It sucks that there are a bunch of anti-endos in the Moon Knight tag right now.
Moon Knight’s plurality is caused by Dissociative Identity Disorder and its great to see DID getting some decent rep in the media.
But that doesn’t make it okay for people to come into the Moon Knight tag to bash endogenic systems and engage in system gatekeeping.
Trauma is the only thing that causes Dissociative Identity Disorder, but DID is not the only thing that causes plurality.
Saying that systems who say that they don’t have trauma must secretly have trauma is not only rude it is gaslighting. Stop it. All systems are valid.
I agree with most of the sentiment here, but would actually like to point out (as a traumagenic DID system) that trauma is not the only thing that “causes” DID. There is definitely a massive correlation between the two phenomena, and while the data suggests that numerous DID cases experienced trauma of some kind (especially in formative years), there is no strict causal relationship between the two. Indeed, there is no required etiology for DID as outlined by the DSM V.
That’s a long way of saying that not every DID system is formed in response to trauma. But you’re absolutely right, plurality does not end with DID, and I am also frustrated with the amount of anti-endo sentiment I’ve seen in the fandom so far. Moreover, insisting someone has trauma when they say they don’t is rude and harmful. I can only hope that people don’t get hurt as this show gains more popularity and awareness.
Thank you for this addition! I wasn’t aware that trauma was not required for a diagnosis!
