Question
How do you deal with people telling you "You know, all those alternate personalities are just pieces of you. They aren't real."
Mindy talked with two people who knew from the rest of us, and one close friend that she told herself. Their remarks were almost identical to the one above. I, personally, am offended by this. For one, Mindy isn't our Original (Core, I believe, is the term used here?). I really don't like being told that I'm "an archetype" or "don't really exist" or "just a coping mechanism". I've tried explaining that I'm my own person, thank you very much, and I really don't appreciate being told that I don't exist. These people insist on telling Mindy that the rest of us aren't real. It bothers us a lot. (From Mindy: I know you're real. If you weren't real, I wouldn't be talking to you, now would I? ::Feel of slight exasperation:: They're just being [naughty word]-heads. ::Covering of Meghan's ears, Eve laughs::) How have all of you dealt with people with this outlook?
~Janessa (With Mindy, Eve, and Meghan in the background)
Cross-posted to silentmultiples and multiplicity.
Mindy talked with two people who knew from the rest of us, and one close friend that she told herself. Their remarks were almost identical to the one above. I, personally, am offended by this. For one, Mindy isn't our Original (Core, I believe, is the term used here?). I really don't like being told that I'm "an archetype" or "don't really exist" or "just a coping mechanism". I've tried explaining that I'm my own person, thank you very much, and I really don't appreciate being told that I don't exist. These people insist on telling Mindy that the rest of us aren't real. It bothers us a lot. (From Mindy: I know you're real. If you weren't real, I wouldn't be talking to you, now would I? ::Feel of slight exasperation:: They're just being [naughty word]-heads. ::Covering of Meghan's ears, Eve laughs::) How have all of you dealt with people with this outlook?
~Janessa (With Mindy, Eve, and Meghan in the background)
Cross-posted to silentmultiples and multiplicity.