Looking for Others with OSDD-1b and Anxiety as the Cause of System Formation

@cypresz I'm so glad I made this post. It's super comforting to know I'm not alone, I've never met any systems that formed a similar way in other spaces and I've had a lot of people tell me that I HAD to have been abused or something. Thank you for sharing!! We really appreciate it :^)

@TaetaeRyn I'm glad I could help!! I know from working with therapists that we split because our child mind couldn't handle the constant stress from our anxiety, so it's most certainly possible! Honestly, I feel like the wider community tends to look at the concept of "trauma" from a very narrow lense a lot of things can be very very traumatic to a child, and severe anxiety is certainly one of them. I definitely went through a period of time where I thought it was all in my head too. I assure you it isn't, your experiences are real, even if they don't match the majority. Hope you're doing well! <3

@Cif Of course, but do you not consider being in constant panic/distress because of an undiagnosed mental disorder as a child a form of trauma? /gen

@rj.crow Glad to know we're not alone in how we formed. It sometimes feels like some don't want systems like ours in the community or that we "must have some other trauma" so it's very nice to not feel like a total outsider lol.

@rj.crow Ah sorry, not host, wrong word. I’m bad at words. I guess trauma holder would probably be more accurate but we are pretty much all aware of those memories.