“fake disorder cringe” has us losing our mind so we're going to just say a few things:
systems can have alters younger (and older) than their bodily age.
systems can have nonhuman alters and introjects from controversial or modern-day medias.
systems can have alters that aren't the same gender as the body or use different labels.
systems can have high alter counts.
systems can want to change their appearance (using wigs, makeup, fake piercings, etc) depending on who is fronting.
systems can post about their personal experiences with their disorder and be open about having the disorder.
systems can have a complex headspace or no headspace at all.
systems can have varying degrees of dissociation and memory loss.
systems are not always aware of who is fronting or who they are.
systems can refer to their alters as anything they feel comfortable with, whether it be alters, headmates, parts, or even something like rats.
systems can realize they're a system at an early age or be unaware/in denial for a long time.
systems can go to parties, drink, smoke, and do “normal” things that singlets do.
system alters can have positive triggers.
systems can have times where their alters rapidly switch or their fronting room is crowded/overwhelming.
system alters can have varying levels of communication with other alters.
i shouldn't even have to say this one, but systems can have dyed hair??
tldr: if you don't have the disorder, don't speak on it. fake-claiming does more harm than good.
