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Committed to our asylum since: March 06
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Welcome To the Ward C4, Room 63! May we present shadowechoes! Name: The ShadowEchoes, or just The Echoes for shortBio: The ShadowEchoes are a multiple system, which means that there are many people, or individual minds, living in one physical body. The body we share is female, twenty-two years old, and identifies as "bisexual". On the Inside, our ages, genders, sexual preferences, looks, ethnicities, and even species vary. We were diagnosed with DID/MPD in 2003, however we don't like the implications of the diagnosis because we're not delusions of a single person and we're not disordered because of being multiple. We have different likes and dislikes, hobbies, attitudes, and beliefs. We are individuals, not just aspects of one "core". Although, after living together for so many years some things have rubbed off on each other of course. Most of us are very close with each other and view each other as family and close friends. We are also highly co-conscious and capable of co-fronting. Often there are just a bunch of us "hanging around up front". We rarely lose time any more since we've been more functional, and we have a collective memory with different access levels to help fill in the gaps when we do lose time. Our system origins are both traumatic and natural. We believe that some of the members of our system were split from abuse, while others are here naturally. Regardless of our origins, we are constantly working together to be a functional system. To us, being functional means cooperating, compromising, having system rules, doing our best to communicate with each other, and meeting our responsibilities in the real world. We don't believe that multiplicity is a disorder, or that we need to be healed or integrated. That's not to say that we don't have any problems in life or don't struggle sometimes. Just like any singleton might, some of the members of our system suffer from problems such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, addictions, and other issues. Some of us also have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other problems related to our history of abuse, however we see those issues separately from our multiplicity. Location: Arkansas Diagnosis: Collectively we've been diagnosed with DID/MPD, PTSD, OCD, BPD, and Major Depression. Some of our system members have these symptoms, others don't. Some of us also have a history of eating disorders, drug addictions, and self injury.
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1. Sleep
with or without clothes on? without
2. Prefer black or blue pens? black
3. Dress up on Halloween? yep
4. Like to travel? yes
5. Like someone? in love
6. Do they know? yes, and he loves us back
7. Who sleeps with you every night? our boyfriend
8. Think you're attractive? no
9. Want to get married? yes, one day
10. To? our boyfriend
11. Are you a good student? most of the time
12. Talking to anyone? not right now
13. Have you ever cheated? no
14. Birthplace? Philadelphia, PA (moved to Arkansas at 15 years old)
15. Christmas or Halloween? Halloween
16. Colored or black-and-white photo? depends on the subject and what I'm
going for with the shot
17. Do long distance relationships work? Some can, most don't
18. Do you believe in astrology? a little bit
20. Do you believe in love at first sight? not quite first sight, but we
believe that love can blossom fast
21. Do you consider yourself the life of the party? no
22. Do you drink? yes
23. Do you make fun of people? not really
24. Do you think dreams eventually come true? depends on the dream and on
how hard you work for it
25. Favorite fictional character? we can't choose just one :{
26. Go to the movies or rent? both
27. Have you ever moved? yes, a few times
28. Have you ever stolen anything? yeah
29. How's the weather right now? sunny
30. Hug or kiss? both
31. Last person you talked to on the phone? our boyfriend
32. Last time you showered? this morning
33. Loud or soft music? loud
34. McDonalds or Burger King? McDonalds
35. Night or day? Night
36. Number of pillows? one
37. Piano or guitar? guitar
38. Future job? Forensic Psychologist to pay the bills, with an animal
rescue/rehab center on the side
39. Current job? student, soda-hop at a buffet, and volunteer at a
therapeutic riding center
40. Current love? our boyfriend Robert and our pets - five cats (Kittie,
Cirrus, Amsterdam, Paris, and Little Screamer), one horse (Bunny), six
rats (Corky, JuJu, Kahlua, Glowstick, Rush, and Yossarian), one mouse
(Bob), one lizard (Pluto), and one gecko (Pip Squeak)
41. Current longing? to stay home in bed and not have to work today
42. Current disappointment? how messy the apartment is
43. Current annoyance? several "friends"
44. Last thing you ate? hardboiled eggs
45. Last thing you bought? a skirt
46. Most recent thing you are looking forward to? plans for this weekend
47. What are you hearing right now? the pets eating their breakfasts
48. Plans for this weekend? charity fun walk on Saturday morning, going to
the club Saturday night, and working on Sunday.
49. What did you do today? Got up, showered, ate breakfast, helped my
boyfriend get his resume ready.
50. Pick a lyric, any lyric: "I speak in verses, prophecies, and curses" -
OTEP