the despite system 

Hi! We're the Despite System, and we are diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder.

Through our videos, writing, and art, we aim to educate others about what it's like to live with DID, destigmatize complex mental health conditions, and make the world a safer, kinder place for those living with them. By supporting us here, you are contributing to that mission and making it possible for us to alchemize our pain into progress — and for that, we can't thank you enough.

Above all else, our work is for the survivors. When you meet us on the page, there are no prerequisites. No impossible standards of perfection you have to meet. We are here for folks interested in healing, honoring the full complexity of their humanity, and making the most of their one little life.

If that sounds like you, welcome home.