An #Ownvoices DID Novel

In writing my novel <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Facing-Curse-Patrick-Bryce-Wright-ebook/dp/B0CP2XT8XR/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2QXMVVBXV42H9&keywords=facing+the+curse&qid=1701557690&s=books&sprefix=facing+the+curse%2Cstripbooks%2C184&sr=1-2" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Facing the Curse</a>, I had three basic goals in mind: one, portraying Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) accurately, at least based on my personal experiences; two, drawing attention to domestic violence in gay couples; and three, providing an example of a healthy gay couple. And while I worked toward my goals, I got to have fun along the way. <h2>Goal One: Portraying DID Accurately</h2> As I’ve discussed before in <a href="https://medium.com/@patrick.bryce.wright/lets-un-split-did-68fd18b6e3f1" rel="noopener">a previous article</a>, Dissociative Identity Disorder is usually portrayed in insulting and hurtful ways. Novels and movies alike tend to use DID as a plot device, and almost without exception, the person with DID is a killer. It’s the basic and very old Jekyll and Hyde phenomenon: there’s a nice “personality,” or rather self-state, and an evil self-state, who is a killer. Even in murder mysteries where the person with DID is shown acting in self-defense, the story is still the same: Mr. Hyde came out and killed someone! Oh, no! <a href="https://medium.com/counterarts/an-ownvoices-did-novel-075ecf02f070">Click Here</a>