sysmedicalism

Noun

sysmedicalism (uncountable)

1. (multiplicity slang) The belief that medically diagnosed dissociative disorder (especially dissociative identity disorder or other specified dissociative disorder type 1) or a history of psychological trauma are essential traits of multiplicity.
   • The community tends to be wary of people who cite an interest in psychology as motivation for connecting with us, but I think the fact that you've helped to establish healthy multiplicity as a recognised phenomenon will offset that wariness a lot. You might experience pushback, however, from...2024, Zarah Eve, anonymous quotee, “Systematic literature review and thematic synthesis” (chapter 3), in Exploring emerging multiplicity and psychosocial functioning: A constructivist grounded theory...