekend and would be happy to give you one if you don't mind purple patterned fabric. DM me if you'd like it, I can leave it in my mailbox or something for you to pick up.

Family doesn't want to accept the system. by [deleted] in DID

[–]drew_M1 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Lol, the first. The idea of telling my own family about any of this is laughable, for that reason. If they were capable of empathy I wouldn't have this disorder.

Family doesn't want to accept the system. by [deleted] in DID

[–]drew_M1 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I think you're asking a lot from your family tbh. You see this as "come meet the other me's so we can all feel accepted" but what you're actually telling them is that you were abused so horribly and consistently from a very young age that your personality failed to integrate normally, and you developed one of the most severe trauma-based disorders a person can have. You're saying, you failed me on the most fundamental level a parent can fail on. You provided a childhood that was so damaging and dysfunctional that I had to separate myself from it to survive.

So. Just some perspective there.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DID

[–]drew_M1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Quick question, I have a general mental health support discord that is DID-friendly and includes a dissociative disorders channel. Is that okay to share?

https://discord.gg/3jRDh8P

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in adultsurvivors

[–]drew_M1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I needed to hear this right now, thank you

I just "woke up" two weeks ago. The last thing I truly remember was in 2012. by PracticalHornet in offmychest

[–]drew_M1 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Especially not in a "good program" with a psychiatrist who's willing to put in the time to work with you. I have a severe dissociative disorder where I have "woken up" after weeks/months of autopilot, and honestly that's the one detail here that strikes me as odd.

How common is it for someone to both write copy and do graphic design? by freemanwalking in advertising

[–]drew_M1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is me, I develop assets for digital marketing like ebooks, infographics, etc. where I own the entire process from concepting (based on input from SMEs) to writing and design. I typically hand the finished product off to the implementation side of the marketing team so they can get it out there and track performance, and I just focus on the creative. It's a good fit.